arc welding
Americannoun
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Origin of arc welding
First recorded in 1930–35
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The Rochester Institute of Technology was intrigued by a valedictorian who wanted to take an arc welding class in high school.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2010
Low amperage for arc welding was obtained through revolutionary use of mercury vapor rectified tubes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The significance: no more cannonading clatter on skyscraper frames outside the sleepy urbanite's window; arc welding, where girder steel is melted into a joint by powerful electric current, is silent.
From Time Magazine Archive
During World War I, when Ray Smith took on contracts to build aerial bombs, his engineers worked out a new method of arc welding to seal the bombs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hot white flashes and rapid hisses within indicated arc welding.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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