Self-piercing riveting (SPR) is a cold mechanical joining process used to join two or more
sheets of materials by driving a rivet piercing through the top sheet or the top and middle …

Self-piercing riveting (SPR) is a method used for joining sheet materials by creating a
mechanical interlock between the sheets. SPR is of increasing interest in automobile …

Friction stir welding (FSW) has been applied to many fields including aerospace
manufacturing and the railway industry. However, the interfacial friction behavior remains …

Self-piercing riveting (SPR) is a cold forming technique used to fasten together two or more
sheets of materials with a rivet without the need to predrill a hole. The application of SPR in …

Dissimilar materials lap joining of aluminum alloy to galvanized steel sheets was
investigated with refilled friction stir spot welding (Refilled FSSW). For the lap joint between …

Automotive light-weighting has become an important direction for the development of the
automotive industry, and the light-weighting materials are inevitable to be joined. Self …

To enhance the performance of resistance spot welded joints between aluminum alloy (AA)
and mild steel (MS), a specific electrode termed embedded composite electrode was used …

Electromagnetic self-piercing riveting (E-SPR) as a new riveting method is attracting more
and more attentions due to its superiority in joining dissimilar materials. In this paper, nine …

This paper underlined the corrosion behavior of aluminum alloy/galvanized steel joints
fabricated by resistance spot welding (RSW) and self-piercing riveting (SPR) exposed to …

Abstract Aluminum alloy 5052 sheets (thickness: 1 mm) were joined using a novel method
(resistance spot clinching) that combines mechanical clinching and resistance spot welding …