Joining by boss forming of rods and tubes to sheets

This work presents a new joining by boss forming process for fixing rods and tubes to sheets. Material in the outer radius of the rod or tube wall thickness is axially compressed and piled up to form an annular flange with controlled cross-section geometry and size. The annular flange is then used t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: R.M. Afonso, L.M. Alves, P.A.F. Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Joining Processes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666330919300019