The document discusses two welding techniques: plasma arc welding and friction welding. Plasma arc welding uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode and very high temperatures, between 8,000 to 25,000°C, to weld materials. It can weld ferrous and non-ferrous metals up to 6mm thick using a DC power source of 70V and currents from 50 to 350 amps. Friction welding involves mechanically inducing sliding motion between two rubbing surfaces below their melting points, but at temperatures high enough to create plastic flow and welding. It is used to weld materials like aluminum and alloys, brass, and steel at rotational speeds of 1,500 to 3,800 rpm and contact pressures of