Finite element simulation of plastic joining processes of steel and aluminum alloy sheets

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 908, Issue , 2007, Pages 197-202

  Mori, K ^a   Abe, Y ^a   Kato, T ^b  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Nippon POP Rivets and Fasteners Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminum sheet; Die design; FEM; High strength steel sheet; Mechanical clinching; Plastic joining; Self piercing rivet

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547474631     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2740811     Document Type: Conference Paper

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