If two pieces of the same type of metal touch in outer space, they will bond together permanently? [closed]

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asked Sep 15, 2015 at 14:59

Jonathan Scialpi

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$\begingroup$ Basically, sorta, Yes. There's a nice discussion of the phenomena over at the Space Exploration stack: How is the unwanted cold welding prevented in space? space.stackexchange.com/questions/4169/… $\endgroup$
– Wayfaring Stranger
Commented Sep 15, 2015 at 17:38
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$\begingroup$ Thanks for the link! I would upvote your comment if I could but I don't have the reputation yet lol @WayfaringStranger $\endgroup$
– Jonathan Scialpi
Commented Sep 15, 2015 at 18:43
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$\begingroup$ This question is better suited for the Space Exploration sister site, but if it was moved there, it would be marked as a duplicate of the question linked by Wayfaring Stranger ASAP. $\endgroup$
– David Hammen
Commented Sep 16, 2015 at 11:41
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$\begingroup$ I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not astronomy (as discussed above) $\endgroup$
– Rory Alsop
Commented Sep 22, 2015 at 16:21

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