Fatigue strength of a single lap joint SPR-bonded

Journal Article · Wed May 04 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3589690· OSTI ID:21516710

Di Franco, G; Fratini, L; Pasta, A ^[1]

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1. University of Palermo-Dept. of Industrial Engineering (Italy)

In the last years, hybrid joints, meaning with this the joints which consist in combining a traditional mechanical joint to a layer of adhesive, are gradually attracting the attention of various sectors of the construction of vehicles and transportation industries, for their better performance compared to just mechanical joints (self-piercing riveting SPR, riveting, and so on) or just to bonded joints.The paper investigates the fatigue behavior of a single lap joint self-piercing riveted (SPR) and bonded throughout fatigue tests. The considered geometric configuration allowed the use of two rivets placed longitudinally; an epoxy resin was used as adhesive. In the first part of the work static characterization of the joints was carried out through tensile tests. Then fatigue tests were made with the application of different levels of load. The fatigue curves were also obtained at the varying the distance between the two rivets in order to better assess the joint strength for a given length of overlap.

• OSTI ID: 21516710
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1353; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ADHESIVES
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
CONFIGURATION
CRACKS
EPOXIDES
FABRICATION
FASTENERS
FASTENING
FATIGUE
JOINING
LAYERS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
TESTING