Magnetohydrodynamic behaviors in a resistance spot weld nugget under different welding currents

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1507-1515

  Li, YongBing ^a,b   Lin, ZhongQin ^a   Hu, S Jack ^b   Chen, GuanLong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid flow; Heat transfer; Magnetic force; Resistance spot welding

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC WELDING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RESISTANCE WELDING; SPOT WELDING; WELDS;

ANALYSIS RESULTS; COUPLED MODELING; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; FAYING SURFACES; FLOW FIELDS; FLUID FLOW; FLUID FLOWING; HEAT TRANSFER; MAGNETIC FORCE; MULTI-PHYSICS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PHASE CHANGES; QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING; THERMAL FIELD; WELD NUGGET; WELDING CURRENTS; WELDING PROCESSES; WORKPIECE CONTACT;

WELDING;

EID: 49249139924     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-008-0115-8     Document Type: Article

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