English: Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done by melting the workpieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material that cools to become a strong joint, but sometimes pressure is used in conjunction with heat, or by itself, to produce the weld. This is in contrast with soldering and brazing, which involve melting a lower-melting point material between the workpieces to form a bond between them. Many different energy sources can be used for welding, including oxy-acetylene gas, an electric arc, a laser, an electron beam, friction, and ultrasound. While often an industrial process, welding can be done in many different environments, including open air, underwater and in space. Regardless of location, however, welding remains dangerous, and precautions must be taken to avoid burns, electric shock, poisonous fumes, and overexposure to ultraviolet light.
Español: La soldadura es la unión de dos materiales (generalmente metales) a través de un proceso de fusión en el cual las piezas son soldadas derritiendo ambas y agregando metal o plástico derretido para conseguir una "pileta" (punto de soldadura) que, al enfriarse, forma una unión fuerte.
<nowiki>ဂဟေ(Welding); Пісіру; kimpalan; ٴپىسىرۋ; Заваряване; Sudare; 焊接; zváranie; зварювання; 焊接; 焊接; Payvandlash; Пісіру; veldado; svařování; Schwoaßn; Soldadura; ঢালাই; soudage; yavarivanje; שווייסן; वेल्डिंग; hàn; ٴپىسىرۋ; Pisirw; sweiswerk; заваривање; solda; 焊接; Пісіру; sveising; sveising; Qaynaq; لەحیمکاری; welding; لحام; ဂဟေ; 銲接; Ширетүү; Soldadura; soldadura; сварка; Schweissen; Schweißen; зварка; Заваривање; 焊接; svejsning; वेल्डिङ; 溶接; Pha tiān-ku; 焊接; Zavarivanje; ריתוך; hegesztés; Metināšana; वेल्डिंग; వెల్డింగ్; hitsaus; Swaisi; 焊接; Zavarivanje; பற்றவைத்தல்; saldatura; การเชื่อมโลหะ; lassen; Keevitamine; зварка; 焊接; Сварка; svetsning; Kaynak; Soldér; Saldimi; soldagem; iwweldjar; Asio; جوشکاری; suvirinimas; varjenje; Paghihinang; ਵੈਲਡਿੰਗ; Եռակցում; Las; spawanie; വെൽഡിങ്ങ്; Zavarivanje; Шăратав; soldadura; Pisirw; Заварување; Soldadura; 용접; Συγκόλληση; soldadura; e un procedimento; procédé d'assemblage par fusion de matériaux; proceso de fabricación en donde se realiza la unión de dos o más piezas de un material; သတ္တုပစ္စည်းများကို တခုနှင့်တခု ချိတ်ဆက်ရန်သတ္တုစပ်ကို အသုံးပြုခြင်းပညာ; payvandlash; способ неразъёмного соединения деталей; teknik penyambungan logam; Verbinden von Bauteilen unter Anwendung von Wärme und/oder Druck; gia công cơ khí ghép nối mảnh vật liệu; proċess ta’ produzzjoni li jġonġi l-materjali flimkien; فرایند ساخت برای اتصال مواد; 一種以加熱或加壓方式接合金屬或熱塑性塑料的工藝及技術; fabrikation eller skulpturel fremgangsmåde til sammenføjning af materialer; kateri koli obdelovalni postopek za spajanje obdelovancev brez dodajanja polnila ali lepilnega materiala; anumang proseso ng paggawa para sa pagsali sa mga workpiece nang hindi nagdaragdag ng hindi magkatulad na tagapuno o materyal na pandikit; processo de junção de materiais; liittämismenetelmä; technológia spájania dvoch taviteľných materiálov; спосіб нероз'ємного з'єднання деталей; രണ്ടു വസ്തുക്കളെ യോജിപ്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ; verbinden van materialen d.m.v. verhitting; fogningsteknik mha. värme för fysiska material som plast eller stål; 一种以加热或加压方式接合金属或热塑性塑料的工艺及技术; arbeidsprosess; 금속 등을 열과 압력으로 접합하는 기술; any fabrication process for joining workpieces without adding a dissimilar filler or adhesive material; طريقه اللحام; proces spojení tavitelných materiálů; fabricarea unor produse prin legarea a două materiale; soldador; soldar; Soldaketa; pengimpalan; Schweißraupe; Lichtbogenschweißen; MAG-Verfahren; Schweißnaht; Wolframinertgasschweißen; Verschweißen; Elektrodenschweissen; Schweißerei; Diffusionsschweißen; Wolframinertgasschweissen; Metallinertgasschweissen; Schweissen; Elektrodenschweißen; Schweißtechnik; Schweißung; Metallinertgasschweißen; 鎔接; 燒焊; 溶接; 电焊; 熔接; 焊; Oxyfuel-svejsning; MAG-svejsning; Lysbuesvejsning; Smeltesvejsning; MIG-svejsning; Svejse; CO2-svejsning; TIG-svejsning; Modstandssvejsning; Fuldsvejsning; Plasmasvejsning; MMA-svejsning; Modstandsvejsning; punktsvejsning; elektrodesvejsning; svejseelektrode; Kaynaklı birleştirme; Kaynaklı imalat; 溶接棒; svets; restspänning; svetsa; svetsförband; stuksvetsning; वेल्डन; hitsaaminen; veldo; sváření; svar; பற்ற வைப்பு; Soldeo; soudage des métaux; soudure; Keevitus; Soldadura; Máquina de solda; Soldador; Solda; Metināta šuve; Metinājums; Metināts savienojums; švasanje*; zvar; Welding; Paghinang; 탄소 아이크 용접; 녹여붙임; 탄소아이크용접; การเชื่อมเหล็ก; Welding; spawalnictwo; Welding; Lasser; Schweißen; saldature; Soldadura de metalls; Dessoldatge; Soldar; Sudură; welding industry; اللحام; Sveise; Sveisefaget; Mag sveising; zvar</nowiki>
A seaman in the U.S. Navy demonstrates oxy-fuel cutting.
Underwater welding.
Steel armature is welded to make the proper adjustments for a phytosaur skull to be put on display at a museum.
Air Force journeyman preparing to weld
A man gas metal arc welding.
Partial weld around a pipe joint with clear heat affected zone. This is ASME SA106 Grade B steel pipe NPS 2.5 SCH 80 with J-grooved prepared ends. An automated TIG orbital welder made half an orbit before aborting. The heat affected zone is clearly visible because of the polished ends, even though it is generally inoccuous in this material. (SA106 Grade B)
The four most types of joints, commonly used in welding, soldering, and brazing applications. Number 1 is a square butt joint, 2 is a single V preparation joint, 3 is a lap joint, and 4 is a T-joint.
Welding edges
A cross-section of a welded butt joint, with shading that shows the locations of the fusion zone (darkest gray) and the heat-affected zone (middle shade of gray) in the base material (lightest gray).
SVG VERSION. The four most types of joints, commonly used in welding, soldering, and brazing applications. Number 1 is a square butt joint, 2 is a single V preparation joint, 3 is a lap joint, and 4 is a T-joint.