US PATENT SUBCLASS 164 / 54-- .~.~.~ Composite article forming

US PATENT SUBCLASS 164 / 54
.~.~.~ Composite article forming

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164 /	HD	METAL FOUNDING

1	DF	PROCESS {6}
47	DF	.~ Shaping liquid metal against a forming surface {26}
53	DF	.~.~ In situ reactive heating {1}
54		.~.~.~ Composite article forming

DEFINITION

Classification: 164/54

(under subclass 53) Process wherein an exothermic chemical reaction in the proximity of a metal body in solid state reduces the metal to a liquid in an area of composition to effect a joining.

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91+, for processes of compositing in general.

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228, Metal Fusion Bonding, appropriate subclasses for formation of a metallic bonded joint between parts or portions of the same part. Molten filler material may be confined or retained by the shape or space between the parts so long as a mold device is not employed.