Abstract:
Provided is an assembly capable of maintaining the necessary strength of a weld in steps of manufacturing the assembly and in use of the assembly. A steel sheet assembly according to the present invention includes a plurality of lapped steel sheets which have a composition containing C: 0.4% or less, Si: 3.0% or less, Al: 3.0% or less, Mn: 0.2% to 6.0%, P: 0.1% or less, and S: 0.07% or less on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, and which have a tensile strength of 1,470 MPa or less and a thickness of 0.3 mm to 5.0 mm, the steel sheet assembly being formed by applying, in advance, an adhesive and a carbon-supplying agent to a surface of either or both of the steel sheets to be lapped and then welding the steel sheets. A weld of the assembly has a nugget diameter of 2.8ˆšt (mm) or more, where t denotes the thickness of a thinner one of the steel sheets on both sides of a weld interface, and the amount of C is increased by 0.02% by mass or more as compared to the steel sheets before being applied with the adhesive and the carbon-supplying agent.
Abstract:
A resistance spot welding method is provided, which allows a large nugget to be formed while the occurrence of expulsion is prevented. The resistance spot welding method according to the present invention is a method for resistance spot-welding at least two overlapping steel sheets. When an electrode force F after an electric current supply is started changes from an initial electrode force Fi to an electrode force F h (1) while a lapse from the start of the electric current supply is between 20 ms and 80 ms inclusive, a suspension of the electric current supply for from 20 ms to 60 ms inclusive is started. Then the electric current supply is resumed when the electrode force F reaches an electrode force F c (1) .
Abstract:
A nugget of an appropriate diameter is obtained without splashing. A resistance spot welding device that joins predetermined parts to be welded includes: a storage configured to store a time variation of an instantaneous amount of heat generated per unit volume and a cumulative amount of heat generated per unit volume in test welding that precedes actual welding; and an adaptive controller and an electrode force controller configured to, in the case where the time variation of the instantaneous amount of heat generated per unit volume in the actual welding differs from a time variation curve stored as the target value, respectively control the current or a voltage during current passage and the electrode force to the parts to be welded to compensate for the difference within a remaining welding time so that the cumulative amount of heat generated per unit volume in the actual welding matches the cumulative amount of heat generated per unit volume stored in the storage.
Abstract:
In a resistance spot welding method, test welding and actual welding in which a current pattern is divided into two or more steps are performed. In the test welding, a constant current of a different value is passed in each step, and a time variation of an instantaneous amount of heat generated per unit volume and a cumulative amount of heat generated per unit volume are stored as a target value. In the subsequent actual welding, when a time variation amount of an instantaneous amount of heat generated per unit volume deviates during any step from the results of the test welding, a current passage amount is controlled to compensate for the difference during a remaining welding time in the step. In the test welding, 0.3 x I x ‰¤ I a
Abstract:
Proposed is a resistance spot welding method to join parts to be welded which are a plurality of overlapping metal sheets, including: dividing a current pattern into two or more steps for welding; before actual welding, performing test welding to store, for each step as a target value, a time variation of an instantaneous amount of heat generated per unit volume and a cumulative amount of heat generated per unit volume that are calculated from an electrical property between electrodes when forming an appropriate nugget by passing current with constant current control; and subsequently, as actual welding, starting welding using, as a standard, a time variation curve of the instantaneous amount of heat generated per unit volume obtained by the test welding, and when a time variation amount of an instantaneous amount of heat generated deviates during any step from the time variation curve by a difference, performing adaptive control welding to control a current passage amount in order to compensate for the difference during a remaining welding time in the step so as to match a cumulative amount of heat generated in the actual welding to the cumulative amount of heat generated that is determined in advance in the test welding, in which the two or more steps for welding include a step of securing a current path between the sheets directly below the electrodes and a subsequent step of forming a nugget having a predetermined diameter, and a welding interval time is provided between these steps. This method thus yields a good nugget without causing splashing even under special welding conditions.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance spot welding method by which, in a plate assembly of a large plate thickness ratio formed by laminating a thin plate on at least one of two or more laminated thick plates having a thick plate thickness, a sound joint part between the thin plate-the thick plate and the thick plate-the thick plate can be obtained even if a plate clearance is present between the plates.SOLUTION: A resistance spot welding is performed while the plate assembly formed by laminating a thin plate 11 further on one of two laminated thick plates 12, 13 is sandwiched between a pair of electrodes 16, 17 and welding force is applied to the plate assembly. In this case, a projected part 20 is provided on at least one of the thick plates 12, 13 so that a clearance 33 is formed between the thick plates 12, 13 directly under the electrodes, and resin 14 having no conductivity is interposed between the thick plates 12, 13 and besides, a welding process is divided into first half and second half stages. At the first half stage of welding, a short-time welding is performed by such a low welding force that the resin 14 is not extruded from directly below the electrodes, and the welding is performed by a high welding force enough so that the resin 14 is extruded from directly below the electrodes at the second half stage of welding.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance spot welding method, in resistance spot welding for a parts combination comprising high-strength steel sheets, which solves the conventional problems, and can achieve higher joint strength in a shorter welding time.SOLUTION: In the resistance spot welding method where a parts combination obtained by superimposing two or more steel sheets is held by a pair of welding electrodes, electric current is made to flow while applying pressure, and welding is performed, the method includes at least two steps: a normal energization step where a nugget with a prescribed diameter is formed by energization; and a post-heating energization step where, while inserting the nugget under the pressurizing force same as that in the normal energization step, suspension under 1 to 20 cycles and energization in a short time are performed.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance spot welding method, in resistance spot welding for a parts combination comprising high-strength steel sheets, which solves the conventional problems, and can achieve higher joint strength in a shorter welding time. SOLUTION: In the resistance spot welding method where a parts combination obtained by superimposing two or more steel sheets is held by a pair of welding electrodes, electric current is made to flow while applying pressure, and welding is performed, the method includes at least following two steps: a normal energization step where a nugget with a prescribed size is formed by energization; and a post-heating energization step where, while inserting the nugget under the pressurizing force same as that in the normal energization step, suspension under 1 to 20 cycles and energization in a short time are performed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance spot welding method enhancing the strength of respective weld joints between a thin plate and a thick plate and between the thick plates even with a gap existing between any steel plates of a plate assembly in the case of carrying out resistance spot welding of the plate assembly with a large plate thickness ratio in which the thin plate is superimposed on one of two or more superimposed thick plates.SOLUTION: A plate assembly workpiece 10 with the thin plate 11 superimposed on two superimposed thick plates 12, 13 is held between a pair of electrodes 21, 22, and while applying pressing force to the plate assembly workpiece 10, a large welding current is applied between the upper and lower electrodes to carry out resistance spot welding. When the gap exists between any steel plates of the plate assembly, the workpiece 10 is fixed, and the electrode 21 on the side abutting on the thin plate 11 is made a fixed electrode of a welding gun, and the electrode 22 on the side abutting on the thick plate 13 is made a movable electrode to carry out welding in two-stage process. In the second process, welding is carried out with larger pressing force than the pressing force in the first process.