WELDING MATERIAL ASSEMBLY WITH CONDUCTIVE FLEXIBLE CARRIER SHEET AND METHOD OF WELDING TUBULAR MEMBERS

摘要

A welding material assembly (12) is constructed and arranged to position a welding material (14) in electrically conductive relation between exterior surface portions of first and second weldable members (18, 22) at a location where the first and second weldable members (18, 22) are to be joined. The welding material assembly (12) includes at least one welding material member (14) mounted on flexible carrier sheet (16) in a predetermined arrangement with each welding material member (14) being constructed of an electrically conductive metallic welding material capable of melting when heated by application of an electrical current. Each welding material member (14) is mounted on the sheet (16) such that when the sheet (16) is placed between the exterior surfaces of the first and second weldable members (18, 22) to be welded, each welding material member (14) is electrically conductively disposed therebetween.