New apparatus and method for forming tailor welded blanks

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Kinsey, Brad ^a   Liu, Zhihong ^a   Cao, Jian ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAM WELDING; MECHANISMS; METAL FORMING; SHEET METAL; STAMPING; WELDS;

CLAMPING FORCE; DEEP-DRAWING PROCESS; HYDRAULIC MECHANISM; MANUFACTURING COST; STAMPINGS; TAILOR-WELDED BLANKS; VEHICLE WEIGHTS; WELD LINES;

DRAWING (FORMING);

EID: 85072446109     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-0681     Document Type: Conference Paper

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