Three types of self-piercing riveting (SPR) joints, i.e., steel/aluminum, carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP)/ aluminum, and aluminum/aluminum, were constructed using three different top sheet materials with the same aluminum alloy as bottom sheet. The effects material on joint quality mechanical behavior evaluated. materials’ characteristics dominate rivet piercing process consequent interl...

Abstract The present work aims for an initial computational simulation with finite element analysis of the friction riveting process. Knowledge and experimental data from AA2024-T351 polyetherimide supported simulation. Friction is a friction-based joining technology capable connecting multiple dissimilar overlapping materials in fast simple manner. In this paper, plastic deformation metallic r...