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"Laminate" a Sheet to a Plate?

"Laminate" a Sheet to a Plate?

"Laminate" a Sheet to a Plate?

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Hi All,

I have an electrical application where I want to weld a common busbar to several contacts.  I need the contacts to be flexible for tolerance/vibration considerations, but the main body should be thick busbar for high current.

My perfect solution would be to "laminate" a thin sheet of something with good electrical and welding properties (nickel, aluminum) to an aluminum plate that would serve as the busbar.  This way I get the benefit of both shapes, and better conductivity than if I welded separate tabs on for each contact.

Does this type of process exist?  What materials work?  Thanks for any help!


Cheers,

Rob

RE: "Laminate" a Sheet to a Plate?

Explosion bonding perhaps.

Don't know if it like having bits hanging over though.

RE: "Laminate" a Sheet to a Plate?

Explosion bonding is a kind of cladding. Many electrical parts are made that way.

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