Fatigue strength of laser welded joints of coated steel for vehicles

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-MB-401

Project closed

Start date 1 July 1991

End date 30 June 1994

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) for the programmes of technical steel research and of steel pilot/demonstration projects, 1991-1995

Total cost € 777 500,00

EU contribution € 466 500,00

Coordinated by

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA
Italy

Objective

The aim of this research project is to obtain fatigue resistance data on laser welds of thin autobody sheets and to compare this with results on spot welded and spot weld bonded and the scatter band obtained from previous ECSC research on similar joints. Failures of samples of uncoated metal, electrogalvanized steel, hot-dip galvanized steel, aluminium-coated and zinc-nickel-coated steels, some pre-coated with a thin organic film, will be examined by SEM and other laboratory techniques.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEELRES 8C - Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) for the programmes of technical steel research and of steel pilot/demonstration projects, 1991-1995

Topic(s)

• F4 - Thin sheets

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via di Castel Romano 100/102 ; 00128 ROMA EUR ; Italy
• Total cost: No data