Novel forming technology for tailor-welded blanks

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-153

  Kinsey, Brad ^a   Liu, Zhihong ^a   Cao, Jian ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; SHEET METAL; STRAIN; WELDING;

CLAMPING METHOD; TAILOR-WELDED BLANKS;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 0033888443     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(99)00412-4     Document Type: Article

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