February 2007 FEATURES Reducing Shrinkage Voids in Resistance Spot Welds A study was conducted to help develop practical techniques to reduce shrinkage voids and decrease the potential for interfacial fracture in resistance spot welds A. Joaquin et al. New AWS D1.8 Seismic Welding Supplement Outlined This new supplement to AWS D1.1 strives to help buildings resist earthquake damage R. O. Hamburger et al. Making Resistance spot Welding Safer Practical solutions are proposed to help operators avoid injuries from spot welding machines R. B. Hirsch Inspecting RSW Electrodes and Welds with Laser-Based Imaging The use of various types of optical sensors for inspecting RSW electrodes and welds was studied C. Reichert and W. Peterson Reducing Resistance Welding Costs An organized approach and detailed analysis are needed to achieve real resistance welding cost savings N. Scotchmer WELDING RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT A Methodology for Prediction of Fusion Zone Shape (.pdf) A methodology was developed to predict fusion depth and width in gas metal arc welding H. Furuya et al.
A New Proposal
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HAZ Toughness Evaluaton Method: Part 2 - HAZ Toughness Formulation by
Chemical Compositions
(.pdf) Technical Note:
Martensite Formation in Austenitic/Ferritic Dissimliar Alloy Welds
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