The invention relates to a method for producing a permanently joined plate heat exchanger comprising a plurality of metal heat exchanger plates having a solidus temperature above 1000 C., provided beside each other and forming a plate package with first plate interspaces for a first medium and second plate interspaces for a second medium, wherein the first and second plate interspaces are provided in an alternating order in the plate package, wherein each heat exchanger plate comprises a heat transfer area and an edge area comprising bent edges which extend around the heat transfer area, wherein a first surface of the plates forms a convex shape and a second surface of the plates forms a concave shape, wherein the heat transfer area comprises a corrugation of elevations and depressions, wherein said corrugation of the plates and the bent edges are provided by pressing the plates. The invention also relates to a plate heat exchanger produced by the method.

Embodiments of an alloy that can be resistant to cracking. In some embodiments, the alloy can be advantageous for use as a hardfacing alloys, in both a diluted and undiluted state. Certain microstructural, thermodynamic, and performance criteria can be met by embodiments of the alloys that may make them advantageous for hardfacing.

A braze alloy composition for sealing a ceramic component to a metal component in an electrochemical cell is presented. The braze alloy composition includes copper, nickel, and an active metal element. The braze alloy includes nickel in an amount less than about 30 weight percent, and the active metal element in an amount less than about 10 weight percent. An electrochemical cell using the braze alloy for sealing a ceramic component to a metal component in the cell is also provided.

First steel material, a carbon sheet, and second steel material are put in a state of being separated from each other, and bonding parts are heated by, for example, applying current from a power supply to the carbon sheet. Alternatively, the bonding parts may be heated by an inductive heating coil. Thereafter, heating is terminated if the bonding parts reaching greater than or equal to the eutectic point and less than the liquidus line temperature is detected in the FeC phase diagram. Furthermore, the carbon sheet is made to be sandwiched between the first steel material and the second steel material.

A method for joining a first metal part (11) with a second metal part (12), the metal parts (11,12) having a solidus temperature above 1100 QC. The method comprises: applying a melting depressant composition (14) on a surface (15) of the first metal part (11), the melting depressant composition (14) comprising a melting depressant component that comprises at least 25 wt % boron and silicon for decreasing a melting temperature of the first metal part (11); bringing (202) the second metal part (12) into contact with the melting depressant composition (14) at a contact point (16) on said surface (15); heating the first and second metal parts (11,12) to a temperature above 1100 QC; and allowing a melted metal layer (210) of the first metal component (11) to solidify, such that a joint (25) is obtained at the contact point (16). The melting depressant composition and related products are also described.

The present invention relates to a method for providing a braze alloy layered product comprising the following steps: applying at least one silicon source and at least one boron source on at least a part of a surface of a substrate, wherein the at least one boron source and the at least one silicon source are oxygen free except for inevitable amounts of contaminating oxygen, and wherein the substrate comprises a parent material having a solidus temperature above 1100 C.; heating the substrate having the applied boron source and the applied silicon source to a temperature lower than the solidus temperature of the parent material of the substrate; and cooling the substrate having the applied boron source and the applied silicon source, and obtaining the braze alloy layered product. The present invention relates further to a braze alloy layered product, a method for providing a brazed product, a method for providing a coated product, and uses of the braze alloy layered product.

Provided is joint part capable of suppressing diffusion of carbon and nitrogen contained in the steel member to the TiAl-based alloy member and suppressing formation of voids, titanium carbide or a nitride due to diffusion of carbon and nitrogen contained in the steel member, and thereby suppressing decrease in the brazing strength. A joint part comprises a steel member containing alloy elements including C and Cr, a TiAl-based alloy member, and a Ni-based brazing filler metal via which the steel member and the TiAl-based alloy member are joined to each other, wherein the steel member has a carbide and a nitride each forming a bond with at least one of the alloy elements at least on a side of a boundary with the Ni-based brazing filler metal, and diffusion of C and N to the Ni-based brazing filler metal adjacent to the TiAl-based alloy member is suppressed by the carbide and the nitride. The joint part may be a turbine body 1 comprising a turbine wheel 2 and a shaft 3, and a structural steel material of the shaft 3 is structural steel material containing 0.30 to 0.45 wt % of C and 0.85 to 1.25 wt % of Cr, or a martensitic stainless steel material containing at most 15 wt % of C and 11.5 to 13 wt % of Cr.

A braze alloy composition for sealing a ceramic component to a metal component in an electrochemical cell is presented. The braze alloy composition includes copper, nickel, and an active metal element. The braze alloy includes nickel in an amount less than about 30 weight percent, and the active metal element in an amount less than about 10 weight percent. An electrochemical cell using the braze alloy for sealing a ceramic component to a metal component in the cell is also provided.

A tool includes a superhard part of a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) or a cubic boron nitride (cBN) sintered compact bonded to a cemented carbide substrate and a maraging steel part, where the cemented carbide substrate and the maraging steel part parts are joined by brazing. The present also relates to the making of such tool. The tool provides a strong braze joint and a steel part that have an even hardness.

A method for producing a component structure from a first component and a second component may involve connecting the first component to the second component by way of a thermal joining process. The component structure has good crash properties, has good vibration resistance, has a lightweight construction, and is produced cost-effectively at least in part because the first component being a steel composite structure comprising a softer layer and a more-rigid layer. The softer layer may have a lower material strength and a higher deformability than the more-rigid layer. A part of a joint zone that is located in the first component may be formed at least partially in the relatively soft layer.