Effects of sheet surface conditions on electrode life in resistance welding aluminum

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Li, Z ^a   Hao, C ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Zhang, H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Electrode life; Resistance weld; Surface condition

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE LIFE; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING MACHINES; RESISTANCE WELDS; SURFACE CONDITION;

ALLOYING; ALUMINUM SHEET; ELECTRODES; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; RESISTANCE WELDING MACHINES;

RESISTANCE WELDING;

EID: 34247160443     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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