By Hongyan Zhang and Jacek Senkara
This book comprehensively examines every aspect of resistance welding, from metallurgy and fundamental physical processes, such as electrothermal processes and discontinuities, to mechanical testing, process monitoring and control, weld quality and inspection, expulsion, and numerical simulation. The authors present state-of-the-art research results from their own studies as well as from other leading experts, and the text's many examples are derived from real experiments. Case studies and nearly 300 figures illustrate the concepts.
- Provides the first and only text devoted to resistance welding with a scientific and systematic approach
- Contains many case studies, examples, and nearly 300 figures to vividly illustrate the concepts and implications
- Discusses many state-of-the-art research results based on the work of the authors and other leading researchers
- Emphasizes the use of statistical analysis in resistance spot welding research
- Uses actual experiments as examples in the text, preparing students for on-the-job investigations
- Demonstrates process monitoring using various sensors to explain and investigate resistance welding phenomena