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cadwelding

cadwelding noun: a welding technique producing good electrical conducting welds by using a highly exothermic thermite reaction between copper oxide and a metal such as aluminium, which results in pure copper being deposited in the weld.

Noun

cadwelding (uncountable)

  1. A welding technique producing good electrical conducting welds by using a highly exothermic thermite reaction between copper oxide and a metal such as aluminium, which results in pure copper being deposited in the weld.
    • 3 CuO + 2 Al → 3 Cu + Al₂O₃

Origin of cadwelding

Perhaps Blend of Cadwell + welding, after Dr. Charles Cadwell.

Questions about cadwelding

What does cadwelding mean?
Cadwelding means a welding technique producing good electrical conducting welds by using a highly exothermic thermite reaction between copper oxide and a metal such as aluminium, which results in pure copper being deposited in the weld.
What part of speech is cadwelding?
Cadwelding is a noun.

Words near cadwelding in the dictionary

  1. cadwaladerite
  2. Cadwallader
  3. Cadwalladers
  4. Cadwalladr
  5. cadweed
  6. cadwelding
  7. Cadwell
  8. Cadwells
  9. cady
  10. Cadys
  11. CAE

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