METHODS AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE THROUGH A COMPLIANT ELEMENT IN REACTIVE MULTILAYER JOINING AND RESULTING PRODUCT JOINED ACCORDING TO THIS METHOD

摘要

The invention includes a method of joining two components (102 103). The Method includes providing at least two components (102, 103) to be joined, a reactive multilayer foil (101), and a compliant element (2), placing the reactive multi­layer foil (101) between the at least two components (102, 103), applying pressure on the two components (102, 103) in contact with the reactive multi­layer foil (101) via the compliant element (2), and initiating a chemical trans­formation of the reactive multilayer foil (101) so as to physically join the at least two components (102, 103). The invention also includes two components (102, 103) joined using the aforementioned method.