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Welding Technique Could Benefit Auto Assembly

Posted October 22, 2016 12:00 AM by Engineering360 eNewsletter

A new welding method, dubbed vaporizing foil actuator welding (VFAW), claims to create bonds 50% stronger than those produced by common welding techniques — while consuming one-fifth the energy. In addition, VFAW can join widely disparate combinations of metals. This enables manufacturers to make auto bodies from high strength-to-weight-ratio materials such as aluminum and magnesium instead of steel.
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10/23/2016 8:00 AM

WOW! Do you suppose us peons will ever be able to afford it?
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10/23/2016 11:02 AM

Sounds like a cross between spot welding and brazing.

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This process sounds like using tape solder.
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10/23/2016 8:03 PM

Sounds like EM Forming gone wrong. The resultant join worked well and so 'Hey presto!' A new technique.

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