Percussion welding is used on materials that have small cross sectional areas.

Advantages of using percussion welding types include a shallow heat affected zone, and the time cycle involved is very short.

Percussion welding creates a high temperature arc that is formed from a short quick electrical discharge.

Percussion welding is used to join dissimilar metals together, or used when flash is not required at the joint.

Percussion welding is similar to flash welding and upset welding but is generally considered to be more complex.

Percussion welding (PEW) is a type of resistance welding that blends dissimilar metals together.