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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Amberlee S. Haselhuhn, Troy, MI (US);
David R Sigler, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Robert T Szymanski, Saint Clair Township, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A combined stackup apparatus with a perforated interlayer for resistance spot welding is provided. The apparatus comprises a first metal sheet of a first material and a second metal sheet of a second material. The apparatus further comprising a perforated interlayer disposed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The perforated interlayer is made of one of the first and second materials. The perforated interlayer has a plurality of perforations formed therethrough. Each perforation has a perforation size of between about 0.1 mm and about 3 mm.