金属可以通过高速碰撞结合在一起，在碰撞线之前产生瞬时压力。这种“上游”压力导致形成射流，射流包含每种金属的表面，并在高压下将内部材料聚集在一起。这种碰撞可能会产生三种类型的结合区，每种结合区都是完全冶金的；直接金属对金属，均匀熔化层，或以波形排列的这些的混合物。最后一种是商业应用的首选。 爆炸粘接可用于包覆金属板或制作某些类型的接头。本文综述了产生键合所需的动态条件、键合区的性质、爆炸键合在包覆和连接中的应用，以及爆炸键合材料的性能，尤其是包覆金属的性能。

Metals can be bonded together by high velocity collisions in which transient pressure is produced ahead of the collision line. This "upstream" pressure results in the formation of a jet which contains the surfaces of each metal and serves to bring together internal material under high pressure. Three types of bond zones, each completely metallurgical, may result from such collisions; direct metal-to-metal, uniform melted layer, or a mixture of these arranged in a wave pattern. The last of these is preferred for commercial applications. Explosion bonding may be used as a means to clad metal plates or to make certain types of joints. This paper reviews the dynamic conditions required to produce bonding, the nature of the bond zones, the utility of explosive bonding for cladding and joining, and the properties of explosively bonded materials, particularly those of clad metals.