Method of adhering metal alloy to metal sheet with resin composition
Abstract
Abstract A fixing composition comprises a thermosetting resin, exemplified as an epoxy resin, e.g. a bisphenol A type, optionally with a heat-activated hardener, and one of three additives to maintain the viscosity during melting prior to the resin hardening, namely (a) a powdered metal, e.g. Fe, Ni, (b) a thermoplastic resin, e.g. high molecular wt epoxy resin, or (c) an adhesive material, e.g. an acrylic copolymer of an alkyl-(meth)acrylic acid ester; and other additives optionally. The components are selected so that the residual carbon after heating to metal sintering temperature is at least 0.5 wt %, preferably 1.0 to 10%. A sheet of 0.5 to 5 mm thick of a powdered metal alloy, e.g. a multi-component eutectic alloy and a synthetic resin binder composition, e.g. an acrylic copolymer and an adhesive component, is placed on a metal substrate, e.g. of steel; a molded film or coated layer of 5 to 50 µm thickness of the fixing composition is placed therebetween. The assembly is heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to harden the resin and form an adhesive and then to sintering temperature, e.g. 1,000 to 1,150°C at which the adhesive vaporizes and the alloy sinters to the substrate. The alloy sheet is adhered firmly to the substrate during sintering.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahumi C/O Nitto Electric Sakuramoto
- 👤 Takashi C/O Nitto Electric Tomigana
- 👤 Eisha C/O Nitto Electric Asoshina
- 👤 Ichiro C/O Nitto Electric Ijichi
- 👤 Kiyohiro C/O Nitto Electric Kamei
- 👤 Toshiharu C/O Nitto Electric Konishi
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