JP2010247215A - Resistance welding method of high tensile steel sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance welding method that suppresses generation of expulsion together with initial expulsion and expands a nugget diameter, in lap resistance welding of a high tensile steel sheet. <P>SOLUTION: A resistance welding method of a high tensile steel sheet is provided in which at least two steel sheets including at least one high tensile steel sheet are superimposed and resistance-welded. The method includes: a first step in which a nugget 3 is formed having a nugget diameter of 3√t to 5√t (t is the thickness (mm) of one steel sheet having a smaller thickness of the two steel sheets) by energization to at least the two steel sheets; a second step in which a welding current is reduced after the first step; and a third step in which a welding current greater than that of the first step is energized after the second step and the nugget 3 is expanded by imparting a pressurizing force of 110-150% of the pressurizing force in the first step. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a resistance welding method for a high-strength steel sheet, specifically, in resistance welding mainly used in the assembly of an automobile body, suppressing the occurrence of dust (or spatter: melting and scattering phenomenon of a base material), The present invention relates to a resistance welding method for a high-strength steel sheet capable of expanding the nugget diameter.

  In recent years, in the automotive industry field, in order to reduce the weight of a vehicle body and improve the collision safety, the use of high-tensile steel plates (high tensile) having a nominal tensile strength of, for example, 440 MPa or more is expanding.

  In spot welding mainly used in assembling the vehicle body, it is required to secure a nugget diameter corresponding to the plate thickness t (mm). In general, an appropriate current range defined as a range from a current value at which a nugget diameter of 4√t (mm) is obtained to a current value at which dust is generated is an important index.

  FIG. 1 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the energization time and the current or the applied pressure in resistance welding by the one-stage energization method in which energization is performed only once. In resistance welding of high-tensile steel plates, the one-stage energization method shown in the graph of FIG. 1 is likely to generate dust, and it is difficult to ensure an appropriate current range.

  In general, it is effective to improve the pressing force in order to secure an appropriate current range. However, for example, in the case of an ultra-high tensile material having a nominal tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, a pressing force exceeding the restriction of the rigidity of the spot welding gun may be required.

  In spot welding, steel plates press-formed into various shapes are usually used. However, when the strength of the steel plate is increased, the springback is increased during press forming, and the gap between the plates during spot welding is increased. In general, the larger the gap, the harder the nugget is formed, and it becomes more difficult to ensure an appropriate current range.

  In general, as the tensile strength of the base material increases, the amount of carbon and alloy elements contained in the base material tends to increase, so that the hardness of the spot weld increases and is likely to cause interface fracture. Become. From the viewpoint of fracture mode, it is desirable that the nugget diameter of the high-tensile steel plate is larger than the nugget diameter of the mild steel.

FIG. 2 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the energization time and the current or the applied pressure in resistance welding by the two-stage energization method in which the main energization is performed after the work contact surfaces are improved by preliminary energization.
Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose an invention using a two-stage energization method illustrated by a graph in FIG. 2 in order to suppress generation of dust in spot welding of a high-tensile steel plate.

  Patent Document 3 discloses an invention for forming a nugget on a thin plate side in a plate assembly having a large plate thickness ratio by using a two-stage energization method in which a pressurizing force during energization is increased and a current is lowered. ing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-104849 JP 2003-236684 A JP 2005-262259 A

  Chile is classified into two types: a relatively light initial dust that occurs in the early stage of energization, and a relatively large medium dust that occurs in the middle and later stages of energization. In the initial dust, due to the high tensile strength of the base material and the difficulty of deformation, the contact of the plate contact surface becomes worse due to the gap between the stacked plates and the poor contact of the electrodes, and the current is concentrated locally. To occur.

  The initial dust can surely be suppressed by improving the familiarity of the plate contact surface by the preliminary energization disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2. However, since medium dust is caused by insufficient strength of the pressure contact portion, it cannot be suppressed by these conventional techniques. In addition, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 3, a sufficiently large nugget can be formed while suppressing generation of dust when a steel plate having high strength is resistance-welded or when a gap exists. difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of these conventional techniques, and in resistance to overlap welding of high-strength steel sheets, resistance that can suppress the generation of medium dust as well as initial dust and can increase the nugget diameter. An object is to provide a welding method.

