[HTML][HTML] A review of the current automotive manufacturing practice from an energy perspective

A Giampieri, J Ling-Chin, Z Ma, A Smallbone… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The automotive industry is facing on-going challenges to improve the sustainability of its
manufacturing processes and vehicle emissions due to economic, environmental …

Prospects of laser welding technology in the automotive industry: A review

KM Hong, YC Shin - Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The prospects for the use of lightweight materials (aluminum alloys, magnesium alloys, and
titanium alloys) in high volume vehicle manufacturing are discussed. Laser welding of …

Advances in friction stir spot welding

Z Shen, Y Ding, AP Gerlich - Critical Reviews in Solid State and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is a variation of linear Friction Stir Welding (FSW), which
was invented to compete with resistance spot welding (RSW) and riveting of lightweight …

Overview of recent advances of process analysis and quality control in resistance spot welding

K Zhou, P Yao - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

A review of advances in resistance spot welding of automotive sheet steels: emerging methods to improve joint mechanical performance

IA Soomro, SR Pedapati, M Awang - The International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The use of resistance spot welding (RSW) in the automotive industry is by far the most
preferred and widely used joining technique for sheet metal parts and is likely to continue for …

A review on resistance spot welding of aluminum alloys

SM Manladan, F Yusof, S Ramesh, M Fadzil… - … International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents a review on the resistance spot welding (RSW) of Al/Al alloys, Al
alloys/steel, Al/Mg alloys, and Al/Ti alloys, with focus on structure, properties, and …

Applications of ultrasonic testing and machine learning methods to predict the static & fatigue behavior of spot-welded joints

N Amiri, GH Farrahi, KR Kashyzadeh… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic Testing (UT) is one of the well-known Non-Destructive Techniques (NDT) of spot-
weld inspection in the advanced industries, especially in automotive industry. However, the …

A review of electromagnetic processing of materials (EPM): Heating, sintering, joining and forming

M Biesuz, T Saunders, D Ke, MJ Reece, C Hu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electricity is an efficient form of energy, and the growing interest in electricity-assisted
manufacturing is motivated by its inherent energy saving and reduced environmental impact …

A review on welding of high strength oil and gas pipeline steels

SK Sharma, S Maheshwari - Journal of Natural Gas Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Owing to the findings of new locations for crude oil and natural gas, the need of high
strength materials that can be used for pipes and their joining has gained paramount …

Mechanical properties and failure behavior of resistance spot welded third-generation advanced high strength steels

M Shojaee, ARH Midawi, B Barber… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Third generation advanced high strength steels are candidates for application in lightweight
automotive components due to their remarkable combination of high strength and high …