Liquid cold welding methods and apparatus
AssigneeAddionics IL Ltd
InventorsVladimir YUFIT, Le Sheng Nicholas YIU, Belen BELLO RODRIGUEZ, Farid TARIQ, Moshiel BITON, Nir HALUP
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Abstract
The application discloses a method of liquid cold welding (LCW) including: (a) engaging two or more porous conductive substrate layers between perforated non-conductive frames so that the substrate layers contact one another; (b) immersing the substrate layers in an electrolyte solution; and (c) applying electric current and/or voltage and/or electric power to the electrolyte solution. Apparatus suitable for performance of some embodiments of the method are also disclosed.
Claims15
A method of electrochemical deposition comprising:
- (a) engaging two or more porous conductive substrate layers between perforated non-conductive frames so that said substrate layers contact one another;
- (b) immersing said substrate layers in an electrolyte solution that contains dissolved metal ions;
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- (c) applying electric current and/or voltage and/or electric power to said electrolyte solution to effect metal or metal composite deposition from said ions in said electrolyte solution onto said substrate layers, thereby joining said two or more porous conductive substrate layers.
An electrochemical deposition apparatus comprising:
- (a) a container with two counter electrodes, or an active electrode and a reference electrode, positioned opposite one another within the container;
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- (b) at least two perforated non-conductive frames adapted to engage and retain a multilayer substrate so the layers remain in contact with one another;
- said frames positioned between said counter electrodes.
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