Abstract: A welding mask for ultrasonic welding has a part positioning window that receives a first metallic part that is ultrasonically welded to a second metallic part. The mask is engaged with a top surface of the second part and the first part is then placed in the window with its lower surface engaging an upper surface of the second part. The first part is then engaged by ultrasonic welding apparatus which vibrates it and causes it to be welded to the second part. The internal walls defining the window are comprised of a first portion having parallel surfaces which can contact the edges of the first part. Extending from the first portion to the lower surface of the mask is a slanted or chamfered surface that slants away from the edges of the first part and does not contact the edges of the first part. The purpose of the chamfered surface is to prevent the first part from becoming adhered to the welding mask during ultrasonic welding.

Abstract: A soldered electrical interconnection is made between a device and a circuit carrying substrate. A device (200) is formed with two solderable surfaces, the second solderable surface (204) adjacent to, but not touching, the first solderable surface (202). A sphere of solder (206) is placed upon a solderable surface (202) of the device and reflowed. The component and solder sphere assembly is placed on a circuit carrying substrate (210) and reflowed, such that the solder sphere reflows and is wetted to both solderable surfaces on the device.

Abstract: An automotive body framing system includes a clamping frame assembly for accurately positioning and clamping loosely assembled main body panels and header members in accurate alignment with each other to be welded into a rigid permanently assembled relationship. The loosely assembly panels and members are mounted upon a conveying sled upon which the floor panel of the assembly is accurately located. A clamping frame assembly including front and rear frame sections pivotally connected in end-to-end relationship with each other is movable into a clamping position overlying the body from front to rear and supported in an inverted V configuration by support posts which support the front and rear ends of the frame assembly. Clamps mounted on the front and rear frame sections are actuable to clamp the various components in accurately assembled relationship to each other while leaving the entire opposite sides of the body accessible to welding devices.

Abstract: A standard tinned nickel-iron alloy lead frame has a plurality of pairs of extending tab portion positioned in a straight row. A long straight piece of an exothermically alloyable fuse wire, with a core of aluminum coaxially clad with palladium in approximately equal volumes, is held in contact with the plurality of pairs of lead frame tabs. Heat is applied to the fuse strand at two points; namely, on one and the other sides of each pair of tabs initiating progressive alloying in two directions from each heated point. When the progressive alloying and melting of the fuse strand reaches a tab, the tab is heated and heat sinks the fuse strand to stop the progressive alloying and melting. There is simultaneously formed a metallurgical bond between the ends of each remaining elemental fuse strand, respectively, and each of the pair of tabs that are bridged by that remaining elemental strand.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to a novel method of manufacturing a composite body and to novel products made thereby. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of producing a self-supporting body comprising one or more boron-containing compounds, e.g., a boride or a boride and carbide, by reactive infiltration of molten parent metal into a bed or mass containing boron carbide, and, optionally, one or more inert fillers and permitting residual or excess parent metal, to remain bonded to the formed self-supporting body. Excess metal is used to form a bond between the reactively infiltrated body and another body (e.g., a metal or a ceramic body).

Abstract: A wire bonding device is disclosed. The device has a capillary which causes a wire to make press-contact to a bonding face, a driving motor for raising and lowering the capillary, a storage, means for storing data on a capillary height when making contact to the bonding face or a capillary height with respect to a reference height when making contact to the bonding face, and a control unit for effecting control so that the capillary is lowered at a predetermined velocity down to a height corresponding to the data stored therein and is further lowered at a lower velocity than the predetermined velocity till impinging on the bonding face, the control means further functioning such that the storage means stores the data on the capillary height when impinging on the bonding face at a first bonding cycle.

Abstract: A method and resulting structure is disclosed in which a metal-to-metal bond is formed by heating the surfaces to be bonded in an oxidizing ambient atmosphere until the desired bond is achieved. Heating takes place at 700.degree. C.-1200.degree. C. and bonding may be enhanced by applying pressure between the surfaces while heating.

Abstract: The following steps are performed for joining workpieces of metal or ceramic to each other by boundary surface diffusion at the junction location. After laying together the surfaces at which the workpieces are to be joined together, a layer is applied to the outer edge of the joint location consisting of a material compatible with the material of the parts to be joined and mechanically stable under high static pressure. The layer is fixed and sealed. Thereafter the workpieces are diffusion welded by hot isostatic pressing (HIP). A layer meeting the requirements of this process can be applied by plasma spraying onto the region of the seam at the outer edge of the junction location.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of joining together a ceramic component and a metal component. According to the invention a surface of the ceramic component is metallized with a metallizing metal to form a metallized layer thereon. The metal component is then thermocompression bonded to the metallized layer, optionally after the metallized layer is plated with a continuous metal layer. For electrochemical cell applications, the ceramic component is typically alpha-alumina, the metal of the metallized layer is typically selected from tantalum, titanium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum, and the metal component typically comprises, in metallic or alloy form, at least one of iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese or copper.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing essentially cone-shaped flat bodies, whose surface area consists of n attached segments, (preferably 4, 6, 8), each composed of a number of attached glass pieces connected to one another, particularly Tiffany-style lampshades, whereby the boundary lines of adjoining segments lie in a common plane or a straight line, having a base body or form cone for placing glass pieces to be soldered, a bottom plate placed at the form cone and a rod, that is positioned in the middle of the bottom plate and form cone.

