Many applications require joining metals to ceramics, such as sealing electrodes to glass enclosures for light bulbs. Such joints need to provide continuous chemical contact across the interface ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Uniweld’s UNI-4300 Soft Solder Kit is designed to simplify the process of joining dissimilar metals, enabling HVAC technicians to join them with low heat, minimizing the ...

Ordinarily, if you want to join metal and plastic items together, you have to use either adhesives or rivets. Engineers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology, however, ...

Once in a while there comes a time that you need a tool for one specific job. In these cases, it doesn’t make much sense to buy an expensive tool to use just once or twice. For most of us, Spot ...

Clinching is a sheet metal joining process that has been used for decades. It offers a fast, clean way to join metal parts without welding or screws. In this article, we share clinching 101 knowledge ...

Soldering uses alloys that melt below 840°F to join metals. Molten solder fills the space between surfaces to be joined, adheres to the surfaces, and solidifies. Typical soldering steps include: ...

Q.I was reading the Professor Hammer column in the Apr. '16 STREET RODDER, and saw the question that Pat Ciambrello had for you about bonding pot metal to steel. In the early '60s a man named Ron ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Gluing metals can be challenging for a number of reasons. Metals are not porous, so ...

Lightweight construction, a key element of sustainable transportation, has been slow to catch on in shipbuilding. The reason: inadequate joining technologies for fibre composites and steel. The ...

Aluminum-steel joining has emerged as a critical technology in the advancement of lightweight and high-performance structures, particularly within the automotive and aerospace industries. The ...