A　commercially　pure　aluminum　1060　tube　flyer　and　an　AISI　304　stainless　steel　bar　were　joined　using　various　magnetic　pulse　welding　parameters　(discharge　voltage,　radial　gap,　overlap　length).　The　results　revealed　that　the　local　bonding　strength　distribution　along　the　axial　direction　of　the　joint　is　a　U-shape　curve.　Moreover,　the　joint　could　be　divided　into　three　zones　(Zones　I,　II,　and　III)　along　this　direction.　The　middle　part　of　the　joint　(Zone　II)　was　actually　a　non-effective　bonding　zone,　whereas　Zones　I　and　III　were　effective　bonding　zones.　Furthermore,　when　the　overlap　length　was　reduced,　the　impacting　mode　of　the　magnetic　pulse　welding　changed　from　＇doubleorientation＇　to　＇single-orientation＇,　and　the　non-effective　bonding　zone　could　be　prevented　by　reducing　the　overlap　length　to　6　mm.　In　addition,　the　overall　bonding　strength　of　the　joint　increased　with　increasing　discharge　voltage,　but　decreased　with　increasing　radial　gap.