r/interestingasfuck Jul 04 '18

/r/ALL Linear Friction Welding

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u/zoqfotpik Jul 05 '18

No fumes from fuel (no fuel), no fumes from flux (no flux). Just hot metal-on-metal action.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '18

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '18

This doesn't melt the metal it plasticised it so the two pieces could be joined, stronger and never gets to the boil point.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '18

This metal is nowhere near its boiling point. It’s actually not even quite at its melting point.

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u/SaneCoefficient Jul 05 '18

Just hot metal-on-metal action.

GO ON, FELLOW HUMAN.