Patent ID: 6281467
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A welding arrangement comprising:a) a first part;b) a second part;c) a portion of said first part and a portion of said second part juxtaposed one to the next to form a weld zone;d) resistively heated and electrically-conductive sheet material, said sheet material consisting of a single sheet, said single sheet:1) having a higher melting temperature than a melting temperature of said first part and a melting temperature of said second part,2) placed on a first side of said weld zone, and3) conductively heating said weld zone to weld said first part and said second part together;e) a first electrode placed in contact with said single sheet;f) a second electrode positioned and aligned with said first electrode to heat resistively said single sheet with an electrical current with subsequent conductive heating of said weld zone to produce sufficient heat to weld said first part and said second part together.