Abstract: Heat-radiating substrate material characterized by a matrix of Ni-Fe alloy or Ni-Co-Fe alloy where a plurality of Cu elements penetrating cross-sectionally and the metals being mutually bonded by diffusion bonding to form multiple-core material.A method of manufacturing multiple-core complex material including process steps of manufacturing clad complex core member with a circular cross section, followed by formation of multiple-core complex billets composed of a plurality of complex core members filled in a metallic tube within the extent that the ratio of the inner diameter (D) of the metallic tube to the outer diameter (d) of the core member D/d is not less than 12, and then, after heating the complex billets, the core members are diffused and bonded together by a hot working at a reduction of area being not less than 20%.

Abstract: An electrical circuit component is temporarily fixed to a temporary substrate. Electrical contacts on the component are interconnected with corresponding contacts on the test substrate by lead wires or ribbons using a bonding wedge that forms the lead wires into a gull-wing shape with central portions thereof formed adjacent to edge portions of the component. The component is subjected to a test procedure while fixed to the temporary substrate via signals applied to the contacts thereof. The lead wires are then severed near their connection to the temporary substrate, and the component with the remaining lead wire portions attached is removed from the test substrate. The lead wires are sufficiently stiff and/or are adhered to the edge portions of the component with an adhesive so as retain their shapes after removal of the component from the temporary substrate.

Abstract: A desoldering tool has a removable cartridge and a base unit having an assembly interior including a solder collection chamber and a removable vacuum source for developing a vacuum in the bottom of the chamber under a removable porous solder retention pad, the cartridge having a temperature self-regulating heater therein and a tail pipe extending from a tip of the cartridge to a position above the solder collection chamber, and a vacuum seal between the cartridge and the base unit to maintain the vacuum and reduce transfer of heat from the tip.

Abstract: The method according to the invention relates to the production of a bimetallic tube, the cross-section of which comprises an outer annular zone and an inner annular zone, these zones being of different compositions. The method resides in preparing a blank (1) comprising two tubular components (2, 3) housed one inside the other and of different compositions and separated by an annular space (4) which is filled with divided metal. The whole assembly is made rigid by two end pieces (7, 8) and coextrusion is carried out at a suitable temperature to ensure a metallurgical bond between the inner component (2) and the outer component (3). The bimetallic tube obtained is particularly suitable for uses in which one of its two outer or inner walls is exposed to a medium which is more aggressive than the other.

Abstract: An elongated flexible tube that constitutes an insert part of an endoscope. The flexible tube comprises: a spiral tube made of a precipitation hardening metal and having a groove which is recessed inwardly from the outer surface of the tube, the groove extending in a straight line along the axis of the tube, the spiral tube being subjected to age hardening process after a solid solution treatment; a braided-wire tube formed by weaving fine metal wires into a braid, the braided-wire tube being closely fitted over the outer surface of the spiral tube; and a flexible skin closely and watertightly fitted over the outer surface of the braided-wire tube.

Abstract: A number of rare earth-cobalt permanent magnet segments are temporarily secured together by means of a tool. Before securement the segment surfaces at each interface are pre-tinned. A solder pre-form in the shape of a "wagon wheel" rests on one transverse end of the magnet so that the spokes of the pre-form overlie the interface joints. The magnet is then lowered into a gradually heated glycerine bath until the solder melts and directly flows over each interface. Upon slow cooling of the cylinder, metallurgical bonding is effected between the various segments of the magnet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a clad bar and is basically characterized in that a columnar core member is fitted in a cylindrical outside layer member and the resulting assembly is heated, and then the heated assembly is rolled by a rotary mill provided with three or more cone type rolls to integrate the core member and the outside layer member by diffusion bending. The method is additionally characterized in that, in order to prevent unnecessary substances, such as oxides, from being formed on an interface between the core member and the outside layer member, the assembly is sealed at both ends thereof under reduced pressure or under vacuum or the assembly is cold drawn, the assembly thus welded or cold drawn is then heated and subsequently rolled by a rotary mill. Thus, an intermetallic compound layer formed between the core member and the outside layer member can be thinned, whereby improving bond strength.

Abstract: A bonding method and apparatus for bonding a wire material having a ball-like end on a bonding pad is disclosed. While the ball of the wire material on the bonding pad is being pressed by a bonding tip, an ultrasonic wave and a high frequency current are applied in combination to the bonding tip so as to improve strength of the bonding portion.

Abstract: Two different members, such as a silicon nitride member and a carbide alloy member or a metal member, is attached with a joining member interposed therebetween and is heated at a preselected temperature higher than approximately 1,000.degree. C. under a vacuum or in a reducing atmosphere to be joined together as an integral member. The joining member in the form of a thin layer is made up of a material consisting of a gold-copper (Au-Cu) alloy and titanium (Ti) having a content of 1 to 30, desirably 10 to 30, weight percent of the joining layer.

Abstract: A clamping method and apparatus for applying the necessary pressure to an sembly of metal parts during diffusion bonding and/or superplastic forming of the parts. Basically, the apparatus comprises a pair of opposed generally L-shaped frames having a cavity therebetween for holding the assembly of parts and associated shaping tooling. The frames are pivotable about a hinge connecting first ends, with a mechanism at the opposite ends for moving the frames together in a clamping manner or apart to allow access to the cavity. The tooling within the cavity typically includes a pressure vessel having a housing containing ceramic forming members having an internal volume within which metal parts to be shaped and/or bonded are placed. The parts are subjected to heat and pressure during processing. This apparatus and method are particularly suitable for manufacturing elongated metal products having a generally box-like cross section.