Estimation of current path area during small scale resistance spot welding of bulk metallic glass to stainless steel

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-142

  Fukumoto, S ^a   Soeda, A ^a   Yokoyama, Y ^b   Minami, M ^a   Matsushima, M ^a   Fujimoto, K ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current path area; Dynamic resistance; Equipotential surface; Fringing field; Microjoining; Resistance spot welding

Indexed keywords

CURRENT PATHS; DYNAMIC RESISTANCE; EQUIPOTENTIAL SURFACES; FRINGING FIELDS; MICRO-JOINING; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ESTIMATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; RESISTANCE WELDING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 84872470532     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: 17432936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1362171812Y.0000000085     Document Type: Article

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