<div class="htmlview paragraph">The spot welding characteristics of VAN-QN (80), a dual-phase HSLA steel, were examined with regard to the strength and ductility of spot welds under static, impact and cyclic loading and compared to a conventional V-N HSLA steel and SAE 1008 low carbon steel.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The maximum tensile shear strength of VAN-QN (80) spot welds was found to be proportional to the thickness and ultimate tensile strength of the base metal. VAN-QN (80) spot welds, therefore, were only slightly lower in strength than those in a conventional 80 Ksi yield strength HSLA steel but up to twice the strength of welds in low carbon steel. Weld ductility was lower for VAN-QN (80) than for low carbon steel but greater than for conventional HSLA steel and increased with material thickness. The impact and fatigue properties of VAN-QN (80) welds were similar to those in conventional HSLA and low carbon steels.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">Weldability, as determined by the range of current over which acceptable welds could be produced, decreased with increasing thickness and was the same for VAN-QN (80) as for low carbon steel. The excellent weldability of VAN-QN (80) steel is attributed to a combination of the following properties: (1) moderate hardenability, (2) insensitivity of the dual-phase microstructure to softening by the heat inputs typical of spot welding, and, (3) a low yield strength to ultimate tensile strength ratio.</div>