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Fatigue quality index by infrared stress measurement in spot weldment

  • Kyung Jae Kim*
  • , Sungmo Yang
  • , Hyo Sun Yu
  • , Hee Yong Kang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonju Institute of Machinery and Carbon Composites
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

Since the spot welding process was completed in a very short time and there were many factors affecting the generation of welding defects, it was difficult to control all experimental factors of welding. Additionally, it was hard to monitor the distribution of stress in practical cases such as vehicle bodies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the applicability of infrared thermography for the evaluation of spot weldability in the view of fatigue life. In this research, infrared(IR) stress analysis adopting an infrared thermography as nondestructive evaluation of spot weldability was investigated. Using temperature and IR stress distribution obtained by an infrared camera from adiabatic heat expansion under a repeated load of sinusoidal waves, we estimated the fatigue quality index(FQI) of spot welded specimens. We also evaluated in terms of FQI and corrected the S-N curve from the original fatigue life curve of base metals.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInnovation for Applied Science and Technology
Pages255-260
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2nd International Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation 2012, ICETI 2012 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 2012.11.22012.11.6

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume284-287
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation 2012, ICETI 2012
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityKaohsiung
Period12.11.212.11.6

Keywords

  • Corrected S-N curve
  • Fatigue quality index(FQI)
  • Infrared stress
  • Spot weldment

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering & Technology

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