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Yohei Abe1, Yu Tatara1, Takahiro Hosokawa1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku, Toyohashi 441-8580, Japan.
Abstract:
Initially, the effects of sheet combinations for joining two sheets, including 780 MPa steel and A5052 aluminum alloy sheets, on the joined cross-sectional shapes of the sheets in a clinch-bonding process and the tension-shear load of joined sheets were investigated. The effect of an adhesive on the amounts of the interlock and the minimum thickness in the upper sheet was not large, whereas the effect of the sheet combination was observed. Subsequently, for joining the upper 980 MPa ultra-high-strength steel and lower aluminum alloy sheets in the clinch-bonding process, the effects of the die shape, punch velocity, and sheet holding force on the joinability were investigated. As a result, defect-free conditions were narrowly constrained. Finally, a method that involved controlling material flow using an adhesive with fine particles to increase friction between the sheets was introduced. The upper 980 MPa steel and lower aluminum alloy sheets were successfully joined using this approach.
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