  The inventors of the present invention have made various studies in order to solve the above-described problems, and have obtained knowledge (a) to (c) listed below.

  (A) FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing the energized diameter of the steel plates 1 and 2 made of mild steel and the growth of the nugget 3 in spot welding.

  In spot welding, a region called corona bond 4 and pressurized by electrodes 5 and 6 exists around nugget 3. Since dust is generated when the internal pressure of the molten metal exceeds the external pressure acting on the corona bond 4, the risk of dust generation increases as the corona bond 4 melts and narrows. In addition, the code | symbol 7 in FIG. 3 shows an electricity supply path | route.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the welding of the steel plates 1 and 2 made of mild steel, since the area of the corona bond 4 is wide, dust is hardly generated. Further, in the later stage of energization, the softened regions of the steel plates 1 and 2 are expanded by the heat transfer due to the temperature rise and the region of the corona bond 4 is expanded, so that generation of dust is suppressed to a large nugget diameter.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing the diameters of the steel plates 8 and 9 made of high-strength steel and the growth of the nugget 3 in spot welding.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the welding of steel plates 8 and 9 made of high-strength steel, the strength of the base material is high, so that the base material is not easily deformed by the applied pressure during spot welding. Thus, the area of the corona bond 4 is reduced. For this reason, the current density in the energization region 7 increases, and the nugget 3 grows rapidly, so that dust is easily generated.

  (B) FIG. 5 is an explanatory view schematically showing the growth of the nugget 3 and the corona bond 4 when spot-welding a high-tensile steel plate by the one-stage energization method. As shown in FIG. 5, in spot welding of a high-strength steel sheet, in addition to a narrow energization diameter at the initial stage of energization, the expansion of the corona bond 4 due to heat transfer is also small, so it is considered that dust is likely to occur.

  (C) It is known that the energization diameter has the most influence on the growth rate of the nugget 3. In order to suppress generation of dust in spot welding of a high-strength steel sheet, the present inventors consider that it is important to expand the conduction diameter so that the nugget 3 grows gently. It was found that it is important to expand the corona bond 4 before the main energization process after performing the pre-energization before energization and forming the nugget 3 having an appropriate size in the pre-energization process. Hereinafter, the preliminary energization process is referred to as the first process, the main energization process is referred to as the third process, and the process of expanding the area of the corona bond 4, that is, the pressurization area, between the first process and the third process. This is called a process.

  In the multistage energization welding composed of the first step, the second step, and the third step, the present inventors have investigated the energization conditions in the first step and the second step, and thus a high-tensile steel plate having a thickness of 1.4 mm. The nugget diameter obtained in the first step is changed by changing the energization current in the first step with a plate assembly in which two sheets are stacked, and the energization current in the second step is changed for each nugget diameter in the first step. The current limit of dust generation in the third step was investigated by setting the time to 3 levels of 0 cycle, 5 cycles or 9 cycles. The welding conditions are shown in Table 1 and the results are shown in Table 2. The applied pressure was a constant value (320 kgf) in the first step, the second step, and the third step.

  As shown in Table 2, it can be seen that the larger the nugget formed in the first step, the higher the limit current for generation of dust in the third step. In the case where the nugget diameter is small or no nugget is formed, the effect of enlarging the energization diameter by energization in the first step as described above is hardly obtained, so the effect of suppressing dust is considered to be small.

  That is, the larger the nugget formed in the first step, the better. However, if a large nugget diameter is aimed at, the possibility that dust will be generated in the first step increases. On the other hand, since the nugget grows rapidly in the high-strength steel plate, it is difficult to form a small nugget diameter, and when there is a disturbance such as a gap or electrode wear, the nugget is not formed in the first step, and the dust suppression effect is achieved. It may not be obtained.

