Numerical study on the effect of electrode force in small-scale resistance spot welding

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3 SPEC, 2003, Pages 635-641

  Chang, B H ^a   Zhou, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact radius; Current density; Electrode force; Finite element method; Small scale resistance spot welding; Temperature profiles

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

SMALL SCALE RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING (SSRSW);

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 0038110554     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00613-7     Document Type: Article

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