What is Welding?

Welding is a process used to join separate pieces of materials together, including sheets of steel, aluminum, and other metals.

A welder uses different types of welding techniques such as arc welding, friction welding, electron beam welding, and others. All of these use high heat to melt separate pieces together and they are then allowed to cool, which leads to fusion.

Some types of material are unweldable and require additional material, called “filler” or “consumable,” to join them together.

Pieces can be joined together in different configurations, such as butt joint, T joint, corner joint, and other configurations.

Welding is one of the most common types of fabrication operations for sheet metal.