a form of welding in which the welding heat is generated by pressure and relative movement at the interface in the area of the weld
friction welding in American English
noun
a method of welding thermoplastics or metals by the heat generated by rubbing the members to be joined against each other under pressure
Word origin
[1945–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, beeper, individual medley, regression analysis, shootout
Examples of 'friction welding' in a sentence
friction welding
His influential papers on the fatigue strength of structural steel and on friction welding were soon in demand internationally.