This blog is a short summary of a published comprehensive research work titled: "Peculiar Roles of Nickel Diffusion in Intermetallic Compound Formation at the Dissimilar Metal Interface of Magnesium to Steel Spot Welds" Authored by Luke Walker, Carolin Fink,...
Urbanization and waning interest in vehicle ownership point to new transport opportunities in megacities around the world. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) – characterized by autonomous, ride-sharing-friendly EVs – can be the comfortable, economical, sustainable transport...
This article is the summary of a paper entitled, "Weld Nugget Penetration of a Four-Sheet Resistance Spot Welding Advanced High-Strength Steels", by K. Namola, et al.N-11 Experimental Weld Nugget Penetration The study analyzes the effect of electrode size and...
This article summarizes a paper entitled, "Higher than Expected Strengths from Dissimilar Configuration Advanced High-Strength Steel Spot Welds", by E. Biro, et al.B-6 This study shows that the cross tension strength (CTS) is always higher than the strength expected...
A variety of steel grades are used to manufacture vehicle body structures and closures. Welding dissimilar Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) in three and four layer stack-ups requires special considerations. In this section of the Guidelines are articles...
This article is the summary of a paper entitled, "HAZ Softening of RSW of 3T Dissimilar Steel Stack-up", Y. Lu., et al.L-15 Electromechanical Model The study discusses the development of a 3D fully coupled thermo-electromechanical model for RSW of a three sheet (3T)...