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 …

As the scale and complexity of products such as aircraft and cars increase, demand for new
functional processes to join mechanical parts grows. The use of plastic deformation for …

The demands for higher fuel efficiency in the automotive sector have motivated the
increased use of multi-material combinations for lightweight designs in recent years. This …

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 …

Friction spot welding (FSpW) is a solid state welding process suitable for spot joining
lightweight low melting point materials like aluminium and magnesium alloys. The process is …

High strength steel and aluminium alloy sheets were joined by mechanical clinching with
dies for control of metal flow. Since the sheets undergo plastic deformation for the joining …

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 …