Fatigue is the most critical failure mode of spot-welded joints in automobiles. Although various approaches have been proposed for fatigue life estimation of spot welds, a practical tool for spot weld....
The nodal force based Battelle structural stress method has shown its mesh insensitivity in the stress analysis of spot welds as well as fusion welds. In the conventional structural stress simulation ....
Friction stir blind riveting (FSBR) is a new process for joining automotive light alloys based on aluminium and magnesium. During FSBR, a blind rivet, rotating at high speed (typically 2000-12000 rpm)....
In Laser Transmission Welding (LTW), a laser beam passes through a transparent part and is dissipated as heat in an absorbent material through the use of laser-absorbing pigments such as carbon black ....
Fatigue behavior of dissimilar ultrasonic spot welds in lap-shear specimens of magnesium AZ31B-H24 and hot-dipped-galvanized mild steel sheets is investigated based on experimental observations, close....
In this paper, the fatigue behavior of laser welds in lap-shear specimens of non-galvanized SAE J2340 300Y high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel sheets is investigated based on experimental observation....
The inspection of steel welds is a requirement in many safety critical applications, with X-rays offering an excellent visual aid in quality monitoring of such parts. In order to penetrate the steel a....
This paper proposes an alternative methodology to construct a dynamic failure model of spot welds under combined axial and shear loading conditions for auto-body crash analyses performing cross-tensio....
Failure modes of spot friction welds in cross-tension specimens of aluminum 6061-T6 sheets are first investigated based on experimental observations. Optical and scanning electron micrographs of the w....
