Statistical models for spot welding of commercial aluminium sheets

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1589-1610

  Darwish, S M ^a   Al Dekhial, S D ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SHEET; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; SHEET METAL; SPOT WELDING; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACES;

RESPONSE SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 0033212460     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(99)00010-3     Document Type: Article

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