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US4684781A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for bonding using laser induced heat and pressure

Assignee: Physical Sciences Inc
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Filing: 1985-01-29
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Granted: 1987-08-04
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Expires: 2005-01-29
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Abstract

Abstract A coated substrate manufactured by applying a layer of a material to the substrate and generating thermal and pressure waves in the layer by exposing the layer to high intensity, short duration laser radiation, and the process of manufacturing such a coated substrate. The laser radiation is applied in an intensity range that creates an instantaneous surface vaporization of the layer material that in turn drives a pressure wave into the layer. The pressure wave interacts with the layer-substrate interface to create bonding between them of varying strengths and qualities depending on the intensity and duration of the initial laser pulse. A thermal wave is created in some regimes of operation, or results from compressional heating of the layer by the pressure wave, and is of sufficient energy to contribute to the bonding at the interface. The coating and the process for its creation has application in diverse areas where surface properties of a particular color, hardness, corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance, electrical conductivity, among others are desired.

Inventors

  • 👤 Michael B. Frish
  • 👤 Peter E. Nebolsine
  • 👤 Anthony N. Pirri

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 10:07
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22F; C22F3/00; B; B23; B23K; B23K26/00; B23K26/20; B23K26/32; B23K26/34; B23K35/00; B23K35/001; B23K35/002; B23K35/004; B23K35/005; B23K35/007; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/01; B32B15/011; B32B15/012; B32B15/013; B32B15/015; B32B15/016; B32B15/017; B32B15/018; B23K2101/00; B23K2101/34; B23K2103/00; B23K2103/02; B23K2103/04; B23K2103/05; B23K2103/08; B23K2103/10; B23K2103/12; B23K2103/18; B23K2103/26; B23K2103/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
A process for metallurgically bonding a layer of a coating material to a substrate, comprising the steps of: applying a layer of metal foil having a thickness in the range of approximately 12.5 to 125 microns to a surface of a metallic substrate to be coated, thus creating a foil-substrate interface; applying pulsed laser radiation of a localized intensity, predetermined duration, and fluence greater than approximately 320 Joules per square centimeter directly to the surface of the applied foil layer to vaporize some of the foil surface, produce a pressure wave in the foil layer traveling from the layer surface toward the substrate, and cause a temperature rise sufficient to melt the foil-substrate interface, the combination of said pressure wave and said temperature rise achieving bonding of said foil layer to said substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
A process for metallurgically bonding a layer of a coating material to a substrate, comprising the steps of: applying a layer of metal foil having a thickness in the range of approximately 12.5 to 125 microns to a surface of a metallic substrate to be coated, thus creating a foil-substrate interface; applying pulsed laser radiation of a localized intensity, predetermined duration, and fluence greater than approximately 320 Joules per square centimeter directly to the surface of the applied foil layer to vaporize some of the foil surface, produce a pressure wave in the foil layer traveling from the layer surface toward the substrate, and cause a temperature rise sufficient to melt the foil-substrate interface, the combination of said pressure wave and said temperature rise achieving bonding of said foil layer to said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The process of claim 1 further including the step of scanning the radiant energy across the surface of the layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the radiant energy has a power density within the range of 200 to 130,000 megawatts per square centimeter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the duration of the radiant energy is in the range of 0.03 to 15 microseconds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the layer material is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, tantalum, titanium, tungsten, iron, nickel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the substrate material is selected from the group consisting of copper, steel, aluminum, stainless steel, INCONEL, and tantalum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
A substrate coated with a layer of a material in accordance with the process of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

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