Aluminum alloy workpieces and/or magnesium alloy workpieces are joined in a solid state weld by use of a reactive material placed, in a suitable form, at the joining surfaces. Joining surfaces of the workpieces are pressed against the interposed reactive material and heated. The reactive material alloys or reacts with the workpiece surfaces consuming some of the surface material in forming a reaction product comprising a low melting liquid that removes oxide films and other surface impediments to a welded bond across the interface. Further pressure is applied to expel the reaction product and to join the workpiece surfaces in a solid state weld bond.

A method for hard surface deposition on aluminum metal parts of a turbine engine using MIG welding equipment which includes a pulsed current generator and pulsed filler metal wire feed, wherein the deposition is achieved using a filler metal wire whose composition is of the same nature as the composition of the aluminum alloy of the part to undergo hard surface deposition, with the pulsed metal wire feed and speed of deposition on the metal part of the turbine engine being adapted to carry out deposition without hot fissuring.

A process for electrically connecting contact surfaces of electronic components by capillary wedge bonding a round wire of 8 to 80 μm to the contact surface of a first electronic component, forming a wire loop, and stitch bonding the wire to the contact surface of a second electronic component, wherein the wire comprises a wire core having a silver or silver-based wire core with a double-layered coating comprised of a 1 to 50 nm thick inner layer of nickel or palladium and an adjacent 5 to 200 nm thick outer layer of gold.

A solder alloy has an alloy composition consisting of, in mass %, Ag: 0 to 4%, Cu: 0.1 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.01 to 0.3%, Sb: 5.1 to 7.5%, Bi: 0.1 to 4.5%, Co: 0.001 to 0.3%, P: 0.001 to 0.2%, and the balance being Sn.

A manufacturing method for a metal member includes irradiating a first region of a surface of the base material, the surface having at least any one of Cu, Al, Sn, Ti, and Fe, as a main component, with a laser beam to melt the first region; generating metal particles from a vapor or plasma of a metal released to a predetermined atmosphere by melting the surface of the base material in the first region, and depositing the metal particles in the first region; irradiating a second region adjacent to the first region with a laser beam to melt the second region; and generating metal particles from a vapor or plasma of a metal released to a predetermined atmosphere by melting the surface of the base material in the second region, and depositing the metal particles in each of the first region and the second region.

A micro-electronic micro-connection deep-cavity welding capillary, comprising a cylindrical capillary body, one end of the capillary body is a frustoconical welding end, a stepped unfilled corner on an end face of the welding end in the lengthwise direction, the remaining end face of the welding end is a welding end face, a spherical segment-shaped through groove in the welding end face, a columnar first wire threading hole facing the interior of the capillary body in the other end face of the capillary body in the lengthwise direction, a columnar second wire threading hole that is coaxial with the first wire threading hole in a first side surface, not adjacent to the welding end face, of the unfilled corner, and a transition hole that connects the first wire threading hole to the second wire threading hole and has an isosceles-trapezoid-like cross section inside the capillary body.

A system for and a method of controlling a filler wire and/or an heat source is provided. The system includes a high intensity energy source configured to heat at least one workpiece to create a molten puddle on a surface of the at least one workpiece. A filler wire feeder is configured to feed a filler wire into said molten puddle, and a travel direction controller is configured to advance the high intensity energy source and the filler wire in a travel direction to deposit the filler wire on the at least one workpiece. The system also includes a controller configured to move the filler wire and/or the energy source in at least a first direction during the feeding and advancing of the filler wire. At least the first direction is controlled to obtain a desired shape, profile, height, size, or admixture of a bead formed by the molten puddle.

A method of impact welding a flyer to a hollow component is provided. The method includes providing the component made of a first material and including a cavity where a weld site is disposed on a first side of the component. An incompressible material is packed against a second side of the component opposite the first side facing the cavity. A flyer made of a second material is positioned onto the weld site. The flyer is then impact welded to the component. The incompressible material prevents the deformation of the component during the impact welding. A method of impact welding a cover plate to a component is provided as well as a support system for welding repair of hollow components.

A connecting method of a circuit member, includes: a first process of preparing a connection material that a solder material disperses in the adhesive; a second process of disposing the first circuit member and the second circuit member to cause the first electrode of the first circuit member and the second electrode of the second circuit member to oppose each other via the connection material; and a third process of compressing the first circuit member and the second circuit member while applying heat to the connection material. The third process includes a first pressing process which is performed before a temperature of the connection material reaches a melting point of the solder material, and a second pressing process which follows the first pressing process.

A pulsed joining tool includes a tool body that defines a cavity that receives an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member and a pulse joining cartridge. The tubular members are nested together with the cartridge being disposed around the outer tubular member. The cartridge includes a conductor, such as a wire or foil, that extends around the outer tubular member and is insulated to separate a supply segment from a return segment. A source of stored electrical energy is discharged through the conductor to join the tubular members with an electromagnetic force pulse.