Effect of Tool Shape on Hole Clinching for CFRP with Steel and Aluminum Alloy Sheet

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Use of light materials such as aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) has been increased to achieve the light-weight car body in automotive industry. For successful multi-material design of automotive body, the joining method for dissimilar materials is required to assemble the automotive components produced by various materials. Especially, hole clinching process is effective to fasten dissimilar materials without any additional joining element. In this study, effect of tool shape on the hole clinching is investigated by FE-analysis and experiments. The parameters related to clinching tool shape are punch diameter, punch corner radius and die depth. The geometrical interlocking is evaluated by the neck-thickness and undercut. Joint strength using single lap shear test is evaluated also to verify the effectiveness of hole clinching as automotive joints.

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Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 622-623)

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476-483

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September 2014

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