Resistance spot welding of aluminum alloy to steel with transition material - From process to performance - Part I: Experimental study

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Sun, X ^a   Stephens, E V ^b   Khaleel, M A ^b   Shao, H ^c   Kimchi, M ^c  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum Alloy; Aluminum Clad Steel; Dissimilar Metals Joining; Nugget Growth; Spot Welding; Transition Material; Weld Dynamic Strength; Weld Fatigue Strength; Weld Strength

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM-CLAD STEEL; DISIMILAR METALS JOINING; NUGGET GROWTH; TRANSITION MATERIALS; WELD DYNAMIC STRENGTH; WELD FATIGUE STRENGTH; WELD STRENGTH;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BRITTLENESS; COLD ROLLING; CORROSION; ELECTRODES; ENERGY ABSORPTION; INTERMETALLICS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RESISTANCE WELDING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STEEL;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 3042692649     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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