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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by mulmen on Monday August 22, 2022 @10:30PM (#32559888)
So does metal. Welding is just melting two parts together.
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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by baq on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @06:18AM (#32562682)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_welding
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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by mulmen on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @10:24AM (#32565363)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welding

What point are you trying to make here?

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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by baq on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @12:51PM (#32567657)
no heat, no melting. just welding
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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by HPsquared on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @01:23PM (#32568121)
Perhaps it would have been better to say "melting two parts together is just welding".
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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by imtringued on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @02:05AM (#32575466)
We can do this with glass, however, lapping is incredibly expensive for something as simple as joining two pieces of glass together.
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