Abstract
This chapter addresses the fatigue behaviour of self-piercing riveted joints. Since the process has been used to join aluminium alloy sheets by the automotive industry, the chapter begins with a comparison of the fatigue behaviour of self-piercing rivet joints with resistance spot-welds. The factors that affect fatigue behaviour are then discussed, followed by a description of fretting fatigue and its effects.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Self-Piercing Riveting |
| Subtitle of host publication | Properties, Processes and Applications |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 33-40 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781845695354 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- Fatigue behaviour
- Fretting fatigue
- Self-piercing riveted joints
- Self-piercing riveting (SPR)