Riveting is the most commonly used connection method in aircraft assembly, and its quality has a crucial effect on the fatigue performance of aircraft. Many factors affect the riveting quality, among which the influence of the riveting angle and dire...
Within the double-sided countersunk riveting process of aircraft wings with a composite wedge structure, riveting consistency is poor, and composite damage is severe, which seriously affects the performance and reliability of the aircraft structure....
The introduction of functional elements is essential for many industrial components which rely on elements such as bolts, screws, nuts, or clips that are integrated into the workpieces. In the field of cold joining technologies, double-sided self-pie...
This study explores the use of shape memory alloys, specifically nickel-titanium (NiTi- Ti-rich), in plate joining processes through riveting. Through the shape memory effect (SME), SMAs offer innovative solutions for joining components, mainly in th...
Riveted joints are a common way to connect elements and subassemblies in the automotive industry. In the assembly process, tubular rivets are loaded axially with ca. 3 kN forces, and these loads can cause cracks and delamination in the rivet material...
Analytical modeling of the squeezing force for aircraft wings and fuselage panels in the existing literature usually assumes uniform deformation of the rivets, while in reality, the deformation of the rivets is non-uniform. To achieve high-quality sq...
This paper presents the deformation of a joined sheet after the clinch riveting process. The DX51D steel sheet with zinc coating was used. The samples to be joined with clinch riveting technology had a thickness of 1 ± 0.05 mm and 1.5 ±...
Electromagnetic riveting process (EMR) is a high-speed impact connection technology with the advantages of fast loading speed, large impact force and stable rivet deformation. In this work, the axisymmetric sequential and loose electromagnetic-struct...
Friction riveting represents a promising technology for joining similar and/or dissimilar materials of light-weight components. However, the main drawback of the technology is that it is primarily used only with special machines for friction welding...
This paper explores a novel double-flush riveting process for assembling hybrid busbars made from aluminum and copper sheets. The process involves drilling and forging countersunk holes with controlled geometry in both materials followed by compressi...
To obtain high-quality joints of Al/steel dissimilar materials, a new extrinsic-riveting friction stir lap welding (ERFSLW) method was proposed combining the synthesis advantages of mechanical riveting and metallurgical bonding. SiC-reinforced Al mat...
In aircraft panel assembly, the interference fit unevenly distributed along the axial direction of the rivet holes leads to an uneven stress–strain field around the rivet holes. The uneven stress–strain fields of single rivets, when accum...
Double-sided self-pierce riveting (DSSPR) has been presenting itself as a proper alternative to self-pierce riveting (SPR) with many advantages for joining geometries of different thicknesses and cross-sections. To ensure its successful future indust...
This paper shows an overview of different analyses regarding current challenges at self-pierce riveting with solid rivets as well as semi-tubular rivets of lightweight materials like aluminum die casting, carbon fiber reinforced plastic and 7xxx seri...
With the development of new energy vehicles, the joining of lightweight alloys has received more attention. Self-piercing riveting experiments of aluminum alloy and high-strength steel sheets were performed to analyze the effects of rivet height and...
This paper presents a new mechanical joining process to assemble aluminum busbars in energy distribution systems. The process is based on the extension of injection lap riveting to the connection of busbars made from the same material as the rivets a...
Electromagnetic riveting (EMR) is a high-speed solid-state joining technique with growing relevance in aerospace manufacturing, particularly for titanium alloys such as Ti-6Al-4V. Although the mechanical behavior of EMR joints has been previously stu...
This work presents a systematic study on the correlations between process parameters and rivet plastic deformation, produced by force-controlled friction riveting. The 5 mm diameter AA2024 rivets were joined to 13 mm, nominal thickness, polyetherimid...
Self-piercing riveting (SPR) is a suitable technology to join various materials and has attracted more attention in the automotive industry. In this work, the effects of forming parameters on the forming qualities and mechanical properties of B1500HS...
In order to improve the joint performance of a titanium alloy rivet connecting aircraft CFRP structure and promote the wide application of ordinary titanium alloy rivets in the aviation field, the ductility of a Ti45Nb rivet was improved using a curr...
Current deformation modeling theories for aircraft thin-walled components in riveting assembly typically assume uniform rivet interference. However, engineering practice shows that rivet interference is non-uniform, and such interference directly aff...
In the aerospace field, the riveting process is one of the main methods for connecting the Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer/Plastic (CFRP). During the riveting process, components are prone to problems such as damage to CFRP hole walls and reduction i...
The riveting process is conventionally performed at a constant feed rate, overlooking the distinct deformation mechanisms inherent in its successive stages. This study introduces a novel compound feed rate approach to enhance the riveting quality of...
Carbon-fiber-reinforced-polymer/aluminum (CFRP/Al) double-sided countersunk riveted joint is a key joining technology for lightweight and high-performance aircraft structures. Advanced numerical simulation techniques are helpful in predicting rivetin...
The interference-fit size has a significant effect on the riveted lap joints of CFRP/Al alloy laminates. The requirements for the interference-fit size are different because of the strengthening of heterogeneous materials. However, in the riveting pr...
