TY - CONF A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Influence of manufacturing conditions on the cracking susceptibility of AHSS during resistance spot welding N2 - The influence of two different weld imperfections (gap/crack) on the fatigue behaviour of spot welded joints was tested Surface cracks have no influence on the fatigue life Samples with cracks in the electrode indentation /HAZ where tested Stiffness curves are not significantly influenced by surface cracks 3D FE-Simulation demonstrate no changes of stress due to surface imperfections • Welding under external forces was found suitable for characterizing AHSS materials New quick and easy-to-perform procedure for establishing a material ranking regarding cracking susceptibility T2 - AWS Sheet Metal Welding Conference XVII CY - Livonia, MI, USA DA - 19.10.2016 KW - 3D-FE-Simulation PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38366 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -