A theoretical study on electrical and thermal response in resistance spot welding

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 233-s

  Na, S J ^a   Park, S W ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contact Resistance; Dynamic Resistance; Experimental Results; FEM; RSW; Sheet Metal; Simulation; Temperature Distribution; Thermoelectric Model; Welding Cycle

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT RESISTANCE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEET METAL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOELECTRICITY; WELDS;

CONTACT FORCE; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CONTAMINATING FILMS; DYNAMIC RESISTANCE; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING; THERMOELECTRIC MODEL; WELD NUGGET; WELDING CYCLE;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 0030215993     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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