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 …

Hot-stam** (HS) has emerged as an effective process for producing steel components
with ultra-high strength (UHSS) and complex geometries while minimizing or eliminating …

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 …

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

This study focuses on improving the mechanical performance of third-generation Q&P steel
resistance spot welds using a double-pulse welding cycle. Single and double-pulse welding …

Safety evaluation of resistance spot welds necessitates the accurate measurement of local
constitutive properties. This study employed miniature mechanical tests to investigate the …

The widespread adoption of ultra-high strength steels, due to their high bulk resistivity,
intensifies expulsion issues in resistance spot welding (RSW), deteriorating both the spot …

In this work, the mechanical properties and failure behaviors of resistance spot welds
(RSWs) were investigated under lap-shear (LS) loads. Different types (B1500HS …

This study consisted of a comparative evaluation of the mechanical properties and failure
behavior of QP980 steel with those of DP980 steel spot welds. Moreover, this paper …

Resistance spot welds of dual phase (DP) steels are prone to low fracture toughness due to
the formation of brittle martensitic structure in the fusion zone (FZ). In-process tempering of …