Comparing Laser Welding Technologies with Friction Stir Welding for Production of Aluminum Tailor-Welded Blanks

SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 537-544

  Hovanski, Yuri ^a   Carsley, John ^b   Carlson, Blair ^b   Hartfield Wunsch, Susan ^b   Pilli, Siva ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; FRICTION; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; WELDS;

ALUMINUM STAMPINGS; AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION; LASER WELDING TECHNOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; SINGLE PROCESS; TAILOR-WELDED BLANKS; WELD QUALITY;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 84898077056     PISSN: 19463979     EISSN: 19463987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2014-01-0791     Document Type: Article

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