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61 articles for “resistance welding”
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Micro Crack Formation in High Frequency-Electric Resistance Welding
Abstract: The present paper discusses about the formation of micro cracks in base metal adjacent to the weld area during High Frequency-Electric Resistance Welding (HF-ERW) of 10'' outside diameter pipe. The micro crack formation has been analyzed with respect to chemical composition, microstructure, inclusion level, welding parameters and angle of weld flow lines.
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 32–39 Read article
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Investigate Effect of Process Parameter of Resistance Seam Welding on CRCA Fuel Tank: A Review
Abstract: The seam welding is one of the most popular welding techniques used in industries for leakproof welding joints. This basically uses a non-consumable welding electrode in the form ofwheel. The input parameters in seam welding play a significant role in deciding the weldquality, strength, cost and speed. Most of the times, manufacturer faces a problem to selectoptimum process parameters for a good quality weld. This paper will present the effect …
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 14–18 Read article
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Review on Evaluation Techniques Such as DOE and ANN Used for Evaluate Heat Flow Parameters for Resistance Spot Welding
Abstract: Resistance spot welding is a widely used process of metal joining in industries. In resistance spot welding process, the time of welding is very little so, during welding process maintenance of high accuracy and precision is very difficult. Resistance spot welding has a wide application in automobile industry, household and domestic appliances manufacturing industry and fabrication industry like air craft manufacturing industry. For better output quality of product, save time …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 26–32 Read article
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Investigation and Optimization of Resistance Spot Welding Parameters for Stainless Steel
Abstract: The present work examines the significant impact of resistance spot welding (RSW) process parameters on the properties and efficacy of connections created in sheets of 316L stainless steel. This study examines the intricate relationship between welding parameters, investigating their influence on the microstructure, mechanical characteristics, and overall efficacy of welded connections. By employing a methodical experimental methodology, this study thoroughly investigates the impact of different factors in resistance spot welding …
Published in Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2025 · pp. 15–21 Read article
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Resistance Spot Welding of Aluminum Alloy with Reference of Mechanical Properties and Microstructure: A Review
Abstract: This paper presents review on the resistance welding of Al to Al, Al to Mg, Al to Al with steel as an interlayer with focus of mechanical properties and microstructure. Major barrier for the aluminum welding is the surface oxide layer which induces higher resistance for the welding of resistance spot welding. It results in the immediate tip wear of electrode and also gives effect on the properties of weld …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Study of Shear Strength and Hardness of Resistance Spot Welding for Automotive Applications
Abstract: Resistance spot welding is the most popular process used in automotive and aerospace for joining of sheet metals of different thicknesses, shapes, and materials. There has been already much research done on the resistance spot welding. This review paper gives an overview of the performance of resistance spot welds in an automobile. For this, AWS D8.9M:2012 (Test Methods for Evaluating the resistance spot welding behaviour for automotive steel sheet materials) …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Evaluation of Real Time Data Acquisition of Temperature for Resistance Spot Welding
Abstract: Resistance spot welding is a popular metal joining process which is widely used in automobile industry, household and domestic appliances manufacturing industry and fabrication industry like air craft manufacturing industries [1]. Experimental investigation has been carried out on inner and outer sleeve which is used in stove manufacturing industry. Material taken is stainless steel SS304 for experiment having thickness 0.5 mm. Experimental investigation of real time temperature measurement and thermal …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 6–10 Read article
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Modelling of Spot Weld Features Using Solid Works and Experimental Modal Analysis of Resistance Spot Welded Thin Sheets of Low Carbon Steel Panels
Abstract: Resistance Spot Welding of thin (RSW) low carbon steel sheets are widely used in automotive, aero-space sectors, furniture, medical equipments, packaging and electronics industries. Although, RSW is well established for low thickness sheets and static design guidelines are well defined, the dynamic analysis of spot welded panels has not been studied in detail. In this paper, solid modeling is done using Solid Works incorporating all the spot weld geometrical features …
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 29–39 Read article
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Evaluation of Heat Flow Parameters of Resistance Spot Welding for Stainless Steel SS304
Abstract: Resistance spot welding is a popular metal joining process, which is widely used in automobile industry, household and domestic appliances manufacturing industry and fabrication industry like air craft manufacturing industries [1, 2]. Experimental investigation was carried out on inner and outer sleeve, which is used in stove manufacturing industry. Material taken was stainless steel SS304 having thickness 0.5 mm for experiment. Experimental investigation was based on two defects, which are …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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A Review on effect of sandwich material on mechanical properties of resistance spot welding
Abstract: Resistance spot welding (RSW) is metal surface joining process. in which contacting metal are joining by the heat obtained from electric current. It is generally used for fabricating sheet metal assemblies such as automobile part, truck cabins, rail vehicles and home applications due to its advantages in welding efficiency. A study will be conducting to investigate the mechanical properties of sandwich material. In this work, an attempt is made to …
Published in Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 32–35 Read article
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Ultrasonic Pulse Echo Inspection in Resistance Spot Welding for Stainless Steel SS304
Abstract: Resistance spot welding is a popular metal joining process which is widely used in automobile industry, household and domestic appliances manufacturing industry, and fabrication industry like air craft manufacturing industries [10]. Experimental investigation carried is out on inner and outer sleeve which is used in stove manufacturing industry. Material taken is stainless steel SS304 for experiment having thickness 0.5 mm. Experimental investigation is based on two defects which are interfacial …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 40–43 Read article
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An experimental study of Resistance Spot Welding with CRCA sheet
Abstract: Resistance Spot Welding is prime process in automotive industries for joining metal sheets. Different materials are used for making automobile body. Now-a-days, cold rolled closed annealed(CRCA) sheets are used. In this paper, CRCA sheets for 1 mm. thickness is used for experimentation. D.O.E. is used and Input-output parameters are taken according to AWS D8.9M:2012 standard. Results are compared and final result having optimum output parameter is selected.
