Structural Durability and Fatigue Performance
Group
Department of Aerospace Engineering and
Mechanics
The University of Alabama
Spot Welding Laboratory
The Spot Welding Laboratory became functional in the spring of 2002.
The lab features a 100 kVA pedestal welder,
Degensha Weldscope, and tools for determining the spot weld nugget
diameter. Rockwell and Knoop hardness testers
are available in the Mechanics of Materials Laboratory and the Metallurgy
Laboratories, respectively.