---
_id: '65689'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "The use of aluminium materials in the structural and bodywork areas of assemblies
has proven to be a targeted option for lightweight design. How-ever, the reliable
and cost-efficient joining of aluminium components remains a challenge. Mechanical
joining methods, such as riveting, are frequently used in the automotive and aerospace
construction industries. Rivets are made from heat-treated steels. Compared to
steel, the use of aluminium materials for fasten-ers offers several advantages
in terms of joining properties, particularly in terms of recyclability, corrosion
resistance and reduced weight of the joined structure. Additionally, the manufacturing
process is shorter since aluminium fasteners do not require coating. However,
aluminium rivets can often not be used due to the insufficient mechanical strength
of the fastener material in relation to the joining component materials.\r\nThis
study systematically investigates the requirements for using solid alu-minium
self-piercing rivets. The influence of rivet geometry adjustments on the joint
quality is analysed using numerical simulation. The results are used to derive
and evaluate an optimised rivet geometry for joining pure aluminium sheets. On
this basis, solid self-drilling rivets with optimised geometry are manufactured
from particle-reinforced aluminium produced in a continuous extrusion process
by machining. The integration of particles increases the material’s strength.
Exper-imental tests are conducted to evaluate the use of optimised solid self-piercing
rivets. The quality-relevant parameters are determined and evaluated based on
macrographs of the joints."
author:
- first_name: Steffen
full_name: Koch, Steffen
last_name: Koch
- first_name: Joshua
full_name: Weber, Joshua
last_name: Weber
- first_name: Gerson
full_name: Meschut, Gerson
last_name: Meschut
- first_name: Claudia
full_name: Stadelmann, Claudia
last_name: Stadelmann
- first_name: Wolfgang
full_name: Böhm, Wolfgang
last_name: Böhm
- first_name: Marion
full_name: Merklein, Marion
last_name: Merklein
citation:
ama: 'Koch S, Weber J, Meschut G, Stadelmann C, Böhm W, Merklein M. Particle-Reinforced
Aluminium Solid Self-piercing Rivets for Joining Aluminium Alloy Sheets. In: Proceedings
in Engineering Mechanics. Springer Nature Switzerland; 2026. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1'
apa: Koch, S., Weber, J., Meschut, G., Stadelmann, C., Böhm, W., & Merklein,
M. (2026). Particle-Reinforced Aluminium Solid Self-piercing Rivets for Joining
Aluminium Alloy Sheets. In Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics. 4th International
Conference on Advanced Joining Processes 2025, Coimbra. Springer Nature Switzerland.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1
bibtex: '@inbook{Koch_Weber_Meschut_Stadelmann_Böhm_Merklein_2026, place={Cham},
title={Particle-Reinforced Aluminium Solid Self-piercing Rivets for Joining Aluminium
Alloy Sheets}, DOI={10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1},
booktitle={Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics}, publisher={Springer Nature Switzerland},
author={Koch, Steffen and Weber, Joshua and Meschut, Gerson and Stadelmann, Claudia
and Böhm, Wolfgang and Merklein, Marion}, year={2026} }'
chicago: 'Koch, Steffen, Joshua Weber, Gerson Meschut, Claudia Stadelmann, Wolfgang
Böhm, and Marion Merklein. “Particle-Reinforced Aluminium Solid Self-Piercing
Rivets for Joining Aluminium Alloy Sheets.” In Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics.
Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1.'
ieee: 'S. Koch, J. Weber, G. Meschut, C. Stadelmann, W. Böhm, and M. Merklein, “Particle-Reinforced
Aluminium Solid Self-piercing Rivets for Joining Aluminium Alloy Sheets,” in Proceedings
in Engineering Mechanics, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026.'
mla: Koch, Steffen, et al. “Particle-Reinforced Aluminium Solid Self-Piercing Rivets
for Joining Aluminium Alloy Sheets.” Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics,
Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026, doi:10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1.
short: 'S. Koch, J. Weber, G. Meschut, C. Stadelmann, W. Böhm, M. Merklein, in:
Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics, Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2026.'
conference:
location: Coimbra
name: 4th International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes 2025
date_created: 2026-05-26T12:16:57Z
date_updated: 2026-06-16T13:21:39Z
department:
- _id: '43'
- _id: '157'
doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1
keyword:
- Solid self-piercing riveting cdot particle-reinforced aluminium cdot continuous
powder extrusion cdot Joining technology cdot Rivet geometry cdot lightweight design
language:
- iso: eng
place: Cham
publication: Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics
publication_identifier:
isbn:
- '9783032236401'
- '9783032236418'
issn:
- 2731-0221
- 2731-023X
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Particle-Reinforced Aluminium Solid Self-piercing Rivets for Joining Aluminium
Alloy Sheets
type: book_chapter
user_id: '61419'
year: '2026'
...
