Determining the constitutive properties of the heat-affected zone in a resistance spot weld
- 1 May 1995
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
- Vol. 3 (3) , 391-416
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0965-0393/3/3/007
Abstract
A methodology is described for determining the mechanical properties of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) in a resistance spot weld. To perform detailed finite-element analyses of spot weld overload failures, it is necessary to have the mechanical properties of the various HAZ subzones. To this end, simulated HAZ material samples were fabricated in a process that utilized a resistance spot welding machine fitted with specially modified electrodes. Tensile tests at several loading rates were performed on miniature notched-bar specimens machined from the simulated HAZ material. These tests provided the empirical data from which the strain hardening capacities and strain rate sensitivities of the weld HAZ were determined through detailed finite-element analyses of the notched-bar tensile tests.Keywords
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