Method for weld performance validation
US11559848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0296
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods are provided for joint performance validation and include preparing a coupon from a blank by bending the blank to have a pair of legs disposed at substantially ninety degrees relative to each other. Another coupon is prepared by forming an opening in a segment of another blank and bending the segment approximately ninety degrees. The segment is disposed adjacent an end of the second blank. A test sample is prepared by joining the coupons together at a joint with a leg attached to the segment approximately at a center of the leg. The test sample is subjected to a force test to generate data for the performance validation.
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