The present disclosure relates to a welding composition for joining high manganese steel base metals to low carbon steel base metals, as well as systems and methods for the same. The composition includes: carbon in a range of about 0.1 wt % to about 0.4 wt %; manganese in a range of about 15 wt % to about 25 wt %; chromium in a range of about 2.0 wt % to about 8.0 wt %; molybdenum in an amount of ≤ about 2.0 wt %; nickel in an amount of ≤ about 10 wt %; silicon in an amount of ≤ about 0.7 wt %; sulfur in an amount of ≤ about 100 ppm; phosphorus in an amount of ≤ about 200 ppm; and a balance comprising iron. In an embodiment, the composition has an austenitic microstructure.

A system is provided comprising a hardened stud body and an unhardened stud subunit coupled to the hardened stud body. The hardened stud body may comprise a first composition having by weight between 17% and 21% chromium, between 2.8% and 3.3% molybdenum, between 50% to 55% nickel, and between 4.75% and 5.5% niobium. The unhardened stud subunit may comprise a second composition having by weight between 20% and 23% chromium, between 8% and 10% molybdenum, at least 58% nickel, and between 3.15% and 4.15% niobium.

A connection element for an interlocking connection to at least one component includes at least one component held between the connection element and a securing element wherein the connection element and the securing element enter into a friction welded connection, having a head with a drive and a shaft having at least two cutting structures on a front side. The at least two cutting structures have cutting edges situated in a cutting plane, wherein the cutting plane borders the shaft, and the at least two cutting structures are also spaced apart in the circumferential direction and define a cutting diameter. A cross-section of the shaft has a reduced extension between the cutting structures relative to the cutting diameter, wherein the area of the reduced extension extends in the axial direction at least with the length of the cutting diameter from the cutting structures in the direction of the head.

A torque converter includes an impeller and a cover rotationally fixed to the impeller. The cover has opposing inner and outer surfaces and a through hole extending from the inner surface to the outer surface. A stud is attached to the cover. The stud has a head and a shank extending from the head. The head defines an annular projection circumscribing the shank and raised from the head. The stud is disposed on the cover with the shank extending through the hole to project from the outer surface and with the head being connected to the cover by coalescence between the annular projection and the inner surface creating a hermetic seal around the hole.

This insert (1) comprises: a head portion (2) comprising a docking face (20) configured to receive a welding electrode and a bearing surface (22) configured to come to bear on the first part (100) in order to keep the first part (100) assembled to the second part (200), a body portion (4) intended to be inserted into the first part (100), comprising a welding surface (40) configured to be welded to the second part (200), the body portion (4) having a cross section smaller than that of the head portion (2), and thermal decoupling means extending around the body portion (4) to prevent heat released by the body portion (4) from being transmitted to the first part (100) during the welding operation.

An apparatus and method for fastening dissimilar materials like steel, plastic and aluminum. A resistance welding fastener having multiple layers may be used with or without a sealant. The fastener may be used to form an aluminum covered steel laminate via a hemming pattern of attachment. The fastener may have a solid shaft or have an extended reach and have features for interacting with the welding electrode. A variety of electrode tips may be employed to cooperate with the fastener.

A weld rivet for use in a method of resistance element welding of dissimilar materials includes a shank portion, a cap portion, and a coating. The shank portion has a cylindrical shape, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. The cap portion has a flat disc shape, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the cap portion is disposed on the first end of the shank portion. The coating is disposed on the bottom surface of the cap portion. The coating electrically insulates the cap portion.

A method for welding a welded part to a component is carried out as arc ignition welding by use of direct current, having a bias current phase in which an arc is formed between the negatively polarized welded part and the component, and a subsequent main current phase for melting material to the joint. The welded part: a) is a galvanized sphere made of C10C having a roundness G500, wherein the size of any zinc inclusions under the surface of the sphere equals 10 micrometers at maximum, orb) is formed by welding a galvanized sphere made of C10C having a roundness G500, wherein the size of any zinc inclusions under the surface of the sphere equals 10 micrometers at maximum, to a connection element.

A battery manufacturing method includes: winding positive and negative electrode plates and a separator to form a wound electrode assembly; cutting unwound portions of the positive and negative electrode plates and the separator such that the separator constitutes an outermost layer of the wound electrode assembly when the winding is completed; further winding around the wound electrode assembly the cut unwound portions; fixing a part of a terminal end of the separator in a lateral direction to the wound electrode assembly; and performing heat welding on parts of both lateral ends of an outermost portion of the separator in the wound electrode assembly, which are located above an electrode active material-uncoated portion of the positive or negative electrode plate to fix the lateral ends to the wound electrode assembly.

The present invention relates to a connecting element for non-detachably connecting at least two components by means of friction welding when the connecting element is rotated about a longitudinal axis of the connecting element. The connecting element includes a stem formed along the longitudinal axis with a stem face at a free end of the stem for penetrating at least one component, and a head connected to the stem for transmitting a torque about the longitudinal axis from a turning tool to the stem. The stem face has a stem end face which has a convex envelope with a blunt shape.