Gas Metal Arc Brazing and Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels

Dec 18, 2024

A presentation by Michael Palko, Ford Motor Company, at 2018 Great Designs in Steel. This presentation summarizes work in two Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) projects, gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) and improved fatigue of GMAW. The...

AHSS Weld Performance Study – Autobody Structural Components

Sep 30, 2024

This project establishes suitable welding parameters for AHSS material iterations (DP600, DP780, DP800, DP980 and HSLA350). Material section thicknesses ranged from 1.0mm to 3.4mm. Five fusion welding processes (GMAW-Pulse/AC, GMAWPulse/DC, Laser-GMAW, Laser, and...

GMAW Weld Design Guidelines for Chassis Structures

Sep 30, 2024

This document establishes the design guidelines for gas metal arc welded chassis structures, with a minimum thickness of 2.0 mm, including products that employ both conventional steel and AHSS.

GMAW of AHSS (2019)

Sep 30, 2024

A presentation given by Min Kuo, ArcelorMittal, at the 2019 Great Designs in Steel. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effects of gas metal arc welding (GMAW) on AHSS and to identify the impact of filler metal type on joint strength.

GMAW of AHSS (2017)

Sep 30, 2024

A presentation given by Min Kuo, ArcelorMittal, at the 2017 Great Designs in Steel. The objective of this project is to evaluate the effects of gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and gas metal arc brazing (GMAB) on AHSS and UHSS and to identify the impact of welding on...