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

Flow drill screw (FDS) technique combines the friction drilling and thread forming processes
into one single operation, and has been widely adopted in the automotive industry. Because …

The conventional self-piercing riveting (C-SPR) process is appropriate for joining similar or
dissimilar materials. However, the insufficient penetration and upsetting deformation of the …

Flow-drilling screw (FDS) is a new type of single-sided joining process that is increasingly
used to join dissimilar aluminum alloys in automobile lightweight. Fatigue failure and high …

Severe plastic deformation and heat generation during the flow drill screw (FDS) process led
to profound changes in the microstructures and mechanical properties of the heat-affected …

This study aims to systematically investigate the effects of hole diameter and sheet thickness
on the quasi-static and fatigue behaviors of PH-SPR joints of high-strength steel and …

In this paper, an experimental and numerical program investigating impact in the low-
velocity regime (≤ 10 m/s) on 1.5 mm thick AA6016 aluminium plates in three different heat …

Nowadays, manufacturing of multi-material structures requires a variety of mechanical
joining techniques. Mechanical joining processes and joining elements are used to meet a …

Aluminum profile structures are extensively used in the transportation industry and pose a
considerable challenge to single-sided spot joining technologies. The widely used Huck …

Flow-drill screwing is one of the key joining technologies for car body structures in multi-
material lightweight design. In the course of technological developments and subsequent …