Static and Fatigue Behavior of Spot-Welded 5182-0 Aluminum Alloy Sheet

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Gean, A ^a   Westgate, S A ^b   Kucza, J C ^a   Ehrstrom, J C ^a  

^a ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

^b TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminum Sheet; Automotive; Electrode Force; Fatigue Strength; Resistance Welding; Shear Strength; Spot Weld

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM SHEET; AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; POROSITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; WELDING ELECTRODES; WELDS;

ELECTRODE FORCE; STATIC SHEAR TESTING;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 0033097786     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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