Results for Weld Challenge II
SAE FD&E Spring Committee Meeting

Participant	Life(blocks) for 19.2x	Life(blocks) for 27.1x	Comments
Predictions
DCX+FEMFAT	1468	344	partial penetration, corner*
Ford FLOW	2044	364	full penetration, end*
Ford FLOW	3273	1143	full penetration, corner*
Ford FLOW	786	274	partial penetration, end*
Ford FLOW	2065	721	partial penetration, corner*
Cat+Dong	1067	380	end*
Cat+Dong	3016	1042	corner*
Navistar+Dong	2362	824	corner*
Al Conle	2040	413	superposition+Neuber, near corner
Test Results
Ford Research	1750	450	partial penetration, earliest detection of crack
Ford Research	8618	n.a.	30mm crack
U. of Illinois	2161	n.a.	partial penetration, earliest detection of crack
U. of Illinois	10962	1505	30mm crack

*"corner" or "end" indicates the failure site predicted.