• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.92-101
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• 2019

This study investigates how rivet head height affects the corrosion performance of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) to aluminum alloy self-piercing riveted joints. Specimens with two different head heights were prepared. A rivet head protruding out of the top CFRP laminate forms the proud head height while a rivet head penetrating into the top CFRP generates the flush head height. The salt spray test evaluated corrosion performance. The flush head joints suffered from severe corrosion on the rivet head. Thus, the tensile shear load of flush head joints was substantially reduced. Electrochemical corrosion tests investigated the corrosion mechanisms. The deeper indentation of the flush head height damaged the CFRP around the rivet head. The exposure of damaged fibers from the matrix increased the cathodic potential of local CFRP. The increased potential of damaged CFRP accelerated the galvanic corrosion of the rivet head. After the rivet head coating material corroded, a strong galvanic couple was formed between the rivet head base metal (boron steel) and the damaged CFRP, further accelerating the flush rivet head corrosion. The results of this study suggest that rivet head flushness should be avoided to enhance the corrosion performance of CFRP to aluminum alloy self-piercing riveted joints.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2020

This paper is concerned with the influence of the plastic property of the rivet on the numerical prediction of the Self-Piercing Rivet (SPR) Joining. In order to predict the plastic property of the rivet, a ring compression specimen was directly fabricated from the rivet used for the mechanical joining of dissimilar materials, and the FE analysis together with the ring compression test was iteratively carried out by changing the plastic property of the rivet. For reliable FE analysis, a friction coefficient was estimated based on a friction calibration curve, measuring the reductions in inner diameter and height of the ring specimen after the compression test. From each simulation result, the force-displacement curves were then compared from each other so as to obtain the rivet plastic property that shows good agreement with the experimental result. The SPR joining between GA590 1.0t and Al5052 2.0t was conducted, and the numerical prediction was performed with the use of the plastic property evaluated based on the inverse analysis and the one referred from Mori et al. [11]. Comparison of the experiment and the numerical predictions in terms of the interlock and bottom thickness revealed that the reliable evaluation of the plastic property of the rivet is necessary for the trustworthy numerical prediction of the SPR joining.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2011

In this study, the manufacturing technology of a folding blind rivet was developed through finite element analysis(FEA). Numerical simulations of the folding blind rivet used to join two components have been performed with the finite element method for the forging process design. To minimize the process and manufacture the folding blind rivet without defects, a variety of design rules were proposed. From the results of FEA applied process design rules, an optimal six-stage process was proposed. The finite element simulation results such as shape of the forged rivet, strain distribution and forging load were investigated for the usefulness of the forging process of the blind rivet. In addition, the experiments have been implemented and their results were compared to the analytic results.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.282-288
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• 2014

It is difficult to control welding variables during spot welding of non-ferrous metals like aluminum because of the low electrical resistance of the material. It has been suggested that a solid state welding process such as friction stir spot welding or extru-spot welding can be used to spot weld aluminum plates. In the extru-spot welding, there is a need to increase the weld strength by improving the shape of the welding die. The current study shows that the weld strength for an extru-spot welding can be increased by using a pin placed on the inside of the upper electrode in the welding die. In the current study, the deformed shape of the insert rivet and the stress distribution in the welding zone were analyzed by simulation. Extru-rivet spot welding experiments were performed by changing the height of pin on the inside of the upper electrode. From the experimental result, it is shown that the weld strength for an extru-rivet spot welding can be increased by adjusting the height of the pin. The optimal shape of the deformed rivet after the extru-rivet spot welding can be observed from the simulation results. The deformed shape of the insert rivet can also be controlled by the height of pin.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2013

In this study, the weld strength of extru-rivet spot welding was investigated by simulation and experiment. In order to obtain hot plasticity flow bonding of the two plates by a single rivet, electrodes are used for heating of the two plates and the rivet by electric resistance. Because weld strength is influenced by the temperature in the weld zone, the diameter of the electrodes and the amount of current supplied to the electrodes are important variables. For the simulation, heat distribution and weld strength were calculated using DEFORM-3D. The weld strength in the weld zone was calculated for various values of the experimental parameters. The simulation results showed that the weld strength was the highest when the weld current was 37kA, the electrode diameter was 12mm, and the welding frequency was 90cycle. Aluminum 5052 was used for the experimental study. A total of three aluminum plates, two welding plates with 1mm thickness and one plate with 2mm thickness for the inserting rivet, were used for the experimental extru-rivet spot welding.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.802-807
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• 2012

