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Hi all, what do we mean by the term FUSION in welding?

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Question added by Paulinus Charles Aigbona Obiekwe , employee , MADERA GALLASTEQUI. SA.
Date Posted: 2015/04/22
venkat suresh kalla
by venkat suresh kalla , mechanical , Vale

 The joining together of a filler metal and a base metal. Not to be confused with penetration.

Lee Brennan
by Lee Brennan , Fabricator/Sheetmetal Worker , Barrington Metal works

The term fusion in welding generally means; The joining together of a filler metal and a base metal.

Not to be confused with penetration, which is simply the depth of fusion into the base metal(s)

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