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Hard solder alloy for bonding oxide ceramics to one another or to metals
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1984-04-16
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Granted: 1986-04-08
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Expires: 2004-04-16
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a hard solder alloy for bonding oxide ceramics to each other or to metal, particularly to alloy steels. The hard solder alloy comprises 65-80% copper, 15-35% titanium, 0.5-5% aluminum and 0.5-5% vanadium. The invention also provides a method of bonding the surfaces utilizing said hard solder alloy as the soldering alloy. The invention further provides a preferred method in which the said hard solder alloy is provided in the form of two components, namely copper and the alloy TiAl 6 V 4 .
Inventors
- 👤 Rolf Mayer
- 👤 Karl Ochs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:09
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B37/00; C04B37/003; C04B37/006; B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/30; B23K35/302; C04B37/02; C04B37/023; C04B37/026; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/02; C04B2237/12; C04B2237/124; C04B2237/126; C04B2237/127; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/34; C04B2237/343; C04B2237/40; C04B2237/405; C04B2237/406; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/59; C04B2237/592; C04B2237/70; C04B2237/708; C04B2237/72; C04B2237/86
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
40 words
A hard solder alloy for bonding oxide ceramics to one another or to metals consisting essentially of from about 65 to 80% copper, about 15 to about 35% titanium, about 0.5% to 5% aluminum and about 0.5% to 5% vanadium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
A hard solder alloy for bonding oxide ceramics to one another or to metals consisting essentially of from about 65 to 80% copper, about 15 to about 35% titanium, about 0.5% to 5% aluminum and about 0.5% to 5% vanadium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The hard solder alloy of claim 1 consisting essentially of 72.2% copper, 25% titanium, 1.7% aluminum and 1.1% vanadium.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
97 words
The method of joining an oxide ceramic article to another oxide ceramic article or to a metal article comprising positioning at least two of said articles to be bonded together closely adjacent each other with an intervening space and then bridging said space with a hard solder alloy consisting essentially of from about 65 to 80% copper, about 15 to 35% titanium, about 0.5% to 5% aluminum and about 0.5% to 5% vanadium in molten form and then cooling to solidify said alloy whereby said at least two articles which are being bonded together are firmly bonded.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
97 words
The method of joining an oxide ceramic article to another oxide ceramic article or to a metal article comprising positioning at least two of said articles to be bonded together closely adjacent each other with an intervening space and then bridging said space with a hard solder alloy consisting essentially of from about 65 to 80% copper, about 15 to 35% titanium, about 0.5% to 5% aluminum and about 0.5% to 5% vanadium in molten form and then cooling to solidify said alloy whereby said at least two articles which are being bonded together are firmly bonded.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said hard solder alloy consisting essentially of 72.2% copper, 25% titanium, 1.7% aluminum and 1.1% vanadium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said oxide ceramic is aluminum oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 5 wherein at least one of said articles is an alloy steel containing at least one of nickel and cobalt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said hard solder alloy consisting essentially of 72.2% copper, 25% titanium, 1.7% aluminum and 1.1% vanadium.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
195 words
The method of bonding an oxide ceramic article to another oxide ceramic article or to a metal article comprising positioning the articles to be bonded together closely adjacent each other with an intervening space and then positioning copper in the form of wire or foil and TiAl 6 V 4 in the form of wire or foil in said intervening space, the amount of said copper and said TiAl 6 V 4 being such as to provide a total of from about 65 to about 80% copper, about 15 to about 35% titanium, about 0.5 to 5% aluminum and about 0.5 to about 5% vanadium, heating said articles which are being bonded including said copper and said TiAl 6 V 4 to a temperature sufficient to cause said copper and said TiAl 6 V 4 to form a hard solder alloy consisting essentially of from about 65 to 80% copper, about 15 to about 35% titanium, about 0.5% to 5% aluminum and about 0.5% to 5% vanadium and then cooling to solidify said hard solder alloy whereby said at least two articles which are being bonded together are firmly bonded by said hard solder alloy.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
195 words
The method of bonding an oxide ceramic article to another oxide ceramic article or to a metal article comprising positioning the articles to be bonded together closely adjacent each other with an intervening space and then positioning copper in the form of wire or foil and TiAl 6 V 4 in the form of wire or foil in said intervening space, the amount of said copper and said TiAl 6 V 4 being such as to provide a total of from about 65 to about 80% copper, about 15 to about 35% titanium, about 0.5 to 5% aluminum and about 0.5 to about 5% vanadium, heating said articles which are being bonded including said copper and said TiAl 6 V 4 to a temperature sufficient to cause said copper and said TiAl 6 V 4 to form a hard solder alloy consisting essentially of from about 65 to 80% copper, about 15 to about 35% titanium, about 0.5% to 5% aluminum and about 0.5% to 5% vanadium and then cooling to solidify said hard solder alloy whereby said at least two articles which are being bonded together are firmly bonded by said hard solder alloy.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said oxide ceramic article is an aluminum oxide article.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 9 wherein at least one of said articles is an alloy steel containing at least one of nickel and cobalt.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said hard solder alloy consisting essentially of 72.2% copper, 25% titanium, 1.7% aluminum and 1.1% vanadium.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said hard solder alloy consisting essentially of from 70 to 80% copper, 17 to 29% titanium, 1 to 2% aluminum and 1 to 2% vanadium.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The hard solder alloy of claim 1 consisting essentially of from 70 to 80% copper, 17 to 29% titanium, 1 to 2% aluminum and 1 to 2% vanadium.
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