Resistance spot welding method and weld joint

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10641304-B2
Application number	US-201615554915-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2016
Priority date	Mar 5, 2015
Publication date	May 5, 2020
Grant date	May 5, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a method for resistance spot-welding at least two overlapping steel sheets. When an electrode force F after an electric current supply is started changes from an initial electrode force Fi to an electrode force Fh(1) while a lapse from the start of the electric current supply is between 20 ms and 80 ms inclusive, a suspension of the electric current supply of from 20 ms to 60 ms inclusive is started. Then the electric current supply is resumed when the electrode force F reaches an electrode force Fc(1).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A resistance spot welding method for resistance spot-welding at least two steel sheets overlapping each other, the method comprising:
starting a suspension of an electric current supply of from 20 ms to 60 ms inclusive when an electrode force F after the electric current supply is started changes from an initial electrode force Fi to an electrode force F h (1) represented by formula (1)
1.03× Fi≤F h (1) ≤1.15× Fi,   (1)

while a lapse from the start of the electric current supply is between 20 ms and 80 ms inclusive; and
resuming the electric current supply when the electrode force F reaches an electrode force F c (1) represented by formula (2):
1.01× Fi≤F c (1) ≤0.99× F h (1)   (2).

2. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 1 , further comprising,
after the suspension of the electric current supply, repeating at least once the electric current supply of from 20 ms to 80 ms inclusive and the suspension of the electric current supply of from 20 ms to 60 ms inclusive such that,
when the electrode force F during an Nth electric current supply changes from an electrode force F c (N−1) immediately after an (N−1)th suspension of the electric current supply to an electrode force F h (N) represented by formula (3),
1.04× F c (N−1) ≤F h (N) ≤1.15× F c (N−1) ,  (3)

the suspension of the electric current supply is started, and then,
the electric current supply is resumed when the electrode force F reaches an electrode force F c (N) represented by formula (4):
F c (N−1) ≤F c (N) ≤0.99× F h (N) ,  (4)

wherein N is a natural number of 2 or more.

3. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 2 , wherein the period of a last repetition of the electric current supply is from 100 ms to 300 ms inclusive.

4. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets comprises 0.15≤C≤0.30 (% by mass), 1.9≤Mn≤5.0 (% by mass), and 0.2≤Si≤2.0 (% by mass).

5. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more.

6. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets has, on a surface thereof, a coating layer containing zinc as a main component.

7. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the period of a last repetition of the electric current supply is from 100 ms to 300 ms inclusive.

8. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets comprises 0.15≤C≤0.30 (% by mass), 1.9≤Mn≤5.0 (% by mass), and 0.2≤Si≤2.0 (% by mass).

9. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more.

10. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets has, on a surface thereof, a coating layer containing zinc as a main component.

11. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets comprises 0.15≤C≤0.30 (% by mass), 1.9≤Mn≤5.0 (% by mass), and 0.2≤Si≤2.0 (% by mass).

12. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more.

13. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets has, on a surface thereof, a coating layer containing zinc as a main component.

14. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more.

15. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets has, on a surface thereof, a coating layer containing zinc as a main component.

16. The resistance spot welding method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least two steel sheets has, on a surface thereof, a coating layer containing zinc as a main component.

Assignees

• Jfe Steel Corp

Inventors

• Taniguchi Koichi
• Okita Yasuaki
• Ikeda Rinsei

Classifications

• B23K11/115 Primary

  by means of two electrodes placed opposite one another on both sides of the welded parts · CPC title

• B23K11/255

  the measured parameter being a force (B23K11/253 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B23K2103/04

  Steel {or steel} alloys · CPC title

• B23K2101/34

  Coated articles {; Surface treated articles} · CPC title

• B23K11/163

  Welding of coated materials · CPC title