Resistance spot welding (RSW) is frequently employed in current industrial occasions.
However, the process is multi-field coupled and highly nonlinear, and full of uncertainties …

ABSTRACT A lightweight multi-material combination of steel and aluminium alloy is
becoming a novel approach towards environmentally sustainable transport systems …

Resistance spot welding process (RSW) is one of important manufacturing processes in
automotive industry for assembling bodies. Quality and strength of the welds and therefore …

This paper discusses the development of a simulation model for Al-steel resistance spot
welding process, which directly couples the thermal, electrical and mechanical fields and …

This study characterizes the interfaces of Al-steel joints generated by resistance spot
welding (RSW) processes. Two types of intermetallic compound (IMC) layers at the interface …

This work focused on the effects of using different electrode combinations on the welding
process and welding quality during aluminum/steel resistance spot welding (RSW) process …

The resistance spot welding (RSW) process involves electrical, thermal, mechanical and
metallurgical fields and contact interactions across faying interfaces. The contact interactions …

Aluminum and steel dissimilar sound joints were fabricated using a 4.0 kW high-power
ultrasonic welder. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the joint resulting from …

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

In this paper, an external magnetic field was introduced to resistance spot welding (RSW) to
improve the weldability of A7N01 aluminum alloy. Comparative studies of the macro-and …