TY - CONF A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Influence of weld imperfections on the fatigue behaviour of resistance spot welded advanced high strength steels N2 - The influence of two different weld imperfections (gap/crack) on the fatigue behaviour of spot welded joints was tested Surface cracks havenoinfluenceon thefatiguelife 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 T2 - 11th International Fatigue Congress CY - Melbourne, Australia DA - 02.03.2014 KW - 3D FE-simulation KW - Cracks in the HAZ PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-38343 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -