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It is shown that in explosive welding in conditions preventing the formation of a cumulative jet, the cleaning and activation of the welded surfaces take place ahead of the contact point by the plasma flows. Impact plasma forms in the welding gap during the hypersonic discharge of the high-temperature impact-compressed gas at its boundary with the welded surfaces.
Первухин et al. (Fri,) studied this question.