Friction stir welding (FSW) has achieved remarkable success in the joining and processing
of aluminium alloys and other softer structural alloys. Conventional FSW, however, has not …

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

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 …

Driven by increasing costs for energy and raw material and especially by the European CO
2-emission laws, automotive industry faces the challenge to develop more lightweight and at …

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 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 …

Friction self-piercing riveting (F-SPR) is an emerging technique for low ductility materials
joining, which creates a mechanical and solid-state hybrid joint with a semi-hollow rivet. The …

The increasing mechanical and economical demands in modern systems and structures are
forcing an inevitable need for joining dissimilar materials, thus creating the challenge of …