Non-contact evaluation of spot-welded nugget size based on measuring diffracted Lamb waves by focused air-coupled ultrasound

Spot-welding is widely used in various fields of industries. Since the size and quality of a welded nugget are closely related to the bonding strength of the weld, its quantitative evaluation is important to improve the reliability of the welded structure. In this work, a nugget sizing method based...

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Main Authors: Chenyan XU, Ikuo IHARA
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2015-06-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/81/827/81_15-00107/_pdf/-char/en