Strength assessment of spot-welded sheets of interstitial free steels

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1995-2007

  Mukhopadhyay, G ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^b   Ray, K K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b TATA STEEL LTD   (India)

Author keywords

Fusion zone; Heat affected zone; Interstitial free steel; Nugget diameter; Spot weld; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ELECTRIC WELDING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; SPOT WELDING; STEEL; STEEL METALLURGY; STEEL SHEET; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRENGTHENING (METAL); TANKERS (SHIPS); TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDS;

ALLOY CHEMISTRIES; BASE METALS; CAPACITY INCREASES; CONSTANT RATIOS; FUSION ZONE; INTERSTITIAL FREE STEEL; NUGGET DIAMETER; NUGGET SIZES; OPENING MODES; SLIDING MODES; SPOT-WELD; STRENGTH ASSESSMENTS; STRENGTH VALUES; THIN SHEETS; WELDING CURRENTS;

WELDING;

EID: 58249125576     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.04.065     Document Type: Article

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