resistance welding

American  

noun

1. welding utilizing pressure and heat that is generated in the pieces to be welded by resistance to an electric current.

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resistance welding British  

noun

1. a welding technique in which the parts to be joined are held together under pressure and heat is produced by passing a current through the contact resistance formed between the two surfaces

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Etymology

Origin of resistance welding

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Bending, brushing, resistance welding, oxygen acetylene torch, ring roller, band saw, you name it. Then we put our money where our mouth is.

From Inc

Yet another way still is known as "resistance" welding.

From Project Gutenberg

For the electric welding of metals there are two systems in use: resistance welding, in which the portions to be welded are pressed together and heated by the resistance they offer to the passage of a current; and arc welding, in which portions of metal of the same composition as that to be welded are fused on by striking an arc from a suitable electrode.

From Project Gutenberg