As a specialised area of welding, stud welding has its own industry terms, as well as those that also crop up in other welding disciplines.

Stud welding is a process that involves welding a metal fastener to another metal part using an arc of electricity to heat both parts.

Short cycle stud welding is a quicker form of the drawn arc stud welding process for attaching metal studs and other fasteners to metal shee

Arc welding is a process that entails using concentrated heat generated by an electric arc to weld metals together.