| Specimen no. | Hybrid sheet welds obtained with a straight, sharp-edged spacer | Hybrid sheet welds obtained with a rounded spacer | ||
| Aluminium sheet thickness after welding [mm] | Average maximum transferable force of 3 lap shear specimens [kN] | Aluminium sheet thickness after welding [mm] | Average maximum transferable force of 3 lap shear specimens [kN] | |
| 11 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| 17 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 4.4 |