Joining techniques for aluminum spaceframes used in automobiles. Part I - solid and liquid phase welding

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-71

  Barnes, T A ^a   Pashby, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AUTOMOBILE FRAMES; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

SPACEFRAME STRUCTURES;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 0033908096     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(99)00367-2     Document Type: Article

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