SPR(Self-piercing rivet)은 판재 접합법으로서 스틸과 알루미늄 합금 등의 이종재료 접합에 사용되고 있다. 접합 공정은 피어싱을 포함한 소성변형이 함께 이루어진다. 프레스에서 펀치의 아래에 있는 리벳은 상부판재를 피어싱하고 하부 판재와 기계적으로 맞물리며 소성변형되어 결합된다. 본 논문에서는 SPR을 제작하기 위한 단조공정을 설계하였고, 이를 위하여 상용 유한요소해석 코드인 DEFORM-2D를 이용하여 해석하였다. 리벳 제작을 위한 단조공정의 설계에서 공정 순서, 성형성, 단조하중, 응력과 변형률 분포 등을 조사하였다. 또한 시뮬레이션 결과를 통하여 적합한 단조공정을 설계하였다. 설계된 공정은 업세팅, 헤드부 성형, 후방압출, 두 번째 챔퍼링의 네 단계로 구성된다. 그리고 단조공정에 대한 시뮬레이션 결과는 같은 조건을 적용한 실험 결과를 통하여 검증하였다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.54-58
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• 2016

SPR(Self-Piercing rivet) is mechanical element of joining sheet metal components without the need for pre-punched or pre-drilled holes. Newly designed SPR is developed for high joining strength and shearing strength than semi-tubular rivet. In this study, divided shank of self-piercing rivet were designed for joining DP440 and SILAFONT. Newly designed SPR was simulated by using FEM code DEFORM-3D. In simulations of SPR process, various shape of self-piercing rivet were considered for semi-tubular and newly designed SPR. In other to examine the joinability, joining load and lap-shear load of newly designed SPR were compared with semi-tubular by simulated results and experimental ones.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.2577-2582
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• 2009

리벳은 두 부품을 결합하는 중요한 체결 요소이다. 본 연구에서는 부품의 진동 등에서도 잘 견디고 강한 체결력을 가지는 블라인드 리벳 몸체의 제작을 위해 강소성 유한요소해석을 사용하여 최적의 공정설계에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 제안된 공정설계규칙 및 유한요소해석 결과를 토대로 4단계의 단조공정을 제시하였고, 폴딩 및 금형으로부터 이탈과 같은 결함을 예측하여 최적의 공정설계를 제안하였다. 또한, 소재의 유동 형상, 변형률 분포, 단조하중 등을 비교 검토하여 블라인드 리벳 몸체의 단조공정의 유용성을 확인하였다. 이들의 결과는 금형 설계 및 공정설계에 유용한 자료로 활용될 것이다.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2020

Blind rivet nuts are increasingly used in automotive for the joining of sheets. Their application, however, requires appropriate design guides to prevent catastrophic events arising from the failure of joints. In this study, the shaft shape of a frequently used M8 blind rivet nut is optimized based on 3D numerical analysis of the blind rivet nut considering the characteristics of thread. The thread needs to be modeled to suitably consider the fastening of the M8 bolt after the crimping process. FE analysis showed that while the friction in the contact between crimp flange and plate has no significant effect on the crimp geometry, shaft thickness (t) and shaft height (h) are the most significant design variables. The parameter study including various combinations of t and h reveals that they affect the gap (the distance between the crimped flange and the plate that develops through riveting) and the load acting on the plate. The gap is an indicator of the tightening force. It is found that t is inversely proportional to the gap, and proportional to the load, whereas h is proportional to the gap and inversely proportional to the load. Based on our FE analysis results, we propose the range 0.062 < t/h < 0.1 to ensure sufficient fastening (high clamping load, small gap) of the M8 blind rivet nut. The design guide for determining the t/h ratio proposed in this study can be used for general quantitative analysis of the size and the t/h ratio of blind rivet nuts.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.381-388
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• 2003

The material deficiencies in the form of pre-existing defects can initiated cracks and fractures. The stress distribution and fatigue crack initiation life of engineering materials may be associated with the size, the shape and the relative location of defects contained in the component. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of arbitrarily located hole defect around the rivet hole of a wing section in monolithic aluminum and Al/GFRP laminates under cyclic bending moment during a service load. The stress distribution and the fatigue crack initiation behavior near a rivet hole of on the relationships between stress concentration factor ($K_t$) and relative position of defects were considered. The test results indicated the features of different stress field. Therefore, the stress concentration factor ($K_t$) and the fatigue crack initiation behavior was illustrated different behavior according to each position of hole defect around the rivet hole in monolithic aluminum and Al/GFRP laminates.