Patent ID: 9371575
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B21D,B22F,B23K,B32B,C22C,C22F,C23C,F28F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A process for manufacturing an aluminium-metal metal assembly, comprising a metal layer made of a first metal on the surface of a metal object made of aluminum, the metal object being elongated, wherein said process comprises the following steps: placing a metal foam having an open porosity on a surface of the metal object, a diameter of the pores being less than 1 millimeter to allow embedding of the foam in the object, and crimping the metal foam onto the metal object so as to embed it in the surface of the metal object, the process further comprising a densification step of the metal layer during which an additional metal layer made of a third material is applied to the metal layer of the assembly.