[f. WELD v.]
1. A joining or joint made by welding.
1831. J. Holland, Manuf. Metal, I. 96. Should the bars of iron not be … long enough, they are to be welded, and the welds separated.
1862. Fraser’s Mag., Nov., 634. Tires for locomotive engines are also exhibited, made without a weld.
1880. Encycl. Brit., XI. 279/2. Each barrel has a weld running down its whole length.
1892. Profess. Papers Corps R. Engineers, 10. It was desirable, with such a weld, that the two surfaces should not be at an angle and this form of weld was called a ‘butt’ weld.
2. The act, process or result of welding; the state or fact of being welded.
1862. Times, 12 Aug., 9/4. Where soundness of weld might have been expected, it has sometimes been discovered that thin layers of interposed ‘cinder’ have extended over considerable spaces, and so prevented perfect union between contiguous laminæ of iron.
1884. C. G. W. Lock, Workshop Receipts, Ser. III. 68/1. Copper phosphide would be formed, which would … effectually prevent a weld.
1884. W. H. Greenwood, Steel & Iron, i. 7. Under these conditions but moderate pressure is required to ensure a perfect weld.
3. Comb.: weld-iron, wrought iron; weld-steel, puddled steel.
These terms have not been generally adopted.
1881. Raymond, Mining Gloss., Weld-iron. Weld-steel.
1884. C. G. W. Lock, Workshop Receipts, Ser. III. 266/1. Steel which will harden from any cause … is termed weld-steel.
