Welding can damage the items being joined, or even cause explosions. That's why scientists at Northeastern University created MesoGlue. It's a glue that bonds metal to metal – or to other ...

Living with Arc Welding Spatter. By A.F. Manz; Mar 01, 2009; Spatter can originate from rapidly expanding gas bubbles in the weld puddle or in the metal drops that transfer from the end of the ...

Ensure the backing bar is tight against the work metal and has maximum contact to ensure heat is transferred. Shielding gas. Use a high-argon based shielding gas such as 75% argon/25% CO2. This is ...