Fatigue behavior of spot welded high-strength sheet steels

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Rathbun, R W ^a   Matlock, D K ^a   Speer, J G ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Fatigue resistance; Sheet steel; Spot welding; Tensile shear strength

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SPOT WELDING; STEEL SHEET; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

AUTOMOTIVE HIGH STRENGTH SHEET STEEL; SPOT WELDS;

WELDS;

EID: 0041761781     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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