New parametric study of nugget size in resistance spot welding process using finite element method

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-157

  Eisazadeh, Hamid ^a   Hamedi, Mohsen ^b   Halvaee, Ayob ^b  

^a CHABAHAR MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b University of Theran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Automotive body strength; Nugget size; Resistance spot welding; Thermal electro mechanical coupled model analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE BODY; AUTOMOTIVE BODY STRENGTH; COUPLED MODELS; CURRENT INTENSITY; EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS; ELECTRODE FORCE; FAYING SURFACE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; NUGGET FORMATION; NUGGET SIZE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING; SHAPE AND SIZE; SHEET THICKNESS; THERMAL-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL COUPLED MODEL ANALYSIS; WELD NUGGETS; WELDING PARAMETERS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COUPLED CIRCUITS; ENGINE MOUNTINGS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RESISTANCE WELDING; SPOT WELDING; WELDING; WELDS;

WELDING ELECTRODES;

EID: 69749085133     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.06.042     Document Type: Article

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