  Therefore, practically, the nugget diameter formed in the first step is in the range of 3√t (mm) to 5√t (mm) when the thickness of the high-tensile steel plate is t (mm). It is desirable to set conditions so as to form a nugget diameter that is large enough not to generate dust. At this time, it is desirable to set the welding current in the first step to 70% or more and 95% or less of the dust generation limit current in the one-stage energization method. If it is less than 70%, the energization time for obtaining the above-described nugget diameter in the first step increases, and if it exceeds 95%, the risk of dust generation due to disturbance increases.

  Further, from the results shown in Table 2, it can be seen that as the time of the second step becomes longer, the dust generation limit current becomes higher. By extending the time of the second step, the material softening region is expanded by heat transfer in the second step, so that it is assumed that the limit generation current of dust is increased. The longer the time for the second step, the better. However, excessive increase is undesirable because it causes an increase in welding time. Practically, the time of the second step is preferably 1 cycle or more and 15 cycles or less, and more preferably 3 cycles or more and 10 cycles or less.

  Next, in order to examine the welding current in the second step, the current value in the second step was changed to 0 to 90% of the welding current in the first step, and the influence on the dust generation limit current was investigated. Table 3 shows the welding conditions and Table 4 shows the results. The applied pressure was a constant value (320 kgf) in the first step, the second step, and the third step.

  Note that a nugget having a nugget diameter of 4.8 mm (4√t) was obtained by energization in the first step. As shown in Table 4, the generation limit current for dust generation is higher than that in the single-stage energization method regardless of the current value in the second step. However, if the current value in the second step is excessive, dust may be generated due to the influence of disturbance. Therefore, the welding current in the second step is desirably 90% or less of the welding current in the first step.

  Further, if the current value in the second step becomes too small, the nugget growth in the third step becomes slow, but the time required for the third step becomes longer and the welding time increases. There is also a problem that the input energy increases. Therefore, the welding current in the second step is desirably 20% or more and 90% or less of the welding current in the first step. More desirably, the welding current in the second step is not less than 50% and not more than 90% of the welding current in the first step.

  As described above, the effect of the first step and the second step allows the nugget diameter to be expanded without generating dust even when a current higher than the current limit for generation of dust in the third step is used in the third step. become. However, with this method, there is a concern that the total energization time becomes longer.

  Therefore, the present inventors examined increasing the applied pressure during energization, and at least increasing the applied pressure in the third step from the applied pressure in the first step, thereby increasing the applied pressure from the first step. It has been found that the total energization time up to 3 steps can be shortened. That is, by increasing the pressurizing force in the third step, the pressurization region is expanded, so that the generation of dust in the third step is suppressed, energization with a higher current is possible, and the energization time in the third step is Shortened.

The applied pressure can be changed at an arbitrary timing from the start of the second process to the start of the third process. Since the pressurizing region is expanded in the second step by increasing the pressure in the second step, it is desirable to increase the pressure in the second step and the third step. When a high pressure is used from the first step, a high current value is required to obtain a predetermined nugget diameter in the first step, which increases the energy cost.
The present invention has been made based on these findings.

  A resistance welding method for a high strength steel sheet according to the present invention is a resistance welding method for a high strength steel sheet that includes at least one high strength steel sheet and that performs resistance welding by superposing at least two steel sheets. From the first step of forming a nugget having a predetermined nugget diameter by energizing the steel plate, the second step of lowering the welding current after the first step, and the welding current of the first step after the second step And a third step of enlarging the nugget by applying a large welding current and applying a pressing force larger than the pressing force of the first step.

In the present invention, the predetermined nugget diameter is desirably 3√t (mm) or more and 5√t (mm) or less. However, t is the plate thickness (mm) of a steel plate having a small plate thickness of the two steel plates.
In these inventions, the applied pressure in the third step is desirably 110% or more and 150% or less of the applied pressure in the first step.

  In these inventions, the processing time of the second step is desirably 1.0 cycle or more and 15 cycles or less. However, 1.0 cycle is (1/60) seconds when the commercial power supply frequency is 60 Hz, and (1/50) seconds when the commercial power supply frequency is 50 Hz.

In these inventions, the welding current in the second step is desirably 20% or more and 90% or less of the welding current in the first step.
In these inventions, the welding current in the third step is desirably 100% or more and 200% or less of the welding current in the first step.

