Explosive Welding Clads Copper Aluminum Cathode Crimper Busbar
Explosive welding: The superior option for Clad
The explosive welding creates dissimilar metals into metallurgically bonded. Dissimilar metals are permanently joined for 100% electrical continuity, and demonstrate the characteristics of contiguous metal at the bond interface.
Electrical
The electrical resistance of a transition insert is nominally the series resistance of the components. There is no resistance increase or electrical conductivity loss associated with the bond or bonding process.
Temperature
The technology is tensile tested at the bond to exceed the strength of the aluminium. High purity aluminium is typically 85-90MPa in tensile strength, while the RUISEN explosive welding transition joints demonstrates a bond tensile strength of greater than 125MPa.
Strength
Aluminium-copper clad joints can operate safely at elevated temperatures. The parts have been tested to demonstrate tensile strengths greater than 100 MPa after 24 hours at 450°C. All parts have representative bend tests that depict the bond integrity and continuity. The bend testing consists of 3-4 mm slices of the insert cross section bent at 90 degrees at the bond interface. One hundred percent bonding will demonstrate no separations, pinholes, or tears at the interface