Fatigue of spot-welded lap joints |
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| Authors: | G. Matsoukas G.P. Steven Y.W. Mai |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The fatigue properties of spot-welded lap joints under a constant mean load made from 1.2 and 3 mm sheet thickness stainless steel with one, two or three-spot welds in series are reported. A log plot of cyclic load range versus fatigue life shows that for given sheet thickness and fixed load range, fatigue life increases with the number of spot welds. Oil has a beneficial effect by increasing the fatigue life of the welded joints. A fracture mechanics analysis is carried out on the data by treating the spot weld as a crack. A log plot of initial stress intensity factor range versus fatigue life is a straight line which is independent of the number of spot welds. However, increasing the sheet thickness shifts the straight line upwards in the log plot, thus indicating a longer fatigue life for the same applied initial stress intensity factor range. |
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| Keywords: | fatigue testing lapped joints spot welding fracture mechanics |
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