A new solid-state joining process for medical guidewire applications increases joint strength, provides superior bending properties, and does not require tertiary metals or ferrules. This process may be a superior method to create joints between dissimilar metals such as stainless steel and Nitinol.

Mechanical spot-joining methods such as self-pierce riveting (SPR) enable the use of different material combinations in vehicle design. The SPR technique provides a robust joint that often outperforms clinching and spot welding under both static and fatigue conditions, while providing fast cycle times and zero waste.

Active metal brazing played a key role in the development and fabrication of a modified beam target for particle-physics experiments conducted by Fermilab. The new target consists of a titanium tube filled with stacked graphite fins that were bonded in place by means of active metal brazing. This article describes the vacuum process and the methods used to evaluate the brazed titanium-graphite joints.