Tunzelmann, George William von, 1856- · New York, Scribner & Welford · leaf 270
mo ofimmense size, probably the largest which has ever beenmade. The heating power of large currents has also been utilisedby Elihu Thomson in the United States, and by Bernardoin Russia, for the purpose of welding metals. The Thom-son process, which is chiefly employed for uniting wires and… … Fig. 88. the junction is found to be sufficient to soften even refrac-tory metals so much that they can be easily united.Brazing can also be successfully effected by putting brasson the joint while the current is passing. In a paper readbefore the American Society of Arts in 1886 Thomsonsuggested…
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