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Analysis of Nugget Diameter in Resistance Spot Welding
Abstract: In a manufacturing industry, there are many operations performed on daily basis which may be automatic or manual. Welding is one of them specifically spot welding which is nowadays an inevitable part of manufacturing industry and specifically an industry which is manufacturing parts from sheet metal. This industry requires high production machines with higher reliability. Basically, in spot welding there is no need of skilled labor in small industry and …
Published in Journal of Production Research & Management · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 10–15 Read article
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Effect of Welding Factors on Nugget Size of Polymer-Metal Composite Sheets Using Computational Methods
Abstract: Resistance spot welding (RSW) is a vital technique for joining materials in industries like automotive and aerospace. This study extends the application of RSW to polymer-metal composite sheets by developing 2D axisymmetric, thermo-electro-mechanical coupled model in ANSYS. The focus is on analyzing the temperature distribution, nugget formation, and parameter optimization in hybrid composite sheets, emphasizing the unique challenges posed by polymers' thermal and electrical properties. These properties differ significantly from …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 13, Issue 6, 2025 · pp. 612–623 Read article
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Weldability of Ferritic Stainless Steel
Abstract: The ferritic stainless steels are generally considered less weldable than austenitic stainless steels. In case of welding of first-generation ferritic stainless steels, rapid grain growth of ferrite takes place in both the fusion zone and heat-affected zone. These coarse grains have very low ductility and toughness. Excessive grain growth can be avoided by using lower welding heat input and or certain types of additives. They are lower in cost and …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 185–194 Read article
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Review on Corrosion of Welded Joints
Abstract: Corrosion is one of the major problems generally faced by welded joints made from various welding processes. Welding resistance of welded joints can be improved with addition of anticorrosive elements in the base metal. However certain other factors like fabrication technique, welding practice, welding sequence, moisture contamination, organic or inorganic chemical species oxide film and scale, weld slag and spatter, incomplete weld penetration or fusion also contribute for corrosion of …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 23–30 Read article
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Effect of Carbon ,Chromium, Vanadium, Molybdenum, Manganese and Nickel on hardness and wear Resistance of Fe-Cr-C Hardfacing Alloys.
Abstract: The effects of combination of carbon (C), chromium (Cr), vanadium (V), molybdenum (Mo), manganese (Mn) and nickel (Ni) in Fe-Cr-C hardfacing alloy has been investigated on microstructure and microhardness with submerged arc welding (SAW) process. The Optical Microscope (OM) and Vicker micro-hardness tester were used. Powder form of ferro-chrome (Fe-Cr), ferro-vanadium (Fe-V), ferro-molybdenum (Fe-Mo), carbon (C), nickel (Ni) and ferro-manganese (Fe-Mn) were used as alloying elements to form coating layer …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 20–28 Read article
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Catalyst-Driven Degradation and Failure Analysis of Intergranular Cracking in 316H Studded Pipes under Refinery Heat Recovery Conditions
Abstract: A failure analysis investigation was carried out on a high-temperature studded pipe used in a convection module for heat recovery in an oil and gas refinery application after leakage was detected during pre-commissioning hydrotesting. The investigated pipe was manufactured from AISI 316H austenitic stainless steel, and carbon steel studs had been joined to its outer surface by high-frequency resistance welding. Two leaks were reported in the pipe under investigation, and …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2026 Read article
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Effect of Pulse Current Micro Plasma Arc Welding Parameters on Pitting Corrosion Rate of AISI 316Ti Sheets in 3.5 N NaCl Medium
Abstract: Austenitic stainless steel sheets are used for fabrication of components, which require high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance such as metal bellows used in expansion joints in aircraft, aerospace and petroleum industries. When they are exposed to seawater after welding they are subjected to corrosion as there are changes in properties of the base metal after welding. The corrosion rate depends on the chemical composition of the base metal and …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 12–24 Read article
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Process Optimization of Spot Welding for Galvanized Automotive Steel Sheets
Abstract: Resistance Spot Welding (RSW) is a pillar of the modern automotive industry with the usage of lightweight and high-strength products at the highest point of demand. The optimum weld quality of galvanized steel sheets which is a material of choice because of its additional corrosion protective property is however not achieved easily. This study is a well-developed data-based solution to designing the RSW process in the most efficient way, providing …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 32–42 Read article