Evaluation and solution of noise making weldment in automotive body |
Jungho Cho*, Jungjae Lee*, Seunghwan Bae*, Yongki Lee*, Kyungbae Park*, Yongjun Kim*, Semin Moon** |
Correspondence:
Jungho Cho, Email: Junghocho@cbnu.ac.kr |
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Abstract |
The importance of emotional quality of car is getting higher in these days. Noise takes great portion in emotional quality because it is detectable problem with just a few rides. The sources of car noise during operation are various and the related technical issues are vast. Sometimes weldments of auto body are referred as the source of noise and the suspicious weldment shows unsatisfactory welding quality in most cases. In this research, cases of noise making weldments are investigated to figure out the solution for welding quality improvement. They are categorized into several groups in according to the inferred types of the error source then appropriate solutions are suggested. Auto body has weldments of resistance spot welding and gas metal arc welding in general. Therefore the solutions are suggested as adjustment of welding process variables and related machineries. Inevitable error source is also referred which is originated from thermal expansion rate difference between ultra high strength steel and mild steel. This new approach is validated through simple calculation then more concrete investigation with numerical analysis is remained as further works to be done. |
Key Words:
Auto body, Resistance spot welding, Car noise, BIW, Ultra high strength steel |
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