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    the least amount of welding material possible. Butt welds are prevalent in automated welding processes, such as submerged-arc welding, due to their relative...
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    methods include solvent welding (of thermoplastics) using chemicals to melt materials being bonded without heat, and solid-state welding processes which bond...
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  • Fatigue of welded joints can occur when poorly made or highly stressed welded joints are subjected to cyclic loading. Welding is a manufacturing method...
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  • resistance welding process can be further classified by the geometry of the weld and the method of applying pressure to the joint: spot welding, seam welding, flash...
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  • Butt welding is when two pieces of metal are placed end-to-end without overlap and then welded along the joint (as opposed to lap joint weld, where one...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • Cold welding or contact welding is a solid-state welding process in which joining takes place without fusion or heating at the interface of the two parts...
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  • welding. Also known as manual metal arc (MMA) welding or stick welding. Also known as electric resistance welding (ERW). "جوشکاری گدازی FLOW Welding |...
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    Fillet welding refers to the process of joining two pieces of metal together when they are perpendicular or at an angle. These welds are commonly referred...
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  • Friction welding (FWR) is a solid-state welding and bonding process that generates heat through mechanical friction between workpieces in relative motion...
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    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...
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    spot welding or other means. An improvement over fishplate rail connectors is directly bonding rails together using thermite or flash butt welding. In...
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    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...
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  • vapours that might oxidize or contaminate a welding joint as it is being welded and immediately after welding. Stainless steels, duplex steels, titanium-...
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  • finished weld. Fit-up of weld joint - tack welding the base material components (using hot gas welding) or using a clamping system Welding - adding the...
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  • All sections contain welding specifications, however most relevant information is contained in the following: The American Welding Society (AWS) publishes...
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  • polymer solidifies and a weld joint is made. The two most important welding parameters that affect the mechanical performance are welding pressure and time....
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  • Spin welding is a form of friction welding used to join thermoplastic parts. The parts to be welded must be round, and in plane with each other. Like all...
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  • metalworking, a welding defect is any flaw that compromises the usefulness of a weldment. There are many different types of welding defects, which are...
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  • 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...
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    Electron-beam welding (EBW) is a fusion welding process in which a beam of high-velocity electrons is applied to two materials to be joined. The workpieces...
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    Bevel (section Welding)
    of metal prior to welding, see Welding joint#V-joints. The bevel provides a smooth clean edge to the plate or pipe and allows a weld of the correct shape...
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  • the welding process. Components of ultrasonic welding systems as well as the areas of application are described in the article Ultrasonic welding. Following...
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    Exothermic welding, also known as exothermic bonding, thermite welding (TW), and thermit welding, is a welding process that employs molten metal to permanently...
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  • Percussion welding (PEW) is an arc welding process. The heat is obtained from an electric arc produced by short discharge of electrical energy while a...
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    ultrasonic welding. Ultrasonic welding is a very popular technique for bonding thermoplastics. It is fast and easily automated with weld times often...
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