Methods for inspection of press-hardening steel surfaces prior to spot-welding for improved welding quality
US12345696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/06
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for inspecting a component made of press-hardening steel prior to resistance spot welding of the component includes performing non-destructive testing of the component made of press-hardening steel after hot stamping to determine a plurality of characteristics for the component. The non-destructive testing comprises at least one of image processing, electromagnetic analysis, and elemental analysis of the component. The method includes using a model correlating values of the characteristics to acceptable weld quality or rejected weld quality and predicting acceptable weld quality or rejected weld quality of the component prior to resistance spot welding of the component; resistance spot welding the component if the model predicts acceptable weld quality; and not resistance spot welding the component if the model predicts rejected weld quality.
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