---
_id: '22274'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'The use of high-strength steel and aluminium is rising due to the intensified
efforts being made in lightweight design, and self-piercing riveting is becoming
increasingly important. Conventional rivets for self-piercing riveting differ
in their geometry, the material used, the condition of the material and the coating.
To shorten the manufacturing process, the use of stainless steel with high strain
hardening as the rivet material represents a promising approach. This allows the
coating of the rivets to be omitted due to the corrosion resistance of the material
and, since the strength of the stainless steel is achieved by cold forming, heat
treatment is no longer required. In addition, it is possible to adjust the local
strength within the rivet. Because of that, the authors have elaborated a concept
for using high nitrogen steel 1.3815 as the rivet material. The present investigation
focusses on the joint strength in order to evaluate the capability of rivets in
high nitrogen steel by comparison to conventional rivets made of treatable steel.
Due to certain challenges in the forming process of the high nitrogen steel rivets,
deviations result from the targeted rivet geometry. Mainly these deviations cause
a lower joint strength with these rivets, which is, however, adequate. All in
all, the capability of the new rivet is proven by the results of this investigation. '
author:
- first_name: Benedikt
full_name: Uhe, Benedikt
id: '38131'
last_name: Uhe
- first_name: Clara-Maria
full_name: Kuball, Clara-Maria
last_name: Kuball
- first_name: Marion
full_name: Merklein, Marion
last_name: Merklein
- first_name: Gerson
full_name: Meschut, Gerson
id: '32056'
last_name: Meschut
orcid: 0000-0002-2763-1246
citation:
ama: 'Uhe B, Kuball C-M, Merklein M, Meschut G. Strength of self-piercing riveted
Joints with conventional Rivets and Rivets made of High Nitrogen Steel. In: ;
2021. doi:10.25518/esaform21.1911'
apa: Uhe, B., Kuball, C.-M., Merklein, M., & Meschut, G. (2021). Strength
of self-piercing riveted Joints with conventional Rivets and Rivets made of High
Nitrogen Steel. 24th International Conference on Material Forming (ESAFORM),
Liège, Belgien. https://doi.org/10.25518/esaform21.1911
bibtex: '@inproceedings{Uhe_Kuball_Merklein_Meschut_2021, title={Strength of self-piercing
riveted Joints with conventional Rivets and Rivets made of High Nitrogen Steel},
DOI={10.25518/esaform21.1911},
author={Uhe, Benedikt and Kuball, Clara-Maria and Merklein, Marion and Meschut,
Gerson}, year={2021} }'
chicago: Uhe, Benedikt, Clara-Maria Kuball, Marion Merklein, and Gerson Meschut.
“Strength of Self-Piercing Riveted Joints with Conventional Rivets and Rivets
Made of High Nitrogen Steel,” 2021. https://doi.org/10.25518/esaform21.1911.
ieee: 'B. Uhe, C.-M. Kuball, M. Merklein, and G. Meschut, “Strength of self-piercing
riveted Joints with conventional Rivets and Rivets made of High Nitrogen Steel,”
presented at the 24th International Conference on Material Forming (ESAFORM),
Liège, Belgien, 2021, doi: 10.25518/esaform21.1911.'
mla: Uhe, Benedikt, et al. Strength of Self-Piercing Riveted Joints with Conventional
Rivets and Rivets Made of High Nitrogen Steel. 2021, doi:10.25518/esaform21.1911.
short: 'B. Uhe, C.-M. Kuball, M. Merklein, G. Meschut, in: 2021.'
conference:
end_date: 2021-04-16
location: Liège, Belgien
name: 24th International Conference on Material Forming (ESAFORM)
start_date: 2021-04-14
date_created: 2021-05-31T10:17:37Z
date_updated: 2026-02-27T10:25:13Z
department:
- _id: '157'
doi: 10.25518/esaform21.1911
keyword:
- Self-piercing Riveting
- Joining Technology
- Rivet Geometry
- Rivet Material
- High Nitrogen Steel
- Joint Strength
language:
- iso: eng
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Strength of self-piercing riveted Joints with conventional Rivets and Rivets
made of High Nitrogen Steel
type: conference
user_id: '53912'
year: '2021'
...
