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Rated: E · Book · Educational · #2105953
One hundred facts that are interesting but ultimately useless.
#907959 added March 30, 2017 at 4:43pm
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Cold Welding
Cold Welding
- physics -

"Cold welding" is a process by which pure, non-ferrous metal can be fused to itself without the need for torches or solder. In a vacuum, when the target metal is subjected to enough pressure, the atoms will no longer differentiate between separate objects and will bond as if part of a single, continuous mass.

Cold welding is practically impossible in an atmosphere, as the outer layer of most metals will oxidize and form a barrier.


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