An apparatus and process are provided for forming a two-metal flat bonded
article. A flat metal sheet in solid form is placed in the indention of a
heat resistant plate. A second heat resistant plate is placed over the
flat metal sheet in the indentation to form a flat metal sheet enclosure.
The flat metal sheet enclosure is placed in a U-shaped inductor assembly
embedded with a solenoidal induction coil. Supply of alternating current
to the solenoidal induction coil inductively heats the flat metal sheet
after which the sheet is withdrawn from the inductor assembly. The second
heat resistant plate is removed and a bond metal in liquid form is placed
over the top surface of the flat metal sheet in the indentation so that
the two-metal flat bonded article is formed as the bond metal solidifies.