Quality Tests of Hybrid Joint–Clinching and Adhesive — Case Study
[ 1 ] Instytut Maszyn Roboczych i Pojazdów Samochodowych, Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej i Transportu, Politechnika Poznańska | [ 2 ] Instytut Technologii Materiałów, Wydział Inżynierii Mechanicznej, Politechnika Poznańska | [ 3 ] Instytut Transportu, Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej i Transportu, Politechnika Poznańska | [ 4 ] Instytut Mechaniki Stosowanej, Wydział Inżynierii Mechanicznej, Politechnika Poznańska | [ P ] employee
[2.7] Civil engineering, geodesy and transport[2.9] Mechanical engineering
2022
scientific article
english
- adhesion
- ultrasound
- strength
- connection quality
- sheet metal clinching
EN Inseparable joints are widely used in machine and vehicle construction. Hybrid joints include bonding with sheet metal clinching. This combination reduces costs as well as the time of production compared to welded joints. Tests on the samples made of DC01 sheets were carried out. A case study was conducted on four research series. For each series, the shear forces of the joint were measured. The first series consisted of adhesive bonding, and the second and third series consisted of hybrid bonding, during which the sheet metal clinching joint was developed immediately after the completion of adhesive application and after full joint formation. The last test series only includes sheet metal clinching. In the series where bonding was used, the homogeneity of the prepared joints was analysed using the ultrasonic echo technique. The shear strength of the bonded joints was 476 N , whereas the shear strength of sheet metal clinching was 965 N. For the hybrid joint, the average forces were 1085 N (for the specimens in which the lap joint was made after the joint was fully cured) and 1486 N (for the specimens in which the lap joints were made immediately after the adhesive was applied). It was discovered that the clinching of the steel sheets significantly increases the strength of the joint. The stabilisation of the joint causes better cross-linking conditions. This results in an increase in the strength of the hybrid joint.
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