Projection weld and method for creating the same

摘要

Disclosed is a projection welding method including providing a first metal substrate (12), a second metal substrate (14), and a projection material (16) of separate construction from the first metal substrate (12) and the second metal substrate (14), disposing the metal projection material (16) between the first metal substrate (12) and the second metal substrate (14), applying a current (26) and pressure (36) to at least one of the first metal substrate (12) and the second metal substrate (14), melting the metal projection material (16) via the application of the current (26) and pressure (36), creating a weld (10) between the first metal substrate (12) and the second metal substrate (14) via the melting, and fixedly associating the first metal substrate (12) and the second metal substrate (14) via the weld (10).