The use of multi-materials structures is nowadays one of the most sought solutions to
decrease weight and reduce both emission of greenhouse gases and fuel consumption in …

Dissimilar joining of aluminium and steel, especially using resistance spot welding as a
critical process in vehicle manufacturing, is a key challenge for multi-materials lightweight …

Purpose Resistance spot welding (RSW) is an essential process in the automobile sector to
join the components. The steel is the principal material utilized in car generation because of …

In this work, an innovative hybrid resistance spot-laser welding process, which first conducts
resistance spot welding of aluminum and steel dissimilar materials, followed by laser spot …

Heat input and high strain rate deformation during friction stir welding of aluminum and steel
resulted in the diffusion-based formation of a Fe x Al y intermetallic compound (IMC) layer …

This paper presents a comprehensive study of the metallurgical challenges of welding
dissimilar metals. It also describes the important factors in dissimilar welding which need to …

This paper confirmed the formation mechanism of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in Al/steel
resistance spot welds with transmission electron microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction …

Multi-material design is a viable approach to reduce fuel consumption as well as
environmentally unfriendly gas emissions. Aluminum is being increasingly used to replace …

The combination of aluminium (Al) and steel is a promising solution in the automotive
industry for reducing the weight of automotive body structure and fuel consumption. The …

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 …