In these inventions, the high-tensile steel plate is desirably a steel plate having a tensile strength of 440 MPa or more.
The energization in the third step of the present invention is preferably performed by pulsation energization in which the cycle of energization and energization stop is repeated a plurality of times. In this case, it is more desirable that the welding current during energization after the second period in a plurality of cycles is greater than the welding current during energization during the first period.

  According to the present invention, in resistance welding of a high-strength steel sheet, a nugget having a sufficiently large nugget diameter is suppressed by suppressing generation of dust (initial dust and medium dust) during energization while suppressing increase in welding time. Can be reliably formed. Even if there is a gap between the plates, this effect is not lost.

  For this reason, according to this invention, generation | occurrence | production of dust can be suppressed and the working environment in a production line can be improved. Furthermore, the strength characteristics of resistance welded joints are known to deteriorate when dust occurs, but resistance welded joints with superior strength characteristics can be made by preventing the generation of dust and increasing the nugget diameter. it can. In addition, post-processing such as deburring associated with the generation of dust can be omitted, leading to improved work efficiency.

  In general, a nugget diameter of 4√t (mm) or more is often used as a production management standard. However, in actual production, the current value is set to be higher than the current value for obtaining the target nugget diameter in consideration of safety in consideration of the influence of plate gap, shunt flow, electrode wear, and the like. For this reason, dust is easily generated in the conventional one-stage energization. On the other hand, according to the present invention, a nugget having a predetermined size is formed in the first step, and the softened region existing around the nugget is enlarged in the second step. The nugget diameter can be expanded without generation of dust even if the current value has been generated. Furthermore, since a high pressurizing force is applied in the third step, an increase in welding time is suppressed and efficient welding is achieved. It can be performed.

FIG. 1 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the energization time and the current or the applied pressure in resistance welding by the one-stage energization method in which energization is performed only once. FIG. 2 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the energization time and the current or the applied pressure in resistance welding by the two-stage energization method in which the main energization is performed after the familiarity between the workpiece contact surfaces is improved by preliminary energization. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing a current-carrying diameter of a steel plate made of mild steel and the state of nugget growth in spot welding. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing a current-carrying diameter of a steel plate made of high-strength steel and spot nugget growth in spot welding. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view schematically showing the growth of nuggets and corona bonds when spot-welding a high-tensile steel plate by a one-stage energization method. FIG. 6 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the energization time and the current or the applied pressure in the resistance welding method for high-tensile steel plates according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view schematically showing growth of a nugget and a corona bond (pressure region) in the resistance welding method for a high-strength steel sheet according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the energization time and the current or the applied pressure in the resistance welding method for high-strength steel sheets according to the present invention. The energization method in the third step is a pulsation energization method. This is the case when the energization current is constant. FIG. 9 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between energization time and current or applied pressure in the resistance welding method for high-tensile steel plates according to the present invention. The energization method in the third step is a pulsation energization method. This is a case where the energization current of one cycle is smaller than that after the second cycle.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described. The present invention can be widely applied to resistance welding such as spot welding, one-side spot welding, series spot welding, and direct spot welding. In the following description, spot welding widely used in the field of automobiles is taken as an example.

  The plate assembly to which the present invention is directed is a plurality of laminated steel plates including at least one high tensile steel plate having a nominal tensile strength of 440 MPa or higher.

  The type of high-tensile steel plate need not be specified. For example, the present invention can be applied to various known high tensile strength steel sheets having a nominal tensile strength of 440 MPa or more, such as precipitation strengthened steel, DP steel, TRIP (work induced transformation) steel, and hot pressed steel sheets. Moreover, any steel plate included in the plate assembly may be a cold-rolled steel plate or a hot-rolled steel plate. Furthermore, it may be a bare steel plate or a plated steel plate, and is not limited to the type of plating.

  The thickness of the high-tensile steel plate need not be specified. In general, the thickness of a steel plate used in automobile parts and vehicle bodies is 0.4 mm or more and 4.0 mm or less, and the present invention has a sufficient effect in this range.

