Process for explosively bonding metals
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsOswald R. Bergmann, Vinci M. Felix, Walter J. Simmons, Richard H. Tietjen
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Abstract
A process for using explosion bonding to produce a metal composite. The explosion bonding produces a substantially diffusionless metallurgical bond between the layers. In one aspect, the ductility of at least one of the layers being bonded is increased by heating prior to bonding. In another aspect, a layer comprises explosion bonding a plurality of cladding layer to a backer plate such that the seam between the strips is sealed.
Claims12
A process for producing a metal composite comprising:
- providing at least one cladding layer which comprises a molybdenum alloy;
- locating a backer layer adjacent to said cladding layer;
- positioning an intermediate layer between the cladding and backer layer;
- heating said at least one cladding layer in air to a temperature which increases the ductility of said cladding layer;
- explosion bonding the cladding, intermediate and backer layers together, thereby forming said metal composite.
A process for producing a metal composite comprising:
- providing at least one cladding layer comprising a brittle metal wherein said metal comprises a molybdenum rhenium alloy,
- locating a layer comprising a backer metal adjacent to said at least one brittle layer,
- positioning an intermediate layer between the backer metal layer and the brittle cladding layer,
- providing an explosive upon the upper surface of said at least one brittle metal,
- heating at least said at least one brittle layer in air to a temperature greater than its brittle-to-ductile transition temperature and less than its melting point, without detonating the explosive;
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- detonating said explosive, thereby forming a substantially diffusionless bond between said at least one cladding layer and said backer layer.
A process for producing a metal composite comprising:
- providing a backer layer;
- providing a batten strap adjacent to the backer layer;
- positioning at least two cladding layers parallel to each other and adjacent to said batten strap wherein said cladding layers comprise a corrosion resistant metal,
- optionally positioning an intermediate layer between the backer layer and said batten strap, and;
- simultaneously explosion bonding the backer layer batten strap, said at least two cladding layers, and optionally said intermediate layer in air, wherein the seam between said cladding layers is substantially sealed by the batten strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.