Joining bulk metallic glass sheets using pressurized fluid forming
OwnerChristopher D. Prest, Joseph C. Poole +4inventors
InventorsChristopher D. Prest, Joseph C. Poole, Matthew S. Scott, Dermot J. Stratton, Stephen P. Zadesky, Richard W. Heley
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Abstract
Provided in one embodiment is a method of joining one or more articles together using pressurized fluid to deform a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy material and form a mechanical interlock between the respective surfaces joined together.
Claims27
A method of joining comprising:
- providing at least a first and a second article with a space defined therebetween, each of the first and second article having at least a first surface and at least a second surface on a side of the article opposite the first surface;
- positioning a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy material adjacent at least one of the first and second surfaces of the first article and adjacent at least one of the first and second surfaces of the second article, thereby positioning the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy at least partially between the first and second article;
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- applying fluid pressure against the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy to force at least a portion of the alloy between the first and second articles so that at least a portion of the alloy is positioned adjacent both first and second surfaces of the first and second article, thereby forming a joint between a first and second article.
A method of joining comprising:
- providing at least a first and a second article with a space defined therebetween, each of the first and second article having at least a first surface and at least a second surface on a side of the article opposite the first surface;
- positioning a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy material adjacent at least a first surfaces of the first article and adjacent at least a first surface of the second article, thereby positioning the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy at least partially between the first and second article;
- applying fluid pressure against the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy to force at least a portion of the alloy between the first and second articles;
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- applying a force in a direction generally opposite the direction of the fluid pressure force to position at least a portion of the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy adjacent at least a portion of the second surface of the first article and to position at least a portion of the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy adjacent at least a portion of the second surface of the second article.
A component of an electronic device comprising a first article, a second article and a joint, wherein the joint comprises a bulk solidifying amorphous alloy and the joint connects the first article to the second article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.