Self-piercing riveting (SPR) has become an important alternative joining technique for the automotive applications of aluminum sheets. Most existing SPR machines use electrical motors to drive a rivet into the sheets. A significant amount of research has been conducted to improve an SPR joint’s strength by increasing the mechanical interlock. In this paper, a new process is presented using gunpowder to drive the riveting process. A joint formed using the new process has different geometric characteristics from one created using a conventional system. The tensile-shear, cross-tension, fatigue, and impact performances of self-piercing riveted joints using the new device are compared to those of spot-welded joints on aluminum sheets. The experiment has proven that the new SPR joints have provided a similar or higher strength than resistance spot welds.
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A New Self-Piercing Riveting Process and Strength Evaluation
Bin Wang,
Bin Wang
Institute of Metal Research
, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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Chuanyong Hao,
Chuanyong Hao
Institute of Metal Research
, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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Jinsong Zhang,
Jinsong Zhang
Institute of Metal Research
, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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Hongyan Zhang
Hongyan Zhang
Department of MIME,
University of Toledo
, Toledo, OH 43606
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Bin Wang
Institute of Metal Research
, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
Chuanyong Hao
Institute of Metal Research
, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
Jinsong Zhang
Institute of Metal Research
, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
Hongyan Zhang
Department of MIME,
University of Toledo
, Toledo, OH 43606J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. May 2006, 128(2): 580-587 (8 pages)
Published Online: April 27, 2005
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November 12, 2004
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April 27, 2005
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Wang, B., Hao, C., Zhang, J., and Zhang, H. (April 27, 2005). "A New Self-Piercing Riveting Process and Strength Evaluation." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. May 2006; 128(2): 580–587. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2137746
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