Failure mode of spot welds: Interfacial versus pullout

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Chao, Y J ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; CRACKS; FRACTURE; SHEET METAL;

INTERFACIAL FAILURE;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 0037986560     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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