cold welding

Questions

What does cold welding mean?

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).

Where does cold welding come from?

From cold + welding. From being a form of welding not requiring adding heat.

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