Abstract: A spot welding electrode includes a plurality of alternating, co-axially first and second sections, the first sections having a first predetermined sized cross section. Each first section has an undercut portion tangential to the second section which defines a shear line. The second sections have a second predetermined sized cross section smaller than the cross section of the first sections. The outer sides of the second sections form undercut areas between the outer sides of adjacent first sections. The outer sides of the second sections act as cleavage surfaces which remove excess material formed at the peripheral edges of the adjoining first sections caused by successive deformation of the first sections during repeated welding operations.

Abstract: A spot welding electrode and method of assembling the same. The electrode includes a cap having a hollow cavity with an open bottom end and a closed tip. A plurality of circumferentially spaced fins are formed interiorally in the cap and extend inward from the side wall of the cap. The upper ends of the fin meet and have a spherical domed shape. The bottom ends of the fins are spaced from the bottom end of the cap to form a coolant flow path within the electrode. A shoulder is formed on the bottom wall of the electrode and mates with and is joined to a complimentary formed shoulder on the upper end of a shank to mount the cap to the shank.