Welding material and method without carrier
AssigneeMagna International Inc.
InventorsGianfranco Gabbianelli, Richard D. Ashley, Victor J. Malczewski
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Abstract
A welding material is constructed and arranged to be positioned in electrically conductive relation between exterior surface portions of first and second weldable members at a location where the first and second weldable members are to be joined. The welding material includes at least one welding material member constructed of an electrically conductive metallic welding material capable of melting when heated by application of an electrical current. Each welding material member is mounted on the exterior surface of the first weldable member and then positioned between the exterior surfaces of the first and second weldable members to be electrically conductively disposed therebetween.
Claims16
A method of welding tubular members, comprising:
- providing first and second tubular members, each of the first and second tubular members having a respective exterior surface;
- providing at least one welding material member, each of the at least one welding material member being constructed of an electrically conductive metallic welding material capable of bonding in weld-forming relation with the first and second tubular members;
- securing each of the at least one welding material member on the first tubular member so that each of the at least one welding material member remains in a predetermined position on the first tubular member prior to being in contact with the second tubular member;
- positioning the second tubular member adjacent the first tubular member with the at least one welding material member being disposed in current transmitting relation between the respective exterior surfaces of the first and second tubular members;
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- applying an electrical current across the first and second tubular members such that the applied current flows through the respective exterior surfaces of the first and second tubular members and each of the at least one welding material member disposed between the first and second tubular members to weld the respective exterior surfaces of the first and second tubular members together.
A method of welding tubular members, comprising:
- providing first and second tubular members, each of the first and second tubular members having a respective exterior surface;
- providing a plurality of welding material members, each of the welding material members being constructed of an electrically conductive metallic welding material capable of bonding in weld-forming relation with the first and second tubular members;
- welding each of the plurality of welding material members on the first tubular member so that each of the plurality of welding material members remains in a predetermined position on the first tubular member prior to being in contact with the second tubular member;
- positioning the second tubular member adjacent the first tubular member with the plurality of welding material members being disposed in current transmitting relation between the respective exterior surfaces of the first and second tubular members;
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- applying an electrical current across the first and second tubular members such that the applied current flows through the respective exterior surfaces of the first and second tubular members and each of the plurality of welding material members disposed between the first and second tubular members to weld the respective exterior surfaces of the first and second tubular members together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.