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Explosion bonding of aluminum to steel

Assignee: ETI EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGIES INTE
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Filing: 1968-07-30
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Granted: 1971-06-08
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Expires: 1988-07-30
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Abstract

Abstract COMPOSITE PRODUCTS OF CERTAIN ALUMINUM AND STEEL LAYERS METALLURGICALLY BONDED TOGETHER OVER AT LEAST 90% OF THEIR INTERFACE BY A SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFUSIONLESS WAVY BOND CONTAINING, BY AREA, AT LEAST ABOUT 70% DIRECT ALUMINUMTO-STEEL BONDING ARE PREPARED BY AN IMPROVED EXPLOSIONBONDING PROCESS WHEREIN AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF ALUMINUM IS CAUSED TO COLLIDE PROGRESSIVELY WITH A LAYER OF STEEL AT A VELOCITY OF ABOUT FROM 2500 TO 3400 METERS/SEC. AND AT AN IMPACT ANGLE OF ABOUT FROM 14 TO 25*, THE OPPOSED SURFACES OF SAID LAYERS BEING DISPOSED AT AN ANGLE OF LESS THAN 5* PRIOR TO DETONATION OF SAID EXPLOSIVE.

Inventors

  • 👤 William F Sharp Jr
  • 👤 Thomas J Enright

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 15:47
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K20/00; B23K20/06; B23K20/08; H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/58; H01R4/62; H01R4/625

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-06-07 1974-12-07 1975-06-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-06-07 1978-12-07 1979-06-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-06-07 1982-12-07 1983-06-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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