Analysis of Welds Made by Delta Spot Method

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Resistance spot welding has been widely used in sheet fabrication for several decades. Development of new materials leads to innovation of welding processes. The paper describes the principle of innovative welding method known as Delta Spot and evaluates the properties of Delta Spot joints made by combination of galvanized steel sheets H220PD (a0 = 0.9 mm) and TRIP 40/70+Z100MBO (a0 = 0.77 mm). The quality of welded joints was evaluated by tensile test and metallographic analysis. The influence of the welding parameters on the structure of welded joint was observed too. The properties of Delta Spot joint were compared to the properties of standard resistance spot welds.

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