US4736883A
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Method for diffusion bonding of liquid phase sintered materials
Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1987-02-25
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Granted: 1988-04-12
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Expires: 2007-02-25
Abstract
Abstract A method is disclosed for bonding liquid phase sintered metal powder parts of a tungsten alloy containing nickel. The method involves placing a sheet of copper based material between the parts at their adjoining surfaces to join the parts with the sheet covering essentially the entire area of the surfaces, heating the resulting assembly at a temperature sufficient to melt the copper based material without melting the parts, cooling the resulting heated assembly to room temperature, reheating the assembly at a temperature which is high enough to cause diffusion of the copper based material and the matrix alloying elements into one another without melting the parts, and cooling the resulting twice heated assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Ricky D. Morgan
- 👤 Vito P. Sylvester
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:07
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K20/00; B23K20/22; B23K20/233; B23K20/16; B23K35/00; B23K35/001; B23K35/005; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/30; B23K35/302
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for bonding liquid phase sintered metal powder parts of a tungsten alloy containing nickel, said method comprising: (a) placing a sheet of copper based material between said parts at their adjoining surfaces to join said parts with said sheet covering essentially the entire area of said surfaces; (b) heating the resulting assembly of said parts and said sheet at a temperature sufficiently to melt said copper based material without melting said parts; (c) cooling the resulting heated assembly to room temperature; (d) reheating said assembly at a temperature which is high enough to cause diffusion of said copper based material and the matrix alloying metals into one another without melting said parts; (e) cooling the resulting twice heated assembly to room temperature.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for bonding liquid phase sintered metal powder parts of a tungsten alloy containing nickel, said method comprising: (a) placing a sheet of copper based material between said parts at their adjoining surfaces to join said parts with said sheet covering essentially the entire area of said surfaces; (b) heating the resulting assembly of said parts and said sheet at a temperature sufficiently to melt said copper based material without melting said parts; (c) cooling the resulting heated assembly to room temperature; (d) reheating said assembly at a temperature which is high enough to cause diffusion of said copper based material and the matrix alloying metals into one another without melting said parts; (e) cooling the resulting twice heated assembly to room temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method of claim 1 wherein said tungsten alloy contains additional metals selected from the group consisting of iron, copper, and combinations thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method of claim 1 wherein said copper based material is selected from the group consisting of copper metal and copper alloys.
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