MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517040122 A) filed by Jfe Steel Corporation, Tokyo, on April 25, for 'method spot welding method.'

Inventor(s) include Kawabe Nao; Sawanishi Chikaumi; and Takashima Katsutoshi.

The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The objective of the present invention is to provide a resistance spot welding method. The present invention provides a resistance spot welding method for two or more steel plates including at least one surface-treated steel sheet having a metal plated layer, the method including, after a main energization step for the purpose of nugget formation, a cooling step, a post-energization step, and a holding step, wherein a cooling time Ct in the cooling step is equal to or greater than 140 ms, and a holding time Ht(ms) in the holding step satisfies formula (1) or formula (2). (1) If Ct = 2 D vTS-80, then D vTS-0.5 Ct Ht=2700 D/vTS+Ct (2) If Ct 2 D vTS-80, then 40 Ht = 2700 D/vTS+Ct."

The patent application was internationally filed on Nov. 24, 2023, under International application No.PCT/JP2023/042113.

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