Mechanical joining technologies are increasingly used in multi-material lightweight
constructions and offer opportunities to create versatile joining processes due to their low …

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 …

轻量化作为汽车节能减排的重要手段, 得到世界各国的高度重视. 综合考虑成本,
性能及轻量化效果, 采用多材料混合车身设计成为未来最为重要的车身轻量化手段. 然而 …

Mechanical joining processes by plastic deformation such as self-piercing riveting,
mechanical clinching and hemming for aluminium alloy and high strength steel sheets are …

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 …

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 …

Mixed usage of dissimilar materials, such as aluminum alloys and steels, has become one of
the main means for vehicle body lightweighting. Due to the formation of hard and brittle …

By combining experimental SPR tests with a finite element (FE) model, the influences of top
sheet thickness (T t), bottom sheet thickness (T b) and rivet length (L) on the joint formation …

Implementation of lightweight low-ductility materials such as aluminum alloys, magnesium
alloys and composite materials has become urgently needed for automotive manufacturers …

A novel resistance element welding technology was applied to join 6061 Al alloy and
uncoated 22MnMoB boron steel. To conduct the resistance element welding process, a …