CPC B23K 26/24 (2013.01) [B23K 26/70 (2015.10); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08)] | 11 Claims |
1. A welded assembly comprising,
a first work piece having an external surface, a faying surface opposite the external surface, and a cross-sectional thickness (T1) defined between the external surface and the faying surface of the first work piece;
a second work piece having an external surface, a faying surface opposite the external surface, and a cross-sectional thickness (T2) defined between the external surface and the faying surface of the second work piece, wherein the faying surface of the first work piece is in abutting contact with the faying surface of the second work piece to define a faying interface;
a weld seam having a core fusion zone extending completely through the first work piece from the external surface of the first work piece through the faying interface and at least partially into the cross-sectional thickness (T2) of the second work piece, wherein the weld seam includes a center linear segment extending along the external surface of the first work piece; and
a protruding fusion zone extending laterally from at least one side of the core fusion zone and extending vertically through only a portion of the cross-sectional thickness (T1) from the external surface to proximal to the faying surface of the first work piece.
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