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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 31, 2023
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael Barnes Pagan, Knoxville, TN (US);
Steven Zinkle, Knoxville, TN (US);
Sudarsanam Babu, Knoxville, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
Provided are methods and apparatus for bonding metals. In an example, a provided method includes (i) disposing a layer of Vanadium onto a first Titanium surface of a first tangible object, (ii) placing a second Titanium surface of a second tangible object in direct contact with the layer of Vanadium, and (iii) imparting, using a sonotrode, compressive and shear forces to the first Titanium surface, the layer of Vanadium, and the second Titanium surface, to cause plastic deformation that bonds the first Titanium surface to the second Titanium surface.
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