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Research on the joining of dissimilar aluminum alloys by a dieless clinching process

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The dieless clinching process is a newly proposed modified variation of the conventional clinching process, and it exhibits numerous merits when joining aluminum alloys. In this article, the dieless clinching process for joining dissimilar aluminum alloys was investigated experimentally. Three types of aluminum alloys, i.e., AL5052, AL5182, and AL6061, were used to produce the dieless clinched joints according to 6 types of sheet material arrangements. Geometrical and mechanical characterization of various joints were analyzed to assess the clinch-ability and mechanical property of these joints. The key geometric parameters, static tensile/shear strength, energy absorptions, and failure modes of these joints were obtained and discussed. The results show that the sheet with higher deformation resistance should be used as the upper sheet in the dieless clinched joint for better mechanical performance.

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This research work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 51805416), Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST (grant no. 2019QNRC001), Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scholars (grant no. 2021JJ20059), Huxiang High-Level Talent Gathering Project of Hunan Province (grant no. 2019RS1002), and the Project of State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University (Grant No. ZZYJKT2022-01).

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    Denglin Qin & Chao Chen

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Denglin Qin carried out the experiments; Denglin Qin and Chao Chen analyzed the data; Chao Chen contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools; Denglin Qin and Chao Chen wrote the paper.

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Qin, D., Chen, C. Research on the joining of dissimilar aluminum alloys by a dieless clinching process. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 122, 2529–2542 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-09960-0

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