The invention relates to a pressure pad (22) for a
diffusion soldering device and / or
sintering device (10), wherein the pressure pad (22) can be inserted into a tool (12, 14), in particular an upper tool (12), of the
diffusion soldering device and / or
sintering device (10), said tool having at least one axially movable pressure
plunger (16), said pressure pad being designed to transmit an equilibrated compressive force to the at least one pressure
plunger (16). According to the invention, the pressure pad (22) is produced as a prefabricated exchange element, in particular by means of a separate
casting mould (42), wherein the pressure pad (22) comprises at least one
solid core (24), in particular a
metal core, said core being fastened at least in sections in or on a pressure-elastic and pourable pad material (26), in particular being cast-in or at least partially overmoulded or inserted, and wherein the
solid core (24) is designed and connected to the pad material (26), in particular is embedded in the pad material (26), such that the pressure pad (22) can be inserted into and removed from the tool (12, 14) by means of the
solid core (24), in particular without the use of tools. In secondary aspects, the invention relates to a pressure pad unit (20) equipped with the aforementioned pressure pad (22) for a pressure
plunger (16) of a lower or upper tool (12, 14), to a
casting mould (42), to a
casting device (44), and to a production and use method of a pressure pad (22).