cold welding
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English
[edit ]Etymology 1
[edit ]From cold + welding . From being a form of welding not requiring adding heat.
Noun
[edit ]- A phenomenon where in a vacuum, two clean oxide-less uncoated metal surfaces will fuse, weld, or merge together when they come into contact with each other, without any other action required (without fusion heating).
- Synonym: contact welding
- Coordinate term: fusion welding (heat welding by molten temperatures)
Translations
[edit ]type of welding
- Finnish: kylmähitsaus
See also
[edit ]Etymology 2
[edit ]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit ]- present participle and gerund of cold weld