A statistical analysis of expulsion limits in resistance spot welding

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 501-510

  Zhang, Hongyan ^a   Hu, S Jack ^a   Senkara, Jacek ^a   Cheng, Shaowei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0040423175     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1285873     Document Type: Article

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