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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7226669 | High strength aluminium alloy brazing sheet, brazed assembly and method for producing same The present invention a high strength aluminium alloy brazing sheet, comprising an Al—Zn core layer and at least one clad layer, the core layer including the following composition (in weight percent): ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208231 | Bonded metal components having uniform thermal conductivity characteristics and method of making same Cookware having improved uniform heat transfer over the entire cross section thereof, the cookware formed from a multi-layered composite metal having a layer of stainless steel roll bonded at or near the core of the composite. The stainless layer is roll bonded to l... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6926971 | Bonded metal components having uniform thermal conductivity characteristics and method of making same Cookware having improved uniform heat transfer over the entire cross section thereof, the cookware formed from a multi-layered composite metal having a layer of titanium roll bonded at or near the core of the composite. The titanium layer is roll bonded to layers of... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921583 | Al-Cu bonded structure and method for making the same With an Al—Cu bonded structure, an Ag layer can be remained at the Al—Cu bonding interlayer providing ductile deformation behavior and a tensile strength at the bonded interlayer similar to that of the Al base material. This results in superior bonding character... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6797406 | Composite gradient alloy plate, manufacturing method thereof and color cathode ray tube having shadow mask using the composite gradient alloy plate The present invention relates to a color cathode ray tube provided with a pressed-type shadow mask. As material for constituting the shadow mask 6, a single plate body made of a composite gradient alloy plate consisting of three layers 6A, 6B, | 09/28/2004 |
| 6783870 | Self-brazing materials for elevated temperature applications This invention describes the roll bonding of Al and Ni-bearing Cu alloys to suitable substrates to produce self-brazing materials for the elevated temperature, aggressive environment application. The Al and Ni-bearing Cu alloy for the self-brazing layers can be obta... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6722002 | Method of producing Ti brazing strips or foils A method for producing titanium alloy brazing strips and the resulting brazing strips and/or foils. The method uses a cold-rolling process without annealing to generate a titanium based multi-layer alloy strip or foil made up of discrete layers of titanium and an ad... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6679417 | Tailored solutionizing of aluminum sheets An efficient and effective process for manufacturing of hardened aluminum components is achieved by coordinating the material preparation steps with the forming steps. The resulting product is a hardened aluminum component with desirable strength characte... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6528177 | Cladding material and manufacturing method therefor An object of the present invention is to provide a cladding material, which has high joining strength and excellent productivity, and a manufacturing method therefor; in order to attain this object, the present invention provides a cladding material compr... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6419149 | Method for producing wiring layer transfer composite A wiring layer transfer composite constituted by a laminate composed of a carrier layer, a barrier layer and a wiring-forming layer, the barrier layer being a continuous layer substantially free from defects, can be produced by (a) preparing a first Cu-ba... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6267830 | Method for making a copper core five-ply composite for cookware A 5-ply composite metal product for the manufacture of cookware is provided which contains a relatively thick copper core having relatively thin layers of pure aluminum bonded between outer layers of stainless steel. The cooking vessels made therefrom may... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6109504 | Copper core cooking griddle and method of making same A composite griddle plate is provided having a heavy copper core which is diffusion bonded to one or more outer plates of stainless steel, carbon steel or titanium. The copper cored composite is made by explosion bonding the outer metal plates to the copp... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5812925 | Low temperature bonding of materials A method for joining a first metal surface to a second metal surface that includes providing powder metal particles substantially all of which have hardnesses lower than the hardnesses of the first and second metal surfaces, at normal temperatures; locati... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5651496 | Method for low temperature bimetallic formation of ductile single material with two metal layers A process for forming a single material from two layers of metal materials by heating and pressing the two metals together under pressure where a first metal has a relatively higher temperature of plastics formation state and the second metal has a relati... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5283941 | Method for brazing rotor bars to end rings of a rotor for an asynchronous AC motor A method for brazing end rings to rotor bars for a squirrel cage rotor assembly comprises assembling the rotor in a brazing fixture with a braze shim between the rotor bars and the end rings; preheating the rotor and brazing fixture to a temperature that ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5060845 | Method for manufacture titanium clad steel plate A method for manufacturing titanium clad steel plate by forming a slab assembly having an alloy steel substrate, a titanium metal or alloy cladding on said substrate and a Ni-Cr alloy foil or film having opposed surfaces between said alloy steel and said ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4965925 | Method of making an axial miniature fuse with plastic molded body An improved electrical fuse having axial leads (5) and comprising a fuse wire in a cylindrical sleeve (2) supported at its ends by lead carrying end caps (3) is coated over the length of the fuse body by an adherent insulating layer of plastic (7). Improv... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4941927 | Fabrication of 18% Ni maraging steel laminates by roll bonding A method of fabricating 18% Ni maraging steel laminates of varying alloy compositions by roll bonding. Laminates composed of a plurality of different grades of Cobalt-containing or Cobalt-free maraging steels are disclosed.... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4906305 | Method of making a composite drawn article To obtain a composite material which has a substantially reduced incidence of defects after forming, there is made a composite having at least one layer of plain-carbon steel and, between it and a layer of stainless steel, an interleaving layer of silicon... