Interlayered structures for joining dissimilar materials and methods for joining dissimilar metals

    公开(公告)号:US10857628B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US15804061

    申请日:2017-11-06

    发明人: Austin E. Mann

    摘要: An interlayered structure for joining of dissimilar materials includes: a first material substrate; a second material substrate having a composition dissimilar from a composition of the first material substrate; and a plurality of interlayers disposed between the first material substrate and the second material substrate, including a first interlayer nearest to the first material substrate and a last interlayer nearest to the second material substrate. The first interlayer has a composition selected to have a maximum solid solubility within the composition of the first material substrate that is greater than or equal to the other interlayers within the composition of the first material substrate, and the last interlayer has a composition selected to have a maximum solid solubility within the composition of the second material substrate that is greater than or equal to the other interlayers within the composition of the second material substrate.

    Resistance spot welding of copper workpieces

    公开(公告)号:US10532420B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US15702255

    申请日:2017-09-12

    摘要: A method of joining together adjacent overlapping copper workpieces by way of resistance spot welding involves providing a workpiece stack-up that includes a first copper workpiece and a second copper workpiece that lies adjacent to the first copper workpiece. The faying surface of the first copper workpiece includes a projection that ascends beyond a surrounding base surface of the faying surface and makes contact, either directly or indirectly, with an opposed faying surface of the second copper workpiece. Once provided, a compressive force is applied against the first and second copper workpieces and an electric current is passed momentarily through the first and second copper workpieces. The electric current initially flows through the projection to generate and concentrate heat within the projection prior to the projection collapsing. This concentrated heat surge allows a metallurgical joint to be established between the first and second copper workpieces.