flash welding

A form of flash weld — 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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flash butt welding
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flash weld

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbutt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe

Similar
flash butt welding
Broader
butt weldingbutt-welding

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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