The invention discloses a transition 
liquid phase diffusion bonding method for additive manufacturing stainless steel and 
zirconium alloy, which comprises the following steps of: (1) sequentially stacking a high-temperature-resistant spacer, 
zirconium alloy, 
copper foil, 
nickel foil, additive manufacturing stainless steel and a high-temperature-resistant spacer in sequence to form a whole to be welded; (2) the whole to be welded is placed in a vacuum 
diffusion furnace cavity, vacuumizing is conducted, the 
diffusion welding temperature ranges from 880 DEG C to 980 DEG C, the 
diffusion welding pressure ranges from 0.5 MPa to 3 MPa, and the heat preservation time ranges from 60 min to 90 min; the thicknesses of the 
copper foil and the 
nickel foil are 30 microns to 50 microns; according to the method, the 
copper foil and the 
nickel foil are introduced between the 
zirconium alloy and the additive manufacturing stainless steel, so that the 
generation number of brittle phases in a 
diffusion welding joint is reduced to a certain extent, the 
residual stress of a connecting interface of the additive manufacturing stainless steel and the 
zirconium alloy can be effectively reduced, the generation of cracks is inhibited, and the comprehensive 
mechanical property of the 
welding joint is improved; and the 
shear strength result of the joint shows that the 
shear strength is greater than 90 MPa.