Joining of high strength steel and aluminium alloy sheets by mechanical clinching with dies for control of metal flow

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 884-889

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

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b ISHIKAWA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy sheet; Die shape; High strength steel sheet; Joining; Mechanical clinching; Small ductility

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM-ALLOY SHEETS; DIE SHAPE; HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET; MECHANICAL CLINCHING; METAL FLOW;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DEFORMATION; DIES; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE; HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS; JOINING; STEEL SHEET; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS;

HIGH STRENGTH STEEL;

EID: 84855989448     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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