  FIG. 6 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the energization time and the current or the applied pressure in the resistance welding method for high-tensile steel plates according to the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 7 is explanatory drawing which shows typically the growth of the nugget and the corona bond (pressurization area | region) in the resistance welding method of the high strength steel plate which concerns on this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the resistance welding method according to the present invention includes a preliminary energization process that is a first process for forming a nugget of an appropriate size, a current decrease and a pressurization force after the preliminary energization, A second step for expanding the pressurizing region around the main body and a third step for expanding the nugget diameter by flowing a current larger than the preliminary energization current while maintaining the applied pressure in the second step after the second step. Process. Hereinafter, the first to third steps will be described in detail.

In the first step, as shown in A ₂ in FIG. 7, when the 3√t (mm) more than the thickness of the plate thickness is small steel plate of the two steel plates to be welded was t (mm) 5√ The energizing current in the first step (hereinafter referred to as “first energizing current”) and the energizing time (hereinafter referred to as “first energizing time”) are adjusted so as to form a nugget 3 having a nugget diameter of t (mm) or less. To do.

  As the nugget diameter of the nugget 3 formed in the first step is larger, the effect of suppressing dust in the third step, which will be described later, is obtained, but there is a higher possibility that dust will be generated during energization in the first step. If the nugget diameter of the nugget 3 formed in the first step is small or if the nugget 3 is not formed in the first step, the effect of enlarging the energized diameter in the first step is hardly obtained. The effect of suppressing dust is reduced.

  That is, since the nugget 3 is likely to grow rapidly in a high-strength steel plate, if the target value of the nugget diameter is too small, the nugget 3 is affected by disturbances such as a plate gap and electrode wear and is energized in the first step. Is not formed, and there is a high possibility that the effect of suppressing dust is not sufficiently obtained during energization in the third step. Therefore, practically, the nugget diameter of the nugget 3 formed at the time of energization in the first process has a large nugget diameter that does not generate dust in the range of 3√t (mm) to 5√t (mm). Set the welding conditions to aim.

  At this time, it is desirable to set the welding conditions in the first step to 70% or more and 95% or less of the dust generation current in the one-stage energization method. If it is less than 70%, the cycle time for obtaining the above-described nugget diameter increases, and if it exceeds 95%, there is a risk of dust generation due to disturbance.

In the second step of the present invention, the welding current is made smaller than the current in the first step. The welding current in the second step may be zero. Thus, in the second step, as shown in B ₂ in FIG. 7, the growth of the nugget 3 is suppressed, and the corona bond 4 is enlarged by heat transfer.

  That is, immediately before the third step, the ratio of the corona bond 4 with respect to the size of the nugget 3 is larger than that immediately before the second step. Further, in accordance with this, the energization diameter is increased in the third step. Therefore, generation of dust in the third step is suppressed.

  If the welding current is excessive, dust is likely to be generated in the second step due to the influence of disturbance, whereas if the welding current is excessive, the nugget is cooled and the processing time of the third step is likely to increase. Produce. For this reason, it is desirable that the welding current in the second step be 20% or more and 90% or less of the welding current in the first step. More desirably, the welding current in the second step is not less than 50% and not more than 90% of the welding current in the first step.

  Although the effect of suppressing dust in the third step is obtained as the treatment time of the second step becomes longer, excessive extension is not preferable because it causes an increase in tact time. On the other hand, if the treatment time of the second step is too short, the effect of expanding the corona bond 4 in the second step is small and the effect of suppressing dust in the third step is small. Accordingly, the processing time of the second step is desirably 1.0 cycle or more and 15 cycles or less, and more desirably 3.0 cycles or more and 10 cycles or less.

  In the second step, it is desirable that the pressure is larger than the pressure in the first step. The effect of suppressing dust is increased by increasing the pressure. However, an excessive pressurizing force is not preferable because a reduction in the thickness of the welded portion increases. For example, it is set to 110% or more and 150% or less of the applied pressure in the first step.

