Heat evolution and nugget formation of resistance spot welding under multi-pulsed current waveforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 111 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 3583-3595
Author(s):  
Yaqiong Wang ◽  
Zhenghua Rao ◽  
Fengjiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Spot Welding ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Heat Evolution ◽  
Pulsed Current ◽  
Resistance Spot ◽  
Nugget Formation

Experimental Investigation on Solid State Resistance Spot Welding

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhijun Wu ◽  
Guanlin Zhang ◽  
Bingxu Wang ◽  
Kelvin Shih
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Resistance Spot Welding ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Thin Sheet ◽  
Welding Current ◽  
Sheet Metals ◽  
Resistance Spot ◽  
Nugget Formation ◽  
State Resistance

Resistance Spot Welding (RSW) is one of the most common and dominant technologies utilized in the automotive industry to join the thin sheet metals together, and expulsion is a common phenomenon during the operation. How to ensure the high quality nugget formation and joining performance is essential to ensure the quality and integrity of structures. In this study, solid state resistance spot welding is introduced in order to prevent expulsion. The effect of welding current and welding time on the mechanical performance of the solid state RSW in terms of nugget size, tensile performance and nugget formation will be investigated experimentally by using steel sheet metals. Microstructure and micro-hardness of the nugget cross-section will be evaluated as well.

scholarly journals Effect of Zinc Coating on Delay Nugget Formation in Dissimilar DP600 - AISI304 Welded Joints Obtained by the Resistance Spot Welding Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Pérez de la Parte ◽  
Alejandro Espinel Hernández ◽  
Mario César Sánchez Orozco ◽  
Angel Sánchez Roca ◽  
Emilio Jiménez Macias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Welded Joints ◽  
Resistance Spot Welding ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Zinc Coating ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Dynamic Resistance ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Resistance Spot ◽  
Nugget Formation ◽  
Resistance Curves

Abstract This paper researches the effect of zinc coating of galvanized DP600 steel on the dynamic resistance and the delayed nugget formation of dissimilar DP600 - AISI304 welded joints, obtained with resistance spot welding process (RSW). The RSW evaluations consisted of determining, from the dynamic resistance curves, the time involved in the different stages of the process, particularly the beginning of nugget formation. The experimental results showed that, from the dynamic resistance curves, it is possible to identify 8 distinct stages during the welding of galvanized DP600 steel and AISI304 stainless steel. In the case of the welding of uncoated DP600 steel with AISI304, only 6 stages are identified (except for stages 2 and 3), which are directly related to the heating, softening and melting of the galvanic coating. The energy used in stages 2 and 3, causes a delay in the beginning of nugget formation for welded joints obtained with galvanized DP600 steel compared to uncoated DP600 - AISI304 welded joints, reaching values between 37.28 ms and 52.29 ms for the welding conditions analyzed. Monitoring the time duration of stages 2 and 3, as defined from the analysis of the dynamic resistance curves, could be used as a tool to predict the beginning of nugget formation in the welding of galvanized steels, to avoid undesirable phenomena such as expulsion and to guarantee the quality of the welded joints.

Weld nugget formation in resistance spot welding of new lightweight sandwich material

2015 ◽  
Vol 80 (5-8) ◽  
pp. 1137-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sagüés Tanco ◽  
C. V. Nielsen ◽  
A. Chergui ◽  
W. Zhang ◽  
N. Bay
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Spot Welding ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Weld Nugget ◽  
Resistance Spot ◽  
Nugget Formation
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