Abstract: Conventional magnesium alloys, due to their low ductility, have a poor selfpiercing rivetability. Cracks always occur when the magnesium sheet is placed at the bottom layer, which brings great challenge to the use of the ...

Abstract: Cast aluminum alloys are promising materials that can simplify the manufacturing process of automobile body structures. However, the low ductility of cast aluminum poses significant challenges to existing riveting technologies. ...

Abstract: Friction self-piercing riveting (F-SPR) process has shown advantages over fusion welding, solid state welding, and traditional mechanical joining processes in joining dissimilar materials. Because of the thermo-mechanical ...

Abstract: Aluminum alloys have been increasingly adopted in the fabrication of automotive body structures as an integral component of mass savings strategy. However, mixed use of dissimilar aluminum alloys, such as sheet metals, ...

Abstract: In recent years, higher requirements on vehicle performance and emission have been posing great challenges to lightweighting of vehicle bodies. Mixed use of lightweight materials, e.g., aluminum alloys and magnesium alloys, ...