Han, Li, Thornton, Martin and Shergold, Mike (2010) A comparison of the mechanical behaviour of self-piercing riveted and resistance spot welded aluminium sheets for the automotive industry. Materials & Design, Vol.31 (No.3). pp. 1457-1467. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2009.08.031

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Abstract

The increased application of lightweight materials, such as aluminium has initiated many investigations into new joining techniques for aluminium alloys. The resistance spot welding (RSW) concept for aluminium has always attracted many researchers from different organizations. Self-piercing riveting (SPR) is the major production process used to join aluminium sheet body structures for the automotive industry. The research team at the University of Warwick has investigated these two major joining technologies for aluminium assembly. The paper reported here gives an in depth comparison of the mechanical behaviour for each joint type under different loading conditions. It covers symmetrical and asymmetrical assembly from thin gauge of 1.0 mm to thick gauge of 3.0 mm. The results suggest that generally RSW can provide similar strength performance to SPR with the exception of T-peel; the energy to maximum load needs be considered ‘case to case’ and is dependent largely on loading conditions and the failure mode particularly with respect to SPR. The spread of results for SPR is generally smaller than for RSW, and the performance of SPR joints improves as the thickness increases.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) Faculty of Science > Engineering
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Aluminum -- Welding, Rivets and riveting -- Research, Electric welding -- Research, Joints (Engineering) -- Research, Automobiles -- Design and construction
Journal or Publication Title:	Materials & Design
Publisher:	Elsevier Ltd
ISSN:	0264-1275
Official Date:	March 2010
Dates:	Date Event March 2010 Published
Volume:	Vol.31
Number:	No.3
Number of Pages:	11
Page Range:	pp. 1457-1467
DOI:	10.1016/j.matdes.2009.08.031
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Advantage West Midlands (AWM), Jaguar PLC, Novelis

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