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Two welding schemes of single and double pulse were used for the resistance spot welding of DP1000 dual phase steel. The changes in the mechanical performance and variant pairing of martensite under two different welding conditions were scrutinized. It is demonstrated that, although both welds fail in pull-out failure mode, double pulse welding enhances cross-tension strength and energy absorption capability of the weld compared to single pulse welding process. Double pulse welding effectively changes the microstructure of the fusion zone. While the fusion zone of single pulse welds has a typical microstructure of columnar grains, the initial fusion zone of double pulse welds is subdivided into two zones: the outer recrystallized layer composing of martensitic microstructure formed within the equiaxed prior austenite grains, and the inner part of columnar grains resulted from the rapid solidification process of resistance spot welding. Orientation imaging microscopy results show that the recrystallized layer of double pulse welds exhibits a lower fraction of high-angle grain boundaries and coarse structure of Bain groups.
Keywords: Dual phase steel; Resistance spot welding; Cross-tension test; Orientation imaging microscopy.© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.