A review on dissimilar laser welding of steel-copper, steel-aluminum, aluminum-copper, and steel-nickel for electric vehicle battery manufacturing

A Sadeghian, N Iqbal - Optics & Laser Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The electric vehicle (EV) battery systems are complex assemblies of dissimilar materials in
which battery cells are connected using several thousand interconnect joints. Every single …

Application of ultrasonic vibrations in welding and metal processing: A status review

S Kumar, CS Wu, GK Padhy, W Ding - Journal of manufacturing processes, 2017 - Elsevier
This review paper aims to introduce systematic in-depth analysis of diversified aspects of
ultrasonic application in metal joining and processing including its limitations, future …

Insight Understanding of External Pressure on Lithium Plating in Commercial Lithium‐Ion Batteries

H Yu, L Wang, Z Zhang, Y Li, S Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs), as efficient electrochemical energy storage devices,
have been successfully commercialized. Lithium plating at anodes has been attracting …

A state-of-the-art review on solid-state metal joining

W Cai, G Daehn, A Vivek, J Li… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper aims at providing a state-of-the-art review of an increasingly important class of
joining technologies called solid-state (SS) welding, as compared to more conventional …

Impact of ultrasonic welding on multi-layered Al–Cu joint for electric vehicle battery applications: A layer-wise microstructural analysis

S Dhara, A Das - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2020 - Elsevier
Multi-layered aluminium (Al) tabs to copper (Cu) busbar joints are increasingly being used
for electric vehicle (EV) battery applications. Being a solid-state joining process, ultrasonic …

A review of laser welding for aluminium and copper dissimilar metals

B Ma, X Gao, Y Huang, PP Gao, Y Zhang - Optics & Laser Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Dissimilar metal composite structures have been used in a wide range of applications to
meet the requirements of lightness, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, and thermal …

Interfacial microstructure evolution and weld formation during ultrasonic welding of Al alloy to Cu

HT Fujii, H Endo, YS Sato, H Kokawa - Materials Characterization, 2018 - Elsevier
Dissimilar welds of Al alloy 1050 to Cu were prepared via ultrasonic spot welding in order to
understand the formation of welds and interfacial microstructures. To observe oxide layer …

Dynamic Weld evolution during ultrasonic welding of Cu–Al joints

Q Ma, C Song, J Zhou, L Zhang, H Ji - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although ultrasonic welding of dissimilar metals has been widely applied in the automotive
and electronic industries, the dynamic weld evolution, including deformation, breakage, and …

Texture and intermetallic compounds of the Cu/Al dissimilar joints by high power ultrasonic welding

J Liu, B Cao, J Yang - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2022 - Elsevier
The welded joints of copper (Cu) to aluminum (Al) were increasingly being used for electric
vehicle battery applications. To better understanding the interface connection mechanism of …

Characterization of weld attributes in ultrasonic welding of short carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites

K Wang, D Shriver, Y Li, M Banu, SJ Hu, G **ao… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic welding is a well-known technique for joining thermoplastics and has recently
been introduced for joining carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites. However …