Characterisation of force-displacement curve in self-pierce riveting

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Title: Characterisation of force-displacement curve in self-pierce riveting
Author(s): Haque, R.; Beynon, J. H.; Durandet, Y.
Abstract: A systematic study of the force-displacement curve of the self-piercing riveting (SPR) process and associated sample characterisation have been carried out in this work. Carbon steel sheet with three different thicknesses and steel rivets with three different hardness levels have been used to examine their impact on the force-displacement characteristic curve. The force-displacement curve is segmented into four different stages, which give the signature of the quality of the joint depending on different process variables. This study shows that the force-displacement curve can be used to monitor the quality of the joint within the same process parameters (rivet length and hardness, total stack thickness and die geometry).
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
Source: Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, Vol. 17, no. 6 (Aug 2012), pp. 476-488
Publication year: 2012
FOR Code(s): 09 Engineering
Keyword(s): Characteristic curve; Ply material thickness; Rivet hardness; Rivet length; SPR
Publisher: Maney Publishing
ISSN: 1362-1718
Publisher URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/stwj/2012/00000017/00000006/art00008
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1362171812Y.0000000036
Peer reviewed