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Articles tagged with "mechanical fastening"

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A closer look at self-piercing riveting: Computer simulation is a noteworthy alternative to physical testing of joints

By: Yingjie Xu

Self-piercing riviting, an alternative sheet joining method, is being used more to join aluminum sheets. The finite element method can be employed to study the SPR process and joints, perhaps even leading to the elimination of physical testing of these mechanical joints.

Publish date: June 13, 2006

Tech cell: Press Technology