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GLOSSARY

An A to Z collection of welding terms with definitions & images of common processes, materials, organizations and devices.
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REDOX REACTIONS
Shorthand for a reduction-oxidation reaction which go on simultaneously because when one atom loses electrons and becomes oxidized, another atom gains those electrons and becomes reduced.VIEW WELDING GLOSSARY