cadwelding means A welding technique producing good electrical conducting welds by using a highly exothermic thermite reaction between copper oxide and a metal such as aluminium, which results in pure copper being deposited in the weld. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
Perhaps Blend of Cadwell + welding, after Dr. Charles Cadwell.
noun
- A welding technique producing good electrical conducting welds by using a highly exothermic thermite reaction between copper oxide and a metal such as aluminium, which results in pure copper being deposited in the weld.“3 CuO + 2 Al → 3 Cu + Al₂O₃”