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THE American Welding Society has awarded the S. W. Miller Medal to J. C. Lincoln, the founder of the Lincoln Electrio Company, as the first to apply the electrical arc to building construction, and for his improvements in the art of arc welding. Mr. Lincoln has pointed out that by arc welding the cost of the repairs of machines has been greatly reduced. It has eliminated the noise of the riveting hammer in building construction. A joint made by arc welding is often stronger than the parent metal; while a joint made by riveting never is. The amount of the material needed for the structure is therefore considerably reduced. It is of particular importance in marine construction, where the smooth outline rendered possible by welding appreciably increases the speed of the ship. The most widely used application of all is the replacement of steel and iron castings by welded structural steel. This application gives a method of having a lighter, stronger and cheaper material than it is possible to get by casting. Already about one and a half million tons of castings a year have been eliminated by this method. Mr. Lincoln thinks that welding will entirely eliminate the rivet as a method of joining structures. It will also largely increase the value of worn and broken parts.
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Electric Welding in Industry. Nature 136, 254 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136254b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136254b0