As manufacturers, particularly in the automobile industry, continue to work toward incorporating lighter metals like aluminum with heavier steel, the ongoing problem has been how to successfully weld ...

(Nanowerk News) An aluminum alloy developed in the 1940s has long held promise for use in automobile manufacturing, except for one key obstacle. Although it's nearly as strong as steel and just ...

A CAE modeling methodology has been developed for modeling laser and MIG (metal-inert-gas) weld separations. This new methodology can simulate weld failure in CAE aluminum vehicle crash analysis using ...