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The effects of stable surface oxides on the interface morphologies and stre
ngths of aluminium diffusion bonds are reviewed. Previous approaches, propo
sed to overcome problems with surface oxides when joining aluminium alloys
and composites, are described and compared for both solid-state diffusion b
onding and conventional transient liquid-phase diffusion bonding. Non-conve
ntional joining methods, particularly the new method of temperature-gradien
t transient liquid-phase diffusion bonding and its capability of producing
high-strength bonds reliably, also are considered. Copyright (C) 2001 John
Wiley & Sons, Ltd.