Method for Welding Nonferrous Metal Sheets

A method of welding aluminum sheets, comprising:

• providing at least one aluminum sheet, each of the at least one aluminum sheet having an anterior surface and a posterior surface;
• providing at least two welding material members, each of the at least two welding material members being constructed of an electrically and thermally conductive metallic material capable of bonding in weld-forming relation with the at least one aluminum sheet;
• positioning at least one of the at least two welding material members anterior to the planar position of and in contact with the at least one aluminum sheet;
• positioning at least one of the at least two welding material members posterior to the planar position of and in contact with the at least one aluminum sheet;
• applying an electric arc across the at least two welding material members such that the heat from the electric arc melts the at least two welding members and the at least one aluminum sheet forming weld seam, which incorporates the at least one aluminum sheet and the at least two welding members.

A method of welding nonferrous metal sheets to form a barrier capable of covering very large surface areas comprising:

• providing a plurality of nonferrous metal sheets having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, and each of the plurality of nonferrous metal sheets having at least one welding edge;
• providing a structure of beams comprised of a plurality of beams, each of the plurality of beams being constructed of an electrically and thermally conductive metallic material capable of bonding in weld-forming relation with the plurality of nonferrous sheets;
• providing a plurality of welding material members, each of the plurality of welding material members being constructed of an electrically and thermally conductive metallic material capable of bonding in weld-forming relation with the plurality of nonferrous sheets;
• positioning the structure of beams so that the plurality of beams are in contact with the posterior surface of the plurality of nonferrous metal sheets;
• positioning each of the plurality of nonferrous metal sheets to be in close proximity to another of the plurality of nonferrous metal sheets and so that each of the at least one welding edges of each of the plurality of nonmetal ferrous sheets is in contact with at least one beam of the plurality of beams and at least one welding member of the plurality of welding members;
• positioning each of the plurality of welding material members to be in contact with the anterior surface of the plurality of nonferrous metal sheets;
• applying an electric arc across each of the plurality of welding material members such that the heat from the electric arc melts each of the plurality of welding members, each of the plurality of nonferrous metal sheets whose welding edges are in contact with each of the plurality of welding members, and each of the plurality of beams in contact with the welding edges of the nonferrous metal sheets, forming a weld seam, which incorporates each of the plurality of welding members, each of the plurality of nonferrous metal sheets whose welding edges are in contact with each of the plurality of welding members, and each of the plurality of beams in contact with the welding edges of the nonferrous metal sheets.