A method and system for utilizing an interlocking dissimilar metal
component in the formation of a hard disk drive is disclosed. The method
provides a hard disk drive component having at least one interlocking
dissimilar metal component, the at least one interlocking dissimilar
metal component having at least two dissimilar metals on a single side.
The interlocking dissimilar metal component is utilized to provide a
similar materials weld location for coupling two dissimilar metals to a
single side surface of the at least one interlocking dissimilar metal
hard disk drive component.