Novelis, Inc.

Dewei Zhu

ChangOok Son

Milan Felberbaum

Dechao Lin

Theresa Elizabeth Macfarlane

Changook Son

Luis Fanor Vega

David Anthony Gaensbauer

Sazol Kumar Das

Devesh Mathur

Theresa Elizabeth MacFarlane

Yudie Yuan

Peter Lloyd Redmond

Liangliang Li

Julio Malpica

Alp Manavbasi

Curtis Eddie

Brian Paradis

Louis Mitchell Nazro

Kyle Haines

Doug Keim

A metal joiner system includes a power source and a metal joiner. The metal joiner includes a cleaning header, a cutting header, a joining header, and a joint finisher, each of which are communicatively coupled to the power source. The cutting header and cleaning header are configured to direct a first laser beam to prepare a joining region, and the joining header is configured to direct a second laser beam to form a joint in the joining region. A method of joining a metal substrates includes forming a joining region in abutting metal substrates, directing the first laser beam onto the joining region in a joint preparation stage, and directing the second laser beam onto the joining region to form a weld. A product of a metal joiner, a weld, has a portion of weld metal removed at the weld start and the weld crater regions.

Metal joiner system, associated methods, and products

Disclosed are aluminum alloy products and methods of making and processing such products. Thus, disclosed are aluminum alloy products exhibiting controllable surface properties, including excellent bond durability, low contact resistance, and corrosion resistance. Aluminum alloy products described herein include a migrant element, a subsurface portion having a concentration of the migrant element, and a bulk portion having a concentration of the migrant element. The aluminum alloy product comprises an enrichment ratio of 4.0 or less, wherein the enrichment ratio is a ratio of the migrant element concentration in the subsurface portion to the concentration in the bulk portion. Additionally, the aluminum alloy products surface and/or subsurface can contain phosphorus (e.g., elemental phosphorus or oxidized phosphorus). The phosphorus containing surface provides reduced electronic stress on an electrode tip of a resistance spot welding apparatus, and an extended service lifetime (e.g., weld cycles to failure) of the electrode tip.

Aluminum alloy products exhibiting improved bond durability and methods of making the same

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Marietta, GA, United States of America

Dewei Zhu