General Motors just announced a new welding process it already implements in some cars that allows for increased use of the lightweight material, ultimately offering improved fuel economy. Using a ...

For companies, incorporating aluminum wherever possible offers several advantages: Weight reduction - Aluminum is about ...

The 2016 Cadillac CT6 is the first fruit of General Motors’ labors to perfect the idea of spot welding between aluminum and steel. The process eliminates the need for rivets between the different ...

Warren — General Motors Co. believes it is the first automaker to weld steel to aluminum through resistance spot welding, a technique it spent some two years developing and expects will save weight ...

Although some engineers have had success in spot welding steel and aluminum together, it has largely been considered impossible to achieve reliable, continuous welds directly between the two ...

ABSTRACT The Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW) process is a derivative of the friction stir welding (FSW) process, without lateral movement of the tool during the welding process. It has been applied ...

After years of development and testing, engineers at GM are on the verge of putting a couple parts for the Cadillac CT6 sedan into production that are notable because they require welding steel to ...

June 2, 2005 Mazda has developed the world’s first direct spot joining technology to join steel and aluminum. Mazda has applied for more than 20 patents related to this process which was first ...

The surface contact resistance of aluminum can be stabilized in a suitable micro-ohm range and this will prolong tiplife during spot welding. Alloys 2036-T4 and 5182-0 were processed to give 75 ...

Everyone is already well aware of the 2016 Cadillac CT6 and its advanced mixed material usage. Cadillac is the first General Motors brand to utilize the Omega platform, which uses advanced joining and ...

Three research institutes and four industrial companies have collaborated for two years in European joint research project called SmartDress to develop a fully automated system that monitors, ...