Joining process, joined article, and process of fabricating a joined article

摘要

Joining process 100, joined article 501, and process of fabricating a joined article 501 are disclosed. The joining process 100 includes providing a consumable electrode 101 comprising a first material 103 and a second material 105, melting the consumable electrode 101 by a current-induced melting or remelting, and re-solidifying the first material 103 and the second material 105 to form a dissimilar ingot 109 having a first region 119 being a re-solidification of the first material 103 and a second region 121 being a re-solidification of the second material 105. The joined article 501 includes the first region and the second region; the dissimilar ingot 109 at least partially defines the joined article. The process of fabricating includes providing the dissimilar ingot 109, positioning the dissimilar ingot 109 within a die, and applying force from the die to compress the dissimilar ingot 109, thereby forming the joined article 501.