hitsautuneita

Hitsautuneita is the plural form of the Finnish adjective hitsautunut, meaning welded or fused. In technical and industrial Finnish, hitsautunut describes metal parts or joints that have received a weld. The form hitsautuneita is the partitive plural used to modify a plural noun, as in hitsautuneita osia (welded parts) or hitsautuneet liitokset (the welded joints).

The term derives from the verb hitsata, to weld, together with the passive-like form hitsautua, to become welded. As a result, hitsautuneita is commonly found in manufacturing, construction, shipbuilding, and metal fabrication contexts where components are described by their welded state rather than by more specific quality metrics.

Usage and nuance: Hitsautuneita is a neutral descriptor indicating that welding has occurred. It does not, by itself, convey weld quality, penetration, or defect status. For quality assessments, terms that specify weld quality or defects—such as hitsauslaatu, hitsausvirhe, or inspection findings—are used alongside or instead of hitsautuneet/ hitsautuneita when appropriate.

Example contexts include quality control reports, manufacturing specifications, and mechanical inventories where items are categorized based on their fabrication process. The phrase is typically part of a noun phrase, accompanying a noun like osia, liitoksia, or rakenteita.

See also: Welding, Weld seam, Non-destructive testing, Finnish technical vocabulary.