Evaluating the joinability of thin-walled high pressure die cast aluminium for automotive structures using self-piercing rivets

This paper is the first to report successful application of self-pierce riveting (SPR) in thin-walled high pressure die cast (HPDC) aluminium for use in automotive applications. HPDC fabricated AA356x coupons were joined to conventional rolled RC5754 material. A set of industry-relevant joint stacks...

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Main Authors: Craig R. Carnegie, Aistis Grigas, Scott Taylor, Katie Bamber, Darren J. Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Joining Processes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666330924000384