(under subclass 101) Process including release of a high energy shock wave and causing the energy released to directly engage the meeting face of one of the work parts and thereby cause that face to intimately engage and become united with the corresponding face of the other work part.
(1) Note. Energy that reaches the part via a gaseous or liquid medium is considered to directly engage the part as required by this subclass; however, energy that reaches the part via a solid element, e.g., an explosively driven ram, is not considered to directly engage the part.
(2) Note. Included herein is deformation by chemical or electrical explosion.
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2.5, for apparatus utilized in explosive bonding.
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428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, 940, for metallic stock material made by a process of this
