The invention discloses a resistance
spot welding nugget
diameter predicting method to solve the technical problems that the practicality of an existing resistance
spot welding nugget
diameter predicting method is poor. According to the technical scheme,
electrode pressure signals are acquired in real time, a unary
linear regression equation between the nugget
diameter and the
electrode pressure change curve rising slope is established, and the real-time predicting of the nugget diameter is achieved. A
pressure sensor arranged between a bottom
electrode holding rod and a bottom electrode of aspot
welding machine is used for acquiring the electrode pressure signals, the sensor installation position is close to a welded workpiece, the effects caused by imbalance of stress in the movement process are reduced, the actual change situation of electrode pressure in the
welding process is precisely measured, and the
smelting amount of
metal is accurately reflected in real time. By means of the unary
linear regression equation between the nugget diameter and the electrode pressure change curve rising slope, online and rapid nugget diameter prediction is achieved; and by means of the resistance
spot welding nugget diameter predicting method, the nugget diameters of quenched steel, low-
carbon steel, stainless steel, an aluminum
alloy and other
metal materials can be predicted, and the practicality is good.