Laser beam weld bonding of AA5754 for automobile structures

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Messler Jr , R W ^a   Bell, J ^b   Craigue, O ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonding; Aluminum alloys; Automobile assembly; Laser beam welding; Static and dynamic properties; Weld bonding

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; AUTOMOBILE FRAMES; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BONDING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; WELDS;

ADHESIVE BONDING; COACH PEEL; LASER BEAM WELD BONDING; STATIC SHEAR;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0038142320     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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