In the third step, the nugget diameter of the nugget 3 is increased by applying a welding current higher than the pressure in the first step and applying a welding current higher than the current in the first step. At the start of the third step, as shown in B ₂ in FIG. 7, and sufficient corona bond 4 are formed for the nugget diameter of the nugget 3, the nugget diameter of the nugget 3 is expanded by energizing the third step due to the provision of a sufficient current diameter also, as shown in D ₂ of FIG. 7, it is possible to increase the nugget diameter of the nugget 3 while suppressing the generation of dust.

  The welding current in the third step is desirably 110% or more and 200% or less of the energization current in the first step. If it is less than 110%, the processing time for enlarging the nugget diameter of the nugget 3 increases, whereas if it exceeds 200%, dust tends to be generated. Note that the third step of the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is a continuous energization method in which energization is continuously performed, but is not limited to the continuous energization method, and as shown in FIG. A so-called pulsation energization method may be used in which the cycle of energization is repeated a plurality of times. As the pulsation energization method, for example, an energization method that repeats a period of one cycle rest after three cycles energization is exemplified.

  In the pulsation energization method, the effect of enlarging the energization diameter is increased by stopping energization, and dust generation can be suppressed as compared with the continuous energization method. Further, in the pulsation energization method, dust is likely to be generated during energization in the first cycle, and therefore, during a plurality of cycles, the welding current during energization in the first cycle is set to the second cycle as shown in FIG. It is desirable to make it smaller than the welding current during energization thereafter. In addition, it is desirable to make the welding current at the time of energization of the 1st period larger than the welding current of the 1st process.

  By making the pressure in the third step larger than the pressure in the first step, the corona bond 4 expands, so that the current value in the third step can be increased, and the nugget diameter of the nugget 3 is increased. However, the energization time in the third step can be shortened. The pressing force in the third step is preferably set to 110% to 150% of the pressing force in the first step. If it is less than 110%, the expansion of the effect of suppressing dust due to the increase in the applied pressure is small.

  In the above description, the case where the applied pressure in the second process and the third process is set higher than the applied pressure in the first process is taken as an example. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this case, and at least the third process. What is necessary is just to make the applied pressure of a process higher than the applied pressure of a 1st process.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in resistance welding of a high-strength steel plate, generation of dust (initial dust and medium dust) during energization is suppressed while suppressing an increase in welding time, and the size is sufficiently large. The nugget 3 having the nugget diameter can be surely formed. Even if there is a gap between the plates, this effect is not lost.

  For this reason, according to this invention, generation | occurrence | production of dust can be suppressed and the working environment in a production line can be improved. Furthermore, according to the present invention, generation of dust can be prevented and the nugget diameter of the nugget 3 can be increased, so that a resistance weld joint having excellent strength characteristics can be made. In addition, post-processing such as deburring associated with the generation of dust can be omitted, leading to improved work efficiency.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, the nugget 3 having a predetermined size is formed in the first step, and the corona bond 4 (softening region) existing around the nugget 3 is expanded in the second step. Therefore, in the third step, The nugget diameter of the nugget 3 can be increased without generation of dust even if the current value has generated dust in the conventional technology. Further, since a high pressing force is applied in the third step, the welding time is increased. Is suppressed, and efficient welding can be performed.

The present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples.
Using a single-phase AC spot welder of an air pressure method with a dome-shaped electrode having a tip diameter of 6 mm, two 980 MPa grade galvanized steel sheets having a thickness of 1.4 mm are overlapped to form the first step, Multi-stage energization consisting of two steps and a third step is performed, and after the first step, the applied pressure is increased to 125% of the applied pressure (320 kgf) of the first step, and the applied pressure of the second step and the third step is set to 400 kgf. Two-stage pressurization welding was performed, and the occurrence of dust and the nugget diameter were investigated.

  For comparison, a conventional example of one-stage energization and a comparative example of multi-stage energization with a constant pressure (320 kgf) from the first step to the third step were also performed. The respective welding conditions are shown in Tables 5 to 7, and the results are shown in Table 8. In addition, the welding current in the first step is a current value that is 90% of the dust generation limit current in the one-stage energization method. The hold time in each table means the time during which pressure is applied by the electrode without energization after completion of energization in the third step.

