butt-welding

Thân thiện

The technician performs butt-welding on two steel pipes.

Definition

Noun: A welding process that joins two pieces of material, typically metal, end-to-end or edge-to-edge without overlap, creating a joint known as a butt joint.

Usage

This term specifically refers to the act or process of welding a butt joint. It is a technical term used in manufacturing, construction, and metalworking.

Examples

• The pipeline was constructed using butt-welding for maximum strength and a smooth interior surface.
• Butt-welding is commonly used for joining steel plates in shipbuilding.
• The quality of the butt-welding will be inspected with X-rays.

Advanced Usage

• Butt-welding can be performed using various techniques, such as shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) or gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW).
• The term is often used in specifications and procedural documents (e.g., "Perform butt-welding according to standard AWS D1.1").

Variants and Related Words

• Butt weld (noun): The joint or seam created by the butt-welding process.
  • The inspector examined the butt weld for any cracks.
• Butt-weld (verb, less common): To join by butt-welding.
  • The plates will be butt-welded together.

Synonyms

• Butt joint welding

Notes

"Butt-welding" is a compound noun. The "butt" refers to the ends of the materials being joined squarely together, not to be confused with other meanings of the word "butt."

Học thuật

Noun

1. creating a butt joint by welding

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