… He X, Pearson I, Young K (2007) Finite element analysis of self- pierce riveted joints … Porcaro
R, Langseth M, Hanssen AG (2010) Self- piercing riveting connections using aluminum rivets …
T, Mori K (2006) Joinability of aluminum alloy and mild steel sheets by self piercing rivet …

… These results were used as input for the identification of the rivet model parameters using …
conducted on double-hat sections made of aluminium sheets joined with self-piercing rivets at
the … The numerical analysis of this component provided a direct check of the accuracy and …

Abstract This paper summarises the authors' work on strength and failure mode estimation of
self-piercing rivets (SPRs) for automotive applications. First, the static cross tension strength
of an SPR joint is estimated using a lower bound limit load based strength estimator. Failure …

… The fatigue behaviour of single- and double-rivet aluminum alloy 5754-O self-piercing riveted
(SPR … rivet joints is found to be strongly dependent on the orientation combination of the rivets …
experiments, values of local stress and rivet-sheet microslip in the single-rivet joints have …

… Keywords. Self-piercing rivet. Joint fatigue strength. Piercing direction. Similar metals joint.
Dissimilar metals joint. Head side material. Tail side material. 1. Introduction … Similar observations
on the effects of piercing direction on rivet fatigue strength can also be made for …

… of the 2D riveting model for the analysis of the SPR process using an aluminium rivet. Furthermore,
a study of the quasi-static mechanical behaviour of aluminium self-piercing riveted joints … A
comparison between the strength of joint using aluminium and steel rivets was finally …

… The joint (local) distortion due to Self-Piercing Riveting (SPR) is about two to four times the … 10)
including: die type/die volume, rivet head set-down, gauge combinations, rivet length, and material …
due to a number of factors, such as alignment of the sheets and rivets, variation in …

… In addition, the failure mode for each case is also correctly predicted by the analysis
procedure … Strength Optimization with Rivet Length Self-piercing rivets between
5182-O (2 mm) and DP600 (1.6 mm) will be used as the example …

… 4b). Download full-size image. Fig. 4. Different rivets and lower dies geometries … In order to improve
the mechanical computation, particular attention has to be paid to the mesh refinement at the
rivet tip … At first, the self-piercing rivet penetrates into the aluminum upper sheet (Fig …

… models of a self-piercing riveted connection used in large-scale crash analyses of car … the
geometrical characteristics of the joint, ie number and dimensions of the rivets, distance from … is
composed of two U-shaped aluminium coupons joined with a self-piercing rivet and tested …