There has been a substantial increase in the use of advanced high strength steel in automotive structures in the last few years. The usage of these materials is projected to grow significantly in the next 5–10 years with new safety and fuel economy regulations. These new materials have significant manufacturing challenges, particularly for welding and stamping. Proper understanding of the weldability of these materials is critical for successful application in future vehicle programs. This paper presents our production experience in use of DP600. Development work on the effect of weld tips on button size, and shrinkage voids due to different welding variables is discussed. The paper also provides recommendations from the current experimental knowledge base for applications on higher grades of steel (DP780 and beyond).


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Considerations for Spot Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Elliott, A. (author) / Joaquin, A. (author) / Wexler, A. (author) / Koganti, R. (author) / Subramaniam, S. (author) / Coon, T. (author)

    Conference:

    SAE 2006 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2006



    Publication date :

    2006-04-03




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Considerations for Spot Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels

    Subramaniam, S. / Koganti, R. / Joaquin, A. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2006


    Considerations for spot welding of advanced high strength steels

    Subramaniam,S. / Koganti,R. / Joaquin,A. et al. | Automotive engineering | 2006


    Friction stir spot welding of advanced high-strength steels - a feasibility study

    Feng,Z. / Steel,R.J. / Pan,T. et al. | Automotive engineering | 2005


    Friction Stir Spot Welding of Advanced High-Strength Steels - A Feasibility Study

    Kuo, M. / Santella, M. L. / Steel, R. J. et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 2005


    Resistance spot welding (RSW) of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) for automotive body construction

    Koganti, Ramakrishna / Angotti, Sergio / Joaquin, Armando et al. | Tema Archive | 2008