Aluminum to steel bonding or welding
Aluminum to steel bonding or welding
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Besides adhesive bonding or laser welding, what options, if any, exist for attaching plain carbon or 12L14 steel to 5052 or 3003 series aluminum. Roll crimping, threading or fastener methods are not suitable or practical for this application.





RE: Aluminum to steel bonding or welding
RE: Aluminum to steel bonding or welding
For plates: Explosion Welding
for tube on bar: Magnetic Pulse Welding
http://www.welding-advisers.com/
RE: Aluminum to steel bonding or welding
RE: Aluminum to steel bonding or welding
If its plate or strip and you need flexablity you might look into the double sided PVC tape that they use in semi-trailers. The stuff is perminate after 24 hours I believe.
I've tried some and have never been able to get the two pieces apart again.
RE: Aluminum to steel bonding or welding
RE: Aluminum to steel bonding or welding