The invention discloses a diamond spot welding head, spot welding head at the front end of the diamond material is increased, the quality of the diamond material in accordance with the percentage composition comprises: C 98%-99.9%, impurity components 0.1-4%, wherein the impurities groups Inclusions Si, Al, Ca, Mg, Mn, Ti, Cr, N. The invention provides a diamond spot welding head, so that the welding head welding contact surface hardness, heat performance, heat resistance, etc. greatly increased. Greatly increasing the life of spot welding head, thus saving manpower, material cost of the user. It applies to all types of resistance welding process and the welding process in a variety of electronic components.

The present disclosure relates generally to welding alloys and, more specifically, to welding consumables (e.g., welding wires and rods) for welding, such as Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), and Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW). In an embodiment, a welding alloy includes less than approximately 1 wt % manganese as well as one or more strengthening agents selected from the group: nickel, cobalt, copper, carbon, molybdenum, chromium, vanadium, silicon, and boron. Additionally, the welding alloy has a carbon equivalence (CE) value that is less than approximately 0.23, according to the Ito and Bessyo carbon equivalence equation. The welding alloy also includes one or more grain control agents selected from the group: niobium, tantalum, titanium, zirconium, and boron, wherein the welding alloy includes less than approximately 0.6 wt % grain control agents.

Provided is a pouch-type secondary battery which can increase spatial utility by reducing the length of a non-electrode region and a method for fabricating the same. The secondary battery according to the present disclosure is a secondary battery having a sealed structure such that an electrode assembly of positive electrode plate/separator/negative electrode plate is embedded in a pouch case and an electrode tab of the electrode assembly is joined to an electrode lead and juts outside, wherein the electrode tab is welded to a side surface perpendicular to a surface-wise direction of the secondary battery on the electrode lead arranged parallel to the surface-wise direction of the secondary battery, to form a welded part in a thickness-wise direction of the electrode lead between the electrode lead and the electrode tab.

The invention relates to an arc welding method that implements an arc welding torch provided with an electrode, in which a central gas flow is supplied so as to contact the electrode and an annular gas flow is supplied on the periphery of said first gas flow. The central gas flow contains only argon and hydrogen (H2), the hydrogen content being 2 to 8 vol %. The sheath gas flow only contains argon and 1.8 to 3 vol % of carbon dioxide (CO2) or 0.9 to 1.5 vol % of oxygen (O2). The method is used for welding parts made of steel, in particular stainless steel or carbon steel, as well as steel coated with zinc or aluminium or any other material for preventing the corrosion of said steel.

A method for welding a plurality of aluminum to aluminum welds and a plurality of steel to steel welds using the same welder includes providing a resistance spot welder with a pair of weld electrodes having an electrode face radius of curvature in the range between 20 mm and 40 mm. The series of aluminum to aluminum welds is first made, and then, after completing the aluminum to aluminum welds, the series of steel to steel welds are made. After completing the steel to steel welds the weld electrodes are cleaned by an abrasive to remove any buildup or contamination of aluminum on the electrodes. In the event the electrodes have mushroomed, then dressing of the electrodes is provided and then the abrasive cleaning is performed to restore the surface texture.

A holding apparatus (100) for electrostatically holding a component (1), in particular a silicon wafer, includes at least one base body (10, 10A, 10B) which is composed of a first plate (11A) and a second plate (12), the first plate (11A) being arranged on an upper side (10A) of the base body (10, 10A, 10B) and the second plate are made of an electrically insulating material, a plurality of projecting, upper burls (13A) which are arranged on the upper side (10A) of the base body (10, 10A, 10B) and form a support surface for the component (1), and a first electrode which is arranged to receive a clamping voltage, wherein the first plate (11A) is made of an electrically conductive, silicon-including ceramic and forms the first electrode. A method for producing the holding apparatus (100) is also described.

A method of joining a first metal and a second metal is described. The first metal comprises Pb in an amount of at least 50 wt. % by weight of the first metal. The method comprises fusing the first metal and the second metal using non-consumable electrode arc welding.

Provided is a pouch-type secondary battery which can increase spatial utility by reducing the length of a non-electrode region and a method for fabricating the same. The secondary battery according to the present disclosure is a secondary battery having a sealed structure such that an electrode assembly of positive electrode plate/separator/negative electrode plate is embedded in a pouch case and an electrode tab of the electrode assembly is joined to an electrode lead and juts outside, wherein the electrode tab is welded to a side surface perpendicular to a surface-wise direction of the secondary battery on the electrode lead arranged parallel to the surface-wise direction of the secondary battery, to form a welded part in a thickness-wise direction of the electrode lead between the electrode lead and the electrode tab.

A hybrid electrode for resistance spot welding and a method of resistance welding are provided. The hybrid electrode comprises a pin and a collar member. The pin comprises an electrically conductive material and a pin contact surface. The collar member comprises a material that is at least one of less electrically conductive than the electrically conductive material of the pin and less thermally conductive than the electrically conductive material of the pin. The collar member comprises a collar member contact surface, and defines an inner cavity and a longitudinal axis. The pin is at least partially disposed in the inner cavity and the pin contact surface extends away from the collar member and is offset a distance along the longitudinal axis from the collar member contact surface.

An electrode tip for resistance spot welding includes a main body with tip and base portions. The tip portion has a bottomed and substantially cylindrical shape. The base portion has a substantially cylindrical shape and merges into the tip portion. The main body is made of a copper alloy such as chromium copper. The tip portion has a bottom part and a barrel part. The bottom part has a pressure-contact surface that is not recessed with respect to a workpiece to be pressed. The barrel part has a substantially cylindrical shape and merges into the bottom part. The electrode tip may have an inner diameter ratio (inner diameter of the barrel part to an outer diameter of the base portion) of 0.4 to 0.6, and may also have a bottom thickness ratio (thickness of the bottom part to the outer diameter of the base portion) of 0.15 to 0.5.