A novel joining technology was applied to join Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) and AZ31B Mg alloy, which combined the laser-arc welding source and riveting joining methods. The design idea of the stepped rivet was proposed. The weld morphology, mechan...
The present work deals with the transferability of Friction Riveting joining technology from laboratory equipment to adapted in-house, low-cost machinery. A G13 drilling machine was modified for the requirements of the selected joining technique, and...
Welding and riveting hybrid bonding technology was applied to join 6061 aluminum alloy and carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). The laser-arc hybrid welding process and stepped rivets were used in the experiments to reduce the impact of the poor...
Self-piercing riveting (SPR) is one of the mechanical joining processes, and its application to Al/Fe dissimilar materials combination, which is hard to weld, is expanding in the automotive industry. The main process parameters in SPR are types of ri...
Self-pierce riveting of three thin sheets of 980 MPa steel and 5052 aluminum alloy was performed to investigate the effect of sheet configuration on the deforming behaviors of the sheets and the rivet and joint strength. When the lower sheet was alum...
In the aerospace manufacturing industry, it is impossible to achieve precise and efficient automatic drilling and riveting for largescale composite board parts. The bottleneck is that the depth detection of rivet holes still relies on manual operatio...
Double-sided self-pierce riveting (DSSPR) can be utilized as an alternative to self-pierce riveting (SPR) to produce butt joints through half-lap joints in dissimilar materials. The mechanical joining process makes use of tubular rivets with simple g...
In recent years, the transportation industry has faced the challenge of cutting costs, meeting increasingly stringent environmental regulations, and significantly increasing transportation volumes. One approach to meeting these challenges is to devel...
The present work investigates the correlation between energy efficiency and global mechanical performance of hybrid aluminum alloy AA2024 (polyetherimide joints), produced by force-controlled friction riveting. The combinations of parameters followed...
Self-piercing riveting (SPR) has become a highly promising new method for connecting dissimilar materials in multi-material vehicle bodies, while the joint’s forming quality which largely affects its connection performance lacks sufficient rese...
Unique friction-based self-piercing riveting (F-SPR) was employed to join high-strength, low-ductility aluminum alloy 7055 for lightweight vehicle applications. This study aimed to maximize the joint strength of the AA7055 F-SPR joint while avoiding...
The self-riveting friction stir lap welding (SRFSLW) method was utilized to improve the bonding strength of lap welding joints with medium-thick aluminum/steel plates and to realize structural lightweighting. The effect of plunge depth on the shear f...
This study focuses on the rivet early fatigue characteristics in a deep-groove ball bearing cage for a transmission system in a turboprop engine. Nonlinear dynamic differential equations for the deep-groove ball bearing with a two-piece cage were dev...
Riveting is widely used in aircraft manufacturing. The strap butt joint is often used in the aircraft’s main bearing area such as the aircraft docking area. The connection quality affects the reliability and safety of the aircraft directly. To study...
The aim of this study is to develop a methodology for static strength and failure mode simulation of hot-driven riveted joints. The purpose is to be able to accurately estimate a rivet joint’s static strength behaviour and its failure mode with...
Traditional metal–plastic dissimilar welding methods directly heat the metal workpiece, which may cause potential thermal damage to the metal workpiece. Ultrasonic extruded weld-riveting (UEWR) is a relatively new method for dissimilar joining...
Interference-fit riveting is one of the most widely used mechanical joining ways in aircraft assembly. The fatigue performance of riveted joints has a significant impact on the service life and reliability of aircraft. In this paper, the fatigue perf...
One thin 5000 series aluminium alloy sheet and two thin 980 MPa grade cold rolled ultra-high strength steel sheets were joined by self-pierce riveting and mechanical clinching processes. The joinabilities for a combination of the aluminium and steel...
Unlike previous studies focusing on two-layer structures or single-parameter effects, this work systematically investigates the influence of sheet layer combination modes on the mechanical properties of three-layer AA6063-T6 self-piercing riveting (S...
In the current work, process-related thermo-mechanical changes in the rivet microstructure, joint local and global mechanical properties, and their correlation with the rivet plastic deformation regime were investigated for Ti-6Al-4V (rivet) and glas...
In a previous work, the fatigue behaviour of different hot riveted joints under fatigue loadings were experimentally calculated. In particular, the experimental data showed a Wöhler curve slope close to five against the slope of three proposed b...
To address the impact of rivet arrangement on the strengths of riveted lap joints, the failure modes and failure mechanisms of riveted lap joints were first studied using finite element analysis software. Next, the effects of the number of rivets, ri...
As fiber reinforced plastic composites gain an increasingly larger share in aerospace structures, the problem of joining them with metal elements becomes significant. The current paper is the second part of the literature review, which gathers and ev...
This study presents a novel design method for determining the tensile load-bearing capacity of a rivet nut connection with an aluminium alloy profile. The method, developed based on the requirements of standards LVS EN 1993-1-8:2025, LVS EN 1999-1-1:...
The residual stress field induced by interference-fit riveting in aircraft panel structures significantly affects the fatigue performance around the rivet holes. Common residual stress analytical models often overlook the non-uniformity of interferen...
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