flash weld

verb

To weld without filler metals, by setting the pieces apart and applying an electric current so that the gap creates resistance and produces the arc required to melt the pieces so they can be pressed together.

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Meanings

verbflash weld (third-person singular simple present flash welds, present participle flash welding, simple past and past participle flash welded)

present singular third person flash welds · participle present flash welding · participle past flash welded · past flash welded

  1. To weld without filler metals, by setting the pieces apart and applying an electric current so that the gap creates resistance and produces the arc required to melt the pieces so they can be pressed together.
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APA

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Chicago

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