methods include solvent welding (of thermoplastics) using chemicals to melt materials being bonded without heat, and solid-state welding processes which bond...

tungsten arc welding (GTAW, also known as tungsten inert gas welding or TIG, and heliarc welding when helium is used) is an arc welding process that uses...

Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc welding (MMA or MMAW), flux shielded arc welding or informally as stick welding, is a manual...

Oxy-fuel welding (commonly called oxyacetylene welding, oxy welding, or gas welding in the United States) and oxy-fuel cutting are processes that use fuel...

up weld in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Weld may refer to: Welding, a metalworking technique Weld (name), and persons with the name Port Weld, now...

Hyperbaric welding is the process of extreme welding at elevated pressures, normally underwater. Hyperbaric welding can either take place wet in the water...

Arc welding is a welding process that is used to join metal to metal by using electricity to create enough heat to melt metal, and the melted metals, when...

Gas metal arc welding (GMAW), sometimes referred to by its subtypes metal inert gas (MIG) and metal active gas (MAG) is a welding process in which an...

interface of the two parts to be welded. Unlike in fusion welding, no liquid or molten phase is present in the joint. Cold welding was first recognized as a...

Plastic welding is welding for semi-finished plastic materials, and is described in ISO 472 as a process of uniting softened surfaces of materials, generally...

Electric resistance welding (ERW) is a welding process in which metal parts in contact are permanently joined by heating them with an electric current...

at The Welding Institute (TWI) in the UK in 1991. TWI held patents on the process, the first being the most descriptive. Friction stir welding is performed...

Spot welding (or resistance spot welding) is a type of electric resistance welding used to weld various sheet metal products, through a process in which...

Friction welding (FWR) is a solid-state welding and bonding process that generates heat through mechanical friction between workpieces in relative motion...

Forge welding (FOW), also called fire welding, is a solid-state welding process that joins two pieces of metal by heating them to a high temperature and...

A welding helmet is a type of personal protective equipment used in performing certain types of welding to protect the eyes, face, and neck from flash...

welding. Also known as manual metal arc (MMA) welding or stick welding. Also known as electric resistance welding (ERW). "جوشکاری گدازی FLOW Welding |...

to weld than others (see Rheological weldability). A material's weldability is used to determine the welding process and to compare the final weld quality...

the same plane and the weld metal remains within the planes of the surfaces. Butt welding is a commonly used technique in welding that can either be automated...

with filler material. The weld pool is central to the success of the welding process. It was first observed in oxy-fuel welding by Fouché & Picard in 1903...

Laser beam welding (LBW) is a welding technique used to join pieces of metal or thermoplastics through the use of a laser. The beam provides a concentrated...

voestalpine Böhler Welding is a manufacturer of welding consumables (joint welding, maintenance, repair and overlay welding and brazing), welding equipment and...

ultrasonic welding. Ultrasonic welding is a very popular technique for bonding thermoplastics. It is fast and easily automated with weld times often...

Submerged arc welding (SAW) is a common arc welding process. The first SAW patent was taken out in 1935. The process requires a continuously fed consumable...

A welding blanket is a piece of safety equipment designed to protect equipment and the welder while welding. A welding blanket typically consists of a...

Stud welding is a technique similar to flash welding where a fastener or specially formed nut is welded onto another metal part, typically a base metal...

metalworking, a welding defect is any flaw that compromises the usefulness of a weldment. There are many different types of welding defects, which are...

Explosion welding (EXW) is a solid state (solid-phase) process where welding is accomplished by accelerating one of the components at extremely high velocity...

Spin welding is a friction welding technique used on thermoplastic materials, in which the parts to be welded are heated by friction. The heat may be generated...

Pattern welding is the practice in sword and knife making of forming a blade of several metal pieces of differing composition that are forge-welded together...