Self-Pierce Riveting: Development and Assessment for Joining Polymer-Metal Hybrid Structures in Lightweight Automotive Applications

Ramakrishnan Sankaranarayanan; Navasingh Rajesh Jesudoss Hynes; Maria P Nikolova; Jolanta B Królczyk

doi:10.3390/polym15204053

Self-Pierce Riveting: Development and Assessment for Joining Polymer-Metal Hybrid Structures in Lightweight Automotive Applications

Polymers (Basel). 2023 Oct 11;15(20):4053. doi: 10.3390/polym15204053.

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sankaranarayanan¹, Navasingh Rajesh Jesudoss Hynes^{1

2}, Maria P Nikolova³, Jolanta B Królczyk²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi 626005, India.
² Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Opole University of Technology, 76 Proszkowska St., 45-758 Opole, Poland.
³ Department of Material Science and Technology, University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev", 8 Studentska Str., 7017 Ruse, Bulgaria.

Abstract

In recent years, the transportation industry has faced the challenge of cutting costs, meeting increasingly stringent environmental regulations, and significantly increasing transportation volumes. One approach to meeting these challenges is to develop new, improved transportation vehicles using new materials and innovative joining techniques. Multi-material structures are becoming an alternative to body parts. Self-pierce riveting technology plays a crucial role in this process, and hybrid structures depend exclusively on it. In this article, recent advances in self-pierce riveting technology are analyzed to meet today's challenges and future multi-material applications.

Keywords: automobiles; deformation; metals; multi-material structures; polymers; self-pierce riveting.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

This publication is developed with the support of Project BG05M2OP001-1.001-0004 UNITe, funded by the Operational Programme “Science and Education for Smart Growth”, co-funded by the European Union through the European Structural and Investment Funds.