Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Peisheng Sheng

Tak Kui Wang

Richard P White

The instant invention is directed to a bonded product, such as a manifold, for gas or liquid chromatographs, and a method for making the same. The bonded product is made using the following steps: (i) contacting two or more steel sheets; (ii) heating the contacted sheets to a temperature substantially below the melting temperature of the sheets; (iii) applying pressure to the contacted sheets; and (iv) cooling the contacted sheets. No intermediate foreign material is used to bond the steel sheets, e.g., no welding material or TLP diffusion bonding plate is utilized. Nonetheless, a strong, leak free bond is generated at temperatures as low as 1700&deg; F. (926.6&deg; C.). The bond is molecular in nature, as evidenced by grains that grow from one sheet to another across the interface between the two sheets.

Direct bond of steel at low temperatures

Micro-valves that include a diaphragm capable of being positioned on a valve seat or removed from the valve seat. The micro-valves also include supports and a cover that restrict the motion of the diaphragm, thereby reducing the possibility of cracking. Micro-valves made by anodically bonding the diaphragm to a seat substrate and anodically bonding the cover to the diaphragm. Micro-injectors that include micro-valves. Also, methods of making the micro-valves and micro-injectors.

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