Emerging trends in manufacturing such as light weighting, increased performance and
functionality increases the use of multi-material, hybrid structures and thus the need for …

Hybrid car bodies fabricated by joining parts made with steel and aluminum alloys are
becoming increasingly common. This provides an affordable mean to decrease the car …

Joining of dissimilar materials is of increasing interest for a wide range of industrial
applications. The automotive industry, in particular, views dissimilar materials joining as a …

This paper presents a review on the resistance spot welding (RSW) of Al/Al alloys, Al
alloys/steel, Al/Mg alloys, and Al/Ti alloys, with focus on structure, properties, and …

Laser welding of low carbon steel to 5754 aluminum alloy was studied in keyhole welding
mode in steel-on-aluminum overlap configuration. In order to decrease formation of …

Self-pierce riveting (SPR) is a high-speed mechanical fastening technique for point joining
of sheet materials. It is used heavily in the automotive sector due to the growing use of …

In the present paper, effects of welding current, welding time, electrode pressure and
holding time on the weld nugget size were studied. A failure mechanism was proposed to …

Failure mode of resistance spot welds is a qualitative indicator of weld performance. Two
major types of spot weld failure are pull-out and interfacial fracture. Interfacial failure, which …

Aluminum alloy sheets were lap joined to galvanized steel sheets by gas tungsten arc
welding (GTAW) with Al–5% Si, Al–12% Si, Al–6% Cu, Al–10% Si–4% Cu and Zn–15% Al …

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 …