Definition of Butt-welding

1. Noun. Creating a butt joint by welding.

Exact synonyms: Butt Welding
Generic synonyms: Welding
Specialized synonyms: Flash Butt Welding, Flash Welding
Derivative terms: Butt-weld, Buttweld, Butt-weld, Buttweld

Lexicographical Neighbors of Butt-welding

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Literary usage of Butt-welding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forging: Manual of Practical Instruction in Hand Forging of Wrought Iron by John Jernberg (1919)
"Butt Welding. When pieces are simply welded together end to end, making a square joint through the weld, it is known as a butt weld. ..."

2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"A chisel should never be used for forming the shoulders, as it is almost sure 'to start a crack. BUTT WELDING. ..."

3. Electric Welding by Ethan Viall (1921)
"CHAPTER XII butt-welding MACHINES AND WORK Aside from arc-welding machines, ... In butt-welding, alternating current, single phase, of any commercial ..."

4. Electric Welding: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Practice of the Various by Douglas Thomas Hamilton, Erik Oberg (1918)
"Electric spot- welding differs from electric butt-welding in that the parts ... In the butt-welding machine, the work is held in clamping jaws of varying ..."

5. Electric Heating by Edgar Andrew Wilcox (1916)
"The following table shows the average power and time required for butt welding: Power and Time fur Butt Welding Iron and Steel. Area. Sq. In Power, kw. ..."

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