Statistical investigation of resistance spot welding quality using a two-stage, sliding-level experiment

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED

Volumn 11, Issue , 2000, Pages 89-96

  Li, Wei ^a   Cheng, Shaowei ^b   Hu, S Jack ^a   Shriver, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0039927698     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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