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4831708 | Method for producing a clad plate by hot rolling In a method for producing a clad plate by rolling an improvement comprises: a base material, a cladding material, and a cover material overlaid one on another to form a multi-layer structure, and after cleaning joining surfaces of the materials, the cover... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4806438 | Titanium-clad steel and method for the manufacture thereof A titanium-clad steel with improved bonding properties and a method for the manufacture thereof are disclosed. The titanium-clad steel is characterized by comprising a Ti-cladding, a base metal steel, and an insert between them, the insert being made of a... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4798932 | Solid phase edge bonding of metal strips A continuous process for solid-phase edge bonding a plurality of dissimilar metal strips to form a composite edge-bonded strip. A plurality of elongated metal strips of equal thickness are heated and aligned in a substantially planar, edge-to-edge relatio... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4782994 | Method and apparatus for continuous in-line annealing of amorphous strip An apparatus for the in-line annealing of amorphous strip includes feed rolls for substantially continuously feeding the strip during annealing. The strip is first fed into a nip of cooperating heated pressure rolls. The heated pressure rolls rapidly heat... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4736884 | Method for manufacturing high-strength clad steel plate excellent in corrosion resistance A method for manufacturing a high-strength clad steel plate excellent in corrosion resistance, which comprises the steps of: placing a cladding sheet comprising stainless steel onto at least one of the surfaces of a substrate sheet comprising any one of c... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4694985 | Method of producing titanium clad steel plate by hot rolling For producing titanium clad steel plates by hot rolling, oxide of Mo or V is used as an intermediate material, and a slab assembly is formed with ferrous bases and titanium cladding materials. At least one side of cladding surfaces of the bases and the cl... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4635842 | Process for manufacturing clad aluminum-lithium alloys A metallurgical bond at the interface between an aluminum-lithium core alloy and a metallic liner is achieved by first forming a mechanical bond along the interface between the core and liner under moderated temperature and reduction conditions, and then ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4568014 | Bonding of metallic glass to crystalline metal A method of bonding a first thin crystalline metal to a second thin metal ch as metallic glass is disclosed. Initially, the metallic glass is coated with a thin thermal barrier layer. Next, the first metal is heated to a temperature sufficient for diffusi... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4529458 | Compacted amorphous ribbon This invention relates to the production of large shapes of metallic glass fabricated from ribbon. The inventive method contemplates placing the ribbon and consolidating the alloy under a pressure or at least 1000 psi at a temperature of between 70% and 9... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4500028 | Method of forming a composite material having improved bond strength A composite material having improved bond strength and a substantially smooth external surface comprises a deoxidized copper alloy core material and a copper-aluminum-silicon clad material. The composite is formed by rolling together the core and clad, pr... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4431462 | Method of making multi-bonded silver-cadmium oxide material A silver-cadmium oxide material having throughout a substantially uniform cadmium oxide distribution and suitable for use as electrical contact material is made from silver-cadmium oxide having an internal cadmium oxide depleted zone. The layers are bonde... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4213558 | Continuous casting and cladding process and apparatus for producing metal clad A method and apparatus for continuously producing clad metal plate employing a continuous casting apparatus. Sheet metal cladding is fed onto one or both faces of the hot solidified continuously cast strip being withdrawn from the casting means and the as... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4162758 | Method for producing clad steel pipes A long length clad steel pipe which is in the extremely superior metallurgically bonded state and having good qualities can be manufactured easily at an inexpensive cost by using as a base metal, a carbon steel including a low alloyed steel and as a cladd... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4146164 | Production of aluminum brazing sheet Aluminum brazing sheet is produced by providing a composite assembly comprising an ingot of aluminum alloy and a layer of an aluminum brazing alloy on at least one side of the ingot. Provided on both sides of the composite assembly is a second layer of al... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4146163 | Production of aluminum brazing sheet Aluminum brazing sheet is produced from a composite assembly comprising an ingot of aluminum alloy, at least one side of the ingot provided with a layer of an aluminum brazing alloy consisting essentially of not greater than 0.35 wt.% magnesium and 6.0 to... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4132342 | Method for producing a steel strip by hot rolling In a method for producing a hot strip by hot rough rolling, a steel slab heated to a rolling temperature to obtain a steel band, and hot finishing rolling the steel band in a continuous manner, the improvements comprising overlapping a forward end portion... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4023936 | Titanium clad steel and process for making A nickel innerlayer is sandwiched between a steel plate and a titanium plate in a steel assembly, the assembly being hermetically sealed and reduced in a hot rolling operation which results in a metallurgical bond with greatly improved ductility as measur... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3997099 | Method of producing composite material for bearings or sliding members A method of producing composite material for bearings or sliding members, comprising applying pressure, by rolling, simultaneously to a strip having a steel backing and a layer of copper-base alloy bonded to the steel backing, and a strip of lead-base all... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3952938 | Method of making multiple member composite metal products A method of forming a composite metal product is provided, wherein the product so formed consists of of a core having at least one layer each of copper and of aluminum and at least one outer cladding layer of stainless steel.... | 04/27/1976 |
