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    A Study on Improving the Mechanical Performance by Controlling the Halo Ring in the Q&P 980 Steel Resistance Spot Welds
    (Elsevier, 2022-01-17) Ramachandran, Dileep Chandran; Figueredo, Bruna; Sherepenko, Oleksii; Jin, Woosung; Park, Yeong-Do; Biro, Elliot
    This study focuses on improving the mechanical performance of third-generation Q&P steel resistance spot welds using a double-pulse welding cycle. Single and double-pulse welding schedules were implemented to assess the mechanical performance of the welds. Single-pulse welds exhibited poor cross-tension strength (CTS) values, failed around the fusion zone, and were accompanied by poor energy absorption capability. However, the double-pulse schedule showed improved CTS values by 33%, with an associated 110% increase in absorbed energy. The failure path observed from interrupted cross-tension tests showed that, in welds made using both pulsing schedules, failure proceeded along the fusion boundary and CGHAZ. In the single-pulse welds failed in brittle fashion, whereas the welds made with a double-pulse schedule exhibited a mixed (ductile and brittle) fracture morphology. The high-density microhardness mapping confirmed the presence of a localized softened zone (halo ring) adjacent to the fusion boundary in single-pulse welds. Strong elemental partitioning of Mn, Si, and C in the vicinity of the fusion boundary during long welding time was the primary cause for the halo formation. However, the halo ring was eliminated by performing a double-pulse weld schedule with 30 ms cooling time in between pulses; resulting in improved mechanical properties.