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 …

Public demand for an efficient and sustainable use of energy and resources has led to new
design criteria for technical products. An even more consequent use of light-weight …

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 …

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 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 …

The static and fatigue strengths of mechanically clinched and self-pierce riveted joints in
aluminium alloy sheets were compared with those of a resistance spot welded joint. Both …

The development of the self-piercing riveting (SPR) technology in recent years has
broadened the application of the technology in the automobile industry. However, the SPR …

In this article, a new method for the rapid and economical production of 'nutless' bolted joins
is presented, using a combination of two hole-making techniques, namely, form drilling and …

The mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of self-piercing riveted-bonded hybrid
joints with carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP)/aluminium alloy 5754 are investigated …

Self-piercing riveting (SPR) and resistance spot welding (RSW) are widely used spot joining
methods in the automotive sector, with the former in developmental mode. The current work …