Patent ID: 7015435

Claim:
A method of performing a magnetic pulse welding operation to secure first and second metallic components together comprising the steps of (a) providing a first metallic component including a first portion and a second portion; (b) providing a second metallic component having an end; (c) disposing the end of the second metallic component in an axially overlapping manner relative to the first portion of the first metallic component; (d) providing an inductor axially relative to the end of the second metallic component and the first portion of the first metallic component; and (e) energizing the inductor to perform a magnetic pulse welding operation to secure the end of the second metallic component to the first portion of the first metallic component, portions of said first and second metallic components cooperating with one another to prevent the generation of a cumulative jet toward the inductor during the magnetic pulse welding operation.