This specification expresses an industry consensus of qualitycharacteristics and metrics pertinent to resistance spot welds onautomotive steels. The evaluation methods and inspection criteriaspecified herein can be used to evaluate the effectiveness ofparticular welding equipment and procedures used to weld aparticular base material combination. The subject matter isconsidered to be realistic and tempered with the knowledge of whata resistance spot welding process is capable of accomplishing in ahigh volume production environment. The criteria and metrics arethe same for all welds regardless of the service load and areintended to be applied in conditions typically encountered duringmanufacturing. Welds at variance from the stated weld qualitycriteria in this document can still have mechanical properties thatsatisfy product and design requirements. Any attempted applicationof this document, or the evaluation criteria contained herein, toother uses, such as post-crash weld quality assessment, may lead toan erroneous result.
This standard makes sole use of the International System ofUnits (SI).
Safety and health issues and concerns are beyond the scope ofthis standard, and therefore are not fully addressed herein. Safetyand health information is available from other sources, includingbut not limited to, ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting, andAllied Processes, and applicable federal and stateregulations.
- Edition:
- 1
- Published:
- 01/01/2007
- ANSI:
- ANSI Approved
- Number of Pages:
- 40
- File Size:
- 1 file , 1.1 MB
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