Table of Contents

Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Forms
1. Scope and Applicability
2. Normative References
3. Terms and Definitions
4. Sample Preparation
5. Material Characterization
6. Welding Parameters
7. Preferred Test Equipment
8. Electrode Installation and Dressing Procedure
9. Electrode-Face and Weld-Size Stabilization Procedure
10. Endurance Test
11. Weld Property Tests
12. Current Break-Through Test
13. Design of Experiments (DoE) Test Procedure
    for Resistance Spot Welding Characterization of High
    Strength and Advanced High Strength Steels
Annex A (Informative) - Electrodes
Annex B (Informative) - Data Forms
Annex C (Informative) - Optional Endurance Test Panel
Annex D (Informative) - Fracture Classification Charts
Annex E (Informative) - Procedural Guidelines for
        Alternative Testing Methods
Annex F (Informative) - Informative References
Annex G (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation
        of Technical Inquiries
List of AWS Documents on Automotive Welding

Abstract

Defines several standardized test methods that are designed to evaluate the resistance spot welding behavior of coated and uncoated sheet steels in a laboratory environment.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Welding Society
Pages
ISBN
Committee	D8
Supersedes	AWS D8.9 : 1997