Taxonomy: Electrical Resistance Welding

Taxonomy Path

• Manufacturing Processes
  • Shaping
    • Joining
      • Thermal Joining
        • Thermal Welding
          • Electric Arc Welding
          • Electrical Resistance Welding
          • Gas/Chemical Welding
          • Braze Welding
          • Diffusion Bonding
          • High Energy Beam Welding

Sub Processes

• Spot Welding
• Seam Welding
• Projection Welding
• Butt Welding
• Percussion Welding
• Electroslag Welding

Description

Electrical resistance welding is a set of processes that bonds two metallic pieces together by passing current through them and utilizing the heat from their electrical resistance. 

Overview of Process

Electrical resistance welding is a series of processes that all involve welding (joining metal pieces together) by passing electrical current through them and using the heat generated from their electrical resistances to melt metal, which cools and forms a joint.

Additional Notes

This is a classification process, not a end-node process. Specifying the detailed end-node process required will produce a better RfD search result.

Process Illustration

References

Aviation Supplies and Academics. “Electrical Resistance Welding“