  As shown in Table 8, it can be seen that the nugget diameter can be increased as compared with the conventional example (one-stage energization method) and the comparative example (constant pressure multi-stage energization method) while suppressing generation of dust by the present invention. In Table 8, the example of the present invention seems to have a smaller nugget diameter expansion effect than the comparative example, but the processing time of the third step is sufficiently long as 18 cycles, so the nugget obtained by the used electrode This is thought to be because the maximum value of the diameter is being saturated. That is, according to the example of the present invention, it is possible to form a nugget having a large nugget diameter in a short energization time as compared with the comparative example.

  A spot welding simulation by FEM analysis was performed on a plate assembly in which two 980 MPa class steel plates having a thickness of 1.4 mm were overlapped, and the limit current for generation of dust and the maximum nugget diameter were investigated. The analysis was performed by an incremental coupled analysis method in which an electric field-temperature field coupled analysis and a temperature field-stress field coupled analysis were alternately repeated every (1/2) cycle.

  In the present invention example, a continuous energization method (invention example 1) is used as the energization method of the third step by multi-stage energization consisting of the first step, the second step and the third step and increasing the applied pressure after the first step. ) And the pulsation energization method (Example 2 of the present invention) were performed and compared with the one-stage energization method (conventional example). In addition, in Example 2 of the present invention, type A in which the energization current for a plurality of times in pulsation energization is constant, and type B in which the welding current in the first period in pulsation energization is 80% of the welding current after the second period. Carried out. Tables 9 to 11 show the welding conditions of Comparative Example, Invention Example 1 and Invention Example 2. The electrode was a dome shape with a tip diameter of 6 mm.

  The analysis results are shown in Table 12 in comparison with the conventional example. As shown in Table 12, in the one-stage energization, the limit current at which no dust is generated (dust generation current) is 6.6 kA and the nugget diameter at that time is 5.4 mm, but in Example 1 of the present invention, 8.0 kA. 6.3 mm, and generation of dust was suppressed by multi-stage energization. Further, it was found that the pulsation energization method has a larger dust generation current than the continuous energization method, and the generation of dust is further suppressed. In addition, in the pulsation energization method, it was found that Type B with the first energization current being smaller has a greater effect of suppressing the generation of dust than Type A with a constant current.

1, 2 Steel plate made of mild steel 3 Nugget 4 Coronabond 5, 6 Electrode 7 Current path 8, 9 Steel plate made of high-strength steel

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  A resistance welding method for a high strength steel plate including at least one high strength steel plate, wherein at least two steel plates are overlapped and resistance welded, wherein the nugget has a predetermined nugget diameter by energizing the at least two steel plates. A first step of forming a welding current, a second step of lowering the welding current after the first step, a current flowing larger than the welding current of the first step after the second step, and the first step And a third step of enlarging the nugget by applying a pressing force larger than the pressing force. The resistance welding method for high-tensile steel sheets according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined nugget diameter is 3√t or more and 5√t or less.
However, t is the plate thickness (mm) of the steel plate having a small plate thickness among the at least two steel plates.   The resistance welding method for high-tensile steel sheets according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pressing force in the third step is 110% to 150% of the pressing force in the first step.   The high-strength steel sheet resistance welding method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a processing time of the second step is 1.0 cycle or more and 15 cycles or less.   The high-strength steel sheet resistance welding method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a welding current in the second step is 20% or more and 90% or less of a welding current in the first step.   6. The high-strength steel sheet resistance welding method according to claim 1, wherein the welding current in the third step is not less than 110% and not more than 200% of the welding current in the first step.   The resistance welding method for a high strength steel sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the high strength steel sheet is a steel sheet having a tensile strength of 440 MPa or more.   The high-strength steel sheet resistance welding method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the energization in the third step is performed by pulsation energization in which a cycle of energization and energization stop is repeated a plurality of times.   The resistance welding method for high-tensile steel sheets according to claim 8, wherein a welding current during energization after the second cycle in the plurality of cycles is larger than a welding current during energization during the first cycle.

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