Numerical study of thermal modeling of resistance spot welding utilizing coupled thermal-electrical-mechanical analysis

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 364-3, Issue , 1999, Pages 395-402

  Xu, Lijun ^a   Khan, Jamil A ^a   Chao, Yuh Jin ^a   Broach, Kirkland ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BINARY ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

THERMAL ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL MODEL; WELD PROCESS SIMULATION;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 0033346689     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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