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Numerical Simulation of Resistance Spot Welding Process

Jamil A. Khan, Lijun Xu, Yuh-Jin Chao, Kirkland Broach
Pages 425-446 | Published online: 29 Oct 2010

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M Kondo, H Nagata, A Nishimura & H Kokawa. (2011) Degradation mechanism of electrode tip during resistance spot welding of aluminium alloy sheets. Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 16:2, pages 126-132.
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P. S. Wei & T. H. Wu. (2010) Effects of electrical current on transport processes in resistance spot welding. Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 15:6, pages 448-456.
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J. Shen, Y. S. Zhang & X. M. Lai. (2010) Influence of initial gap on weld expulsion in resistance spot welding of dual phase steel. Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 15:5, pages 386-392.
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S. Slama, J. Bessrour, M. Bouhafs & K. B. Ben Mahmoud. (2009) Numerical Distribution of Temperature as a Guide to Investigation of Melting Point Maximal Front Spatial Evolution During Resistance Spot Welding Using Boubaker Polynomials. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications 55:4, pages 401-408.
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Tahar Loulou, Philippe Le Masson & Philippe Rogeon. (2006) Thermal Characterization of Resistance Spot Welding. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals 49:6, pages 559-584.
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A. De, L. Dorn & K. Momeni. (2005) Probing the role of instantaneous current waveform in numerical modelling of resistance spot welding process. Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 10:3, pages 325-334.
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