---
_id: '19973'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: As a result of lightweight design, increased use is being made of high-strength
steel and aluminium in car bodies. Self-piercing riveting is an established technique
for joining these materials. The dissimilar properties of the two materials have
led to a number of different rivet geometries in the past. Each rivet geometry
fulfils the requirements of the materials within a limited range. In the present
investigation, an improved rivet geometry is developed, which permits the reliable
joining of two material combinations that could only be joined by two different
rivet geometries up until now. Material combination 1 consists of high-strength
steel on both sides, while material combination 2 comprises aluminium on the punch
side and high-strength steel on the die side. The material flow and the stress
and strain conditions prevailing during the joining process are analysed by means
of numerical simulation. The rivet geometry is then improved step-by-step on the
basis of this analysis. Finally, the improved rivet geometry is manufactured and
the findings of the investigation are verified in experimental joining tests.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Benedikt
full_name: Uhe, Benedikt
id: '38131'
last_name: Uhe
- first_name: Clara-Maria
full_name: Kuball, Clara-Maria
last_name: Kuball
- first_name: Marion
full_name: Merklein, Marion
last_name: Merklein
- first_name: Gerson
full_name: Meschut, Gerson
id: '32056'
last_name: Meschut
orcid: 0000-0002-2763-1246
citation:
ama: Uhe B, Kuball C-M, Merklein M, Meschut G. Improvement of a rivet geometry for
the self-piercing riveting of high-strength steel and multi-material joints. Production
Engineering. 2020;14:417-423. doi:10.1007/s11740-020-00973-w
apa: Uhe, B., Kuball, C.-M., Merklein, M., & Meschut, G. (2020). Improvement
of a rivet geometry for the self-piercing riveting of high-strength steel and
multi-material joints. Production Engineering, 14, 417–423. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-020-00973-w
bibtex: '@article{Uhe_Kuball_Merklein_Meschut_2020, title={Improvement of a rivet
geometry for the self-piercing riveting of high-strength steel and multi-material
joints}, volume={14}, DOI={10.1007/s11740-020-00973-w},
journal={Production Engineering}, author={Uhe, Benedikt and Kuball, Clara-Maria
and Merklein, Marion and Meschut, Gerson}, year={2020}, pages={417–423} }'
chicago: 'Uhe, Benedikt, Clara-Maria Kuball, Marion Merklein, and Gerson Meschut.
“Improvement of a Rivet Geometry for the Self-Piercing Riveting of High-Strength
Steel and Multi-Material Joints.” Production Engineering 14 (2020): 417–23.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-020-00973-w.'
ieee: 'B. Uhe, C.-M. Kuball, M. Merklein, and G. Meschut, “Improvement of a rivet
geometry for the self-piercing riveting of high-strength steel and multi-material
joints,” Production Engineering, vol. 14, pp. 417–423, 2020, doi: 10.1007/s11740-020-00973-w.'
mla: Uhe, Benedikt, et al. “Improvement of a Rivet Geometry for the Self-Piercing
Riveting of High-Strength Steel and Multi-Material Joints.” Production Engineering,
vol. 14, 2020, pp. 417–23, doi:10.1007/s11740-020-00973-w.
short: B. Uhe, C.-M. Kuball, M. Merklein, G. Meschut, Production Engineering 14
(2020) 417–423.
date_created: 2020-10-12T08:14:13Z
date_updated: 2026-02-27T10:41:55Z
department:
- _id: '157'
doi: 10.1007/s11740-020-00973-w
intvolume: ' 14'
keyword:
- Self-piercing riveting
- Joining technology
- Rivet geometry
- Multi-material design
- High-strength steel
- Aluminium
language:
- iso: eng
page: 417-423
publication: Production Engineering
publication_status: published
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Improvement of a rivet geometry for the self-piercing riveting of high-strength
steel and multi-material joints
type: journal_article
user_id: '53912'
volume: 14
year: '2020'
...