Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) in Zn-coated steels is a serious issue in automotive
design. The risk of rising LME surface cracks in resistance spot welding (RSW) of Zn-coated …

Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) can have a significant effect on the mechanical properties
of resistance spot welding (RSW) advanced high strength steels (AHSS). An understanding …

To improve automotive fuel economy, automobile manufacturers are minimizing the weight
of the body-in-white. To do this, they are adopting new 3rd generation advanced high …

Zinc coatings are generally utilized for manufacturing corrosion-resistant advanced high-
strength steels (AHSS). However, in new third generation AHSS (3G-AHSS), zinc from the …

Zinc-coated ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS) sheets are highly susceptible to liquid metal
embrittlement (LME) during resistance spot welding. However, systematic understanding on …

Advanced high strength steels (AHSS) used in automotive structural components are
commonly protected using zinc coatings. However, the steel/zinc system creates the …

Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) cracking can occur during resistance spot welding (RSW)
in zinc-coated advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) for automotive production. In this …

The liquid metal embrittlement (LME) defect in the Zn-coated high-strength steels is
intimately associated with the formation of Fe-Zn intermetallic compounds (IMCs). The …

During the spot welding process, it is always possible to be made defects, and the most
important reasons for defects can be due to incorrect settings of current, force, and time. In …

Third generation (GEN3) advanced high-strength steels are increasingly used to reduce
vehicle body structure weight for improved fuel economy. Zinc-induced liquid metal …