solid-state welding


solid-state welding

[′säl·əd ¦stāt ′weld·iŋ] (metallurgy) Welding processes which coalesce materials at temperatures below the melting point of the base metal by methods such as welding or diffusion welding without the use of filler metal.

solid-state welding

Any welding process in which coalescence is produced without the addition of a brazing filler metal at temperatures below the melting point of the base metals being joined; sometimes pressure is used.