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A method includes disposing a hydride of a transition metal on a first metallic material, where at least one of the first metallic material or a second metallic material includes a surface oxide layer. The method includes performing a diffusion bonding operation to bond the first metallic material to the second metallic material. During the diffusion bonding operation, the hydride of the transition metal chemically reacts with the surface oxide layer.

Diffusion-bonded metallic materials

A method includes disposing ZrHnanoparticles on a first metallic material. The method includes performing a diffusion bonding operation to bond the first metallic material to a second metallic material. At least one of the first metallic material or the second metallic material includes a surface oxide layer. During the diffusion bonding operation, the ZrHnanoparticles chemically react with the surface oxide layer.

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