Electrode worksheet interface behaviour during resistance spot welding of Al alloy 5182

Resistance spot welding of aluminium alloy 5182 with spherical tip electrodes was investigated. Surface interaction between electrode and worksheet was focussed to understand the pitting behaviour of electrode. Both experimental work and finite element analysis were employed. It was found that the interaction between electrode tip and worksheet surface that occurred during the load ‘squeezing’ phase of the welding sequence of resistance spot …