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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arnold Reisman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Deepak Nayak, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Iwona Turlik, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
MCNC, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228198 ; 228194 ; 228219 ; 228211 ; 22826321 ;
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.