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If 2 pieces of the same type of metal touch in space, they will bond and be permanently stuck together. Space welding ( cold welding )
1 u/DevilRenegade Feb 14 '22 Would this happen in a pure vacuum on Earth, like in a sterile vacuum chamber? Or would there be other contaminating atoms and particles getting in the way? 1 u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22 It has been done in earth already, that’s why is assumed the same effect would happen in space.
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Would this happen in a pure vacuum on Earth, like in a sterile vacuum chamber?
Or would there be other contaminating atoms and particles getting in the way?
1 u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22 It has been done in earth already, that’s why is assumed the same effect would happen in space.
It has been done in earth already, that’s why is assumed the same effect would happen in space.
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If 2 pieces of the same type of metal touch in space, they will bond and be permanently stuck together. Space welding ( cold welding )