Adaptive resistance spot welding method that reduces the shunting effect

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 604-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyoung Yu ◽  
Mohd Faridh ◽  
Young Whan Park
2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Jafari Vardanjani ◽  
A. Araee ◽  
J. Senkara ◽  
J. Jakubowski ◽  
J. Godek

Abstract Few aspects of shunting effect have been studied so far. Shunting effect in resistance spot welding (RSW) occurs when the electrical current passes through the previous spot welds. Value of this current depends mostly on distance, number, and size of previous spot welds. This will cause some dimensional and metallurgical changes in welding nugget as well as heat affected zone (HAZ). In this study, shunting effect of RSW is considered by finite element method (FEM) and the results are compared to experiments performed on aluminum alloy 2219. Weld spacing together with welding current and time are considered to discover the effect of shunting current in the final quality of nugget. A three factor experiment design has been performed to find the significance of factors and interactive effects, as well as finite element model verification. Electrothermal and mechanical interactions are considered in the FEM. Experimental and numerical solutions have yielded similar results in terms of welding nugget properties. Asymmetry in electrical potential, temperature, stress distribution and geometry of shunted nugget is predicted and verified directly or indirectly. Intense effect of shunting current on nugget height, asymmetric growth of heat affected zone (HAZ) toward previous welding nugget, as well as concentration of alloying elements along grain boundaries are also discovered.


Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyoung Yu

Although short-pitch resistance spot welding (RSW) significantly increases vehicle body strength, its application has been limited because of the associated shunting effect. In this study, a reference-based adaptive RSW process intended to minimize the shunting effect was proposed, and a related RSW system that controls welding current and power was developed to implement the adaptive method. The proposed RSW method compensates for the heat input loss caused by the shunting effect based on the estimated weld pitch and reference data obtained under suitable welding conditions. An exponential model was developed using a unique indicator (i.e., the ratio of the adaptive welding heat input to the reference welding heat input until the reference welding power curve peak) to estimate the weld pitch. A logistic growth model was next developed based on the relationship of the nugget diameter, heat input, and weld pitch to estimate the heat input compensation. A unique strategy using power control with a modified reference power curve was applied to supply the calculated heat input compensation. The experimental results intended to validate the proposed adaptive RSW process indicated that the proposed process effectively reduced the shunting effect and produced an improved nugget shape relative to the conventional RSW process.


2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Jafari ◽  
Jacek Senkara ◽  
Alireza Arayee

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 907-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Jafari Vardanjani ◽  
A. Araee ◽  
J. Senkara ◽  
J. Jakubowski ◽  
J. Godek

POROS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Pradipta Satrio Wibisono

In the automotive industry, the latest breakthroughs and innovations are strongly influenced bymaintaining and increasing production results so that the use and application of technology is anabsolute must, as is welding technology. Thin sheet-shaped components are found in many car bodies.One of the methods used in joining plate sheets is to use the resistance spot welding method, which is awelding process that is only carried out at a certain point using copper electrodes. In the welding method,maintaining quality in order to produce products and services that can meet the needs and expectationsof consumers related to the product's life time or service. SPCC steel (Cold Roller Stell Sheet) is one ofthe most widely used materials in car body welding applications. The characteristics and mechanicalproperties of SPCC steel from the results of the three-sheet welding were examined using the parametersof welding current, welding time, welding distance. The results showed that the increase in current wouldaffect the diameter of the electrode traces and the nuggets that were formed. The greater the current used,the larger the diameter of the trail, so that the optimum pull-shear load is at a current of 6.5 kA at adistance of 20mm with a value of 365.53 MPa, also the highest hardness value is in the nugget area witha hardness value of 595, 14 HVN at a current of 6.5 kA and from the results of measuring grain diameterin microstructural testing for the HAZ area the best at a welding current of 6.5 kA. Because the smallerthe weld grain diameter, the greater the strength of the weld joint. Then the data from the results of theshear-shear test are analyzed using the Taguchi method, and the most effective parameters in the tensilesheartest with a combination of A (6.5) B (1.5) C (15) and from the experimental results for tensile loads.slide obtained 397 MPa.


Author(s):  
Arian Ghandi ◽  
Morteza Shamanian ◽  
Ahmad Rezaeian ◽  
Mohamad Reza Salmani ◽  
Jerzy A. Szpunar

Author(s):  
Habib Lebbal ◽  
Lahouari Boukhris ◽  
Habib Berrekia ◽  
Abdelkader Ziadi

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Yasser Rihan ◽  
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S. Ayyad ◽  
M.I. Elamy ◽  
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