Interfacial microstructure and mechanical property of resistance spot welded joint of high strength steel and aluminium alloy with 4047 AlSi12 interlayer

Materials and Design

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 186-194

  Zhang, Weihua ^a   Sun, Daqian ^b   Han, Lijun ^c   Liu, Dongyang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^b Jilin University   (China)

^c FAW Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Dissimilar material welded joints; Interfacial microstructure; Interlayer; Mechanical property; Resistance spot welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BRAZING; DISSIMILAR MATERIALS; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; IRON COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESISTANCE WELDING; SILICON; WELDING;

DIRECT CURRENT RESISTANCE; INTERFACIAL MICROSTRUCTURE; INTERLAYER; INTERLAYER THICKNESS; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUND LAYER; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING; SPOT-WELDED JOINTS;

WELDS;

EID: 84892551890     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.12.045     Document Type: Article

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