Glossary for technical terms
Among other things for laser, welding, additive manufacturing, 3D printing of metal and directed energy deposition
Our coaxworks glossary contains technical terms that are relevant to our products, services and applications in the field of laser wire deposition.
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overlay welding
Term in other languages: es: ‘soldeo de recargue’; fr: ‘rechargement par soudage’; de: ‘Auftragschweißen’; pl: ‘napawanie’
Overlay welding means ‘surfacing by means of welding’.[ISO/TR 25901-1:2016-03, Welding and allied processes — Vocabulary — Part 1: General terms]
Overlay welding is the term for the more laminar building up. Overlay welding is one of the options for cladding.