Aluminum Q&A

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June 2025
By: TONY ANDERSON

Q: Can aluminum be welded with resistance welding processes, such as resistance spot welding? I have used resistance spot welding on steel very successfully; can I use it for aluminum?

 

A: Resistance welding is defined as follows: a group of welding processes producing coalescence of the faying surfaces with the heat obtained from the resistance of the workpieces to the flow of the welding current in a circuit of which the workpieces form part and by the applicati..

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