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Process Development of Dissimilar Clinch Joints in Cross-Tension Specimens of AA5052 and TP-CFRP Sheets

Journal Article
2020-01-0225
ISSN: 2641-9645, e-ISSN: 2641-9645
Published April 14, 2020 by SAE International in United States
Process Development of Dissimilar Clinch Joints in Cross-Tension Specimens of AA5052 and TP-CFRP Sheets
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Citation: Lin, P., Fang, G., Lin, C., and Ching, Y., "Process Development of Dissimilar Clinch Joints in Cross-Tension Specimens of AA5052 and TP-CFRP Sheets," SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 2(4):1764-1773, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-0225.
Language: English

Abstract:

This paper studied the process development of dissimilar clinch joints in cross-tension specimens of aluminum alloy 5052-H32 (AA5052-H32)/thermoplastic carbon fiber reinforced plastic (TP-CFRP) sheets. The AA5052-H32 and TP-CFRP sheets with a thickness of 1.6 mm were used. The important processing parameters for AA5052/TP-CFRP clinch joints, such as the punching load, heating mode, heating temperature, and die depth, were considered. The failure loads, failure modes, and metallographic micrographs of AA5052/TP-CFRP clinch joints were analyzed to determine an available processing parameter set for fatigue tests. Finally, the fatigue performance and failure mode of AA5052/TP-CFRP clinch joints were obtained.