Influence of lubricants on electrode life in resistance spot welding of aluminum alloys

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Rashid, M ^a   Fukumoto, S ^a   Medley, J B ^a   Villafuerte, J ^b   Zhou, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CenterLine Windsor Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Electrode degradation; Electrode life; Lubricants; Resistance spot welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM SHEET; ELECTRODES; HEAT GENERATION; RESISTANCE WELDING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRODE DEGRADATION; ELECTRODE LIFE; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING;

LUBRICANTS;

EID: 33947273569     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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