References

Afshari, D., M. Sedighi, M.R. Karimi and Z. Barsoum, 2013. On residual stresses in resistance spot-welded aluminum alloy 6061-T6: Experimental and numerical analysis. J. Mater. Eng. Perform., 22: 3612-3619.
Direct Link  |  

Bae, D.H., I.S. Sohn and J.K. Hong, 2003. Assessing the effects of residual stresses on the fatigue strength of spot welds. Weld. J., 82: 18-S-23-S.
Direct Link  |  

Chang, B.H., D. Du, B. Sui, Y. Zhou and Z. Wang et al., 2007. Effect of forging force on fatigue behavior of spot welded joints of aluminum alloy 5182. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng., 129: 95-100.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Chao, Y.J., 2003. Ultimate strength and failure mechanism of resistance spot weld subjected to tensile, shear or combined tensile/shear loads. J. Eng. Mater. Technol., 125: 125-132.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Ertas, A.H., O. Vardar, F.O. Sonmez and Z. Solim, 2009. Measurement and assessment of fatigue life of spot-weld joints. J. Eng. Mater. Technol., 131: 011011-1-011011-11.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Ghazali, F.A., M.N. Berhan, Y.H. Manurung, Z. Salleh and S. Abdullah, 2015. Tri-objective optimization of carbon steel spot-welded joints. J. Teknol., 76: 69-73.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Ghazali, F.A., Y.H. Manurung and M.A. Mohamed, 2014. Multi-response optimization using taguchi method of resistance spot welding parameters. Appl. Mech. Mater., 660: 120-124.
Direct Link  |  

Ghazali, F.A., Y.H.P. Manurung, M.A. Mohamed, S.K. Alias and S. Abdullah, 2015. Effect of process parameters on the mechanical properties and failure behavior of spot welded low carbon steel. J. Mech. Eng. Sci., 8: 1489-1497.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Hernandez, V.B., Y. Okita and Y. Zhou, 2012. Second pulse current in resistance spot welded TRIP steel-Effects on the microstructure and mechanical behavior. Welding J., 91: 278s-285s.
Direct Link  |  

Khan, M.I., M.L. Kuntz and Y. Zhou, 2008. Effects of weld microstructure on static and impact performance of resistance spot welded joints in advanced high strength steels. Sci. Technol. Weld. Joining, 13: 294-304.
Direct Link  |  

Khanna, S.K. and X. Long, 2008. Residual stresses in resistance spot welded steel joints. Sci. Technol. Weld. Joining, 13: 278-288.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Khanna, S.K., C. He and H.N. Agrawal, 2001. Residual stress measurement in spot welds and the effect of fatigue loading on redistribution of stresses using high sensitivity Moire interferometry. J. Eng. Mater. Technol., 123: 132-138.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Kianersi, D., A. Mostafaei and A.A. Amadeh, 2014. Resistance spot welding joints of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel sheets: Phase transformations, mechanical properties and microstructure characterizations. Mater. Des., 61: 251-263.
Direct Link  |  

Liu, C., X. Zheng, H. He, W. Wang and X. Wei, 2016. Effect of work hardening on mechanical behavior of resistance spot welding joint during tension shear test. Mater. Des., 100: 188-197.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Liu, W., R. Wang, J. Han, X. Xu and Q. Li, 2010. Microstructure and mechanical performance of resistance spot-welded cold-rolled high strength austenitic stainless steel. J. Mater. Process. Technol., 210: 1956-1961.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Marquis, G.B. and Z. Barsoum, 2013. A guideline for fatigue strength improvement of high strength steel welded structures using high frequency mechanical impact treatment. Procedia Eng., 66: 98-107.
Direct Link  |  

Martinson, P., S. Daneshpour, M. Kocak, S. Riekehr and P. Staron, 2009. Residual stress analysis of laser spot welding of steel sheets. Mater. Des., 30: 3351-3359.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Pouranvari, M. and S.P.H. Marashi, 2013. Critical review of automotive steels spot welding: Process, structure and properties. Sci. Technol. Weld. Joining, 18: 361-403.
Direct Link  |  

Pouranvari, M., H.R. Asgari, S.M. Mosavizadch, P.H. Marashi and M. Goodarzi, 2007. Effect of weld nugget size on overload failure mode of resistance spot welds. Sci. Technol. Weld. Joining, 12: 217-225.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Qiu, R., C. Iwamoto and S. Satonaka, 2009. Interfacial microstructure and strength of steel/aluminum alloy joints welded by resistance spot welding with cover plate. J. Mater. Process. Technol., 209: 4186-4193.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Spitsen, R., D. Kim, B. Flinn, M. Ramulu and E.T. Easterbrook, 2005. The effects of post-weld cold working processes on the fatigue strength of low carbon steel resistance spot welds. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng., 127: 718-723.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Togasaki, Y., T. Honda, T. Sasaki, A. Yamaguchi and H. Tsuji, 2010. Effect of ultrasonic impact treatment on fatigue life in butt welded joints of austenitic stainless steel. Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Conference on Pressure Vessels and Piping Division/K-PVP, July 18-22, 2010, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Washington, USA, ISBN:978-0-7918-49255, pp: 503-508.

Xu, F., G. Sun, G. Li and Q. Li, 2014. Failure analysis for resistance spot welding in lap-shear specimens. Intl. J. Mech. Sci., 78: 154-166.
Direct Link  |  

Zhang, H., X. Qiu, F. Xing, J. Bai and J. Chen, 2014. Failure analysis of dissimilar thickness resistance spot welded joints in dual-phase steels during tensile shear test. Mater. Des., 55: 366-372.
Direct Link  |