Ultrasonic metal welding of AA 6022-T4 lap joints: Part I - Technological characterisation and static mechanical behaviour

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-115

  Annoni, M ^a   Carboni, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminium thin sheets; Lap joints; Static tensile shear strength; Ultrasonic spot welding; Welding parameters

Indexed keywords

COPPER WIRES; COST EFFECTIVE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR; HIGH-POWER ULTRASONICS; JOINING TECHNIQUES; LAP JOINT; LAP JOINTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING; SPOT WELDED; STATIC PERFORMANCE; STATIC TENSILE-SHEAR STRENGTH; TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISATION; THIN SHEET; ULTRASONIC METAL WELDING; WELDING PARAMETERS;

ALUMINUM; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; RESISTANCE WELDING; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPOT WELDING; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC WELDING; ULTRASONICS; WELDING; WIRE;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 79951961754     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: 13621718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1362171810Y.0000000014     Document Type: Article

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