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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/22 (2006.01); C22C 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/24 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); C22C 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/22 (2013.01); B23K 20/12 (2013.01); B23K 20/1205 (2013.01); B23K 20/24 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); C22C 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of joining a bulk metallic glass to a second similar or dissimilar material in an air environment. The method includes the steps of: a) removing an oxide layer on at least a portion of a surface of a first bulk metallic glass during thermoplastic forming of the first bulk metallic glass in a supercooled liquid region, wherein the removing of the oxide layer on the at least the portion of the surface creates a fresh surface that is at least substantially free of oxides and/or contaminants; and b) joining the fresh surface of the first bulk metallic glass to a second material.