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Welds are actually weak points as far as I'm aware. Perhaps reducing them and using another method (usually adhesive) is actually stronger overall. It can also
by SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
Welds are actually weak points as far as I'm aware. Perhaps reducing them and using another method (usually adhesive) is actually stronger overall. It can also reduce weight. It's why a lot of high end cars these days use bonded aluminium panels instead of spot welds.
- jacquesm 8y agoNowhere that I've seen did they say they were replacing welds with adhesives or other construction methods, it was just said that a number of welds were dropped for efficiency reasons. Usually the engineers that determine how many welds you will need to hold something together know what they are doing and you can't just replace welds with bonding without further cascading impact to the rest of the work.