Acta Mechanica Slovaca 2012, 16(1):52-56 | DOI: 10.21496/ams.2012.006

Experimental Investigation of Clinch Joining Process

Tadeusz Balawender
Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, W. Pola 2 Str., Poland

This study presents an attempt to improve the resistance of clinch joint. The forming of clinch joining method was experimentally investigated for various combinations of clinching tools (punch and die) and process conditions. The experiments covered the effect of these changes on the joint undercut, neck thickness and bottom thickness. The relevant geometrical aspects of the punch/die set and process conditions were determined. The shear tests of a single lap clinched joints were performed to estimate the effect of the clinch process conditions.

Keywords: Clinching, Shear Strength

Received: December 14, 2011; Accepted: March 15, 2012; Published: March 31, 2012  Show citation

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Balawender, T. (2012). Experimental Investigation of Clinch Joining Process. Acta Mechanica Slovaca, 16(1), 52-56. doi: 10.21496/ams.2012.006
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