Analysis of the binding mechanisms depending on versatile process variants of self-piercing riveting
Stephan Lüder, Pia K. Holtkamp, Simon Wituschek, Mathias Bobbert, Gerson Meschut, Michael Lechner, Hans C. Schmale
Abstract. The constantly increasing demand for climate protection and resource conservation requires innovative and versatile joining processes that improve adaptability to the joining task and robustness to enable flexible manufacturing on a production line. Therefore, the versatile SPR (V-SPR) and tumbling SPR (T-SPR) were developed. Using the example of a mixed material combination HCT590X+Z (t0 = 1.0 mm) / EN AW-6014 T4 (t0 = 2.0 mm), these processes were examined and compared with regard to the binding mechanisms form closure and force closure using micrographs, non-destructive resistance measurements and destructive torsion tests. For this purpose, a new sample geometry was defined, and the methods were adapted to the SPR process variants.
Keywords
Joining, Sheet Metal, Self-Piercing Riveting
Published online 4/1/2025, 8 pages
Copyright © 2025 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Stephan Lüder, Pia K. Holtkamp, Simon Wituschek, Mathias Bobbert, Gerson Meschut, Michael Lechner, Hans C. Schmale, Analysis of the binding mechanisms depending on versatile process variants of self-piercing riveting, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 52, pp 101-108, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903551-13
The article was published as article 13 of the book Sheet Metal 2025
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