---
_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: <i>Proceedings
    in Engineering Mechanics</i>. Springer Nature Switzerland; 2026. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1">10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1</a>'
  apa: Koch, S., Weber, J., Meschut, G., Stadelmann, C., Böhm, W., &#38; Merklein,
    M. (2026). Particle-Reinforced Aluminium Solid Self-piercing Rivets for Joining
    Aluminium Alloy Sheets. In <i>Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics</i>. 4th International
    Conference on Advanced Joining Processes 2025, Coimbra. Springer Nature Switzerland.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1</a>
  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={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1">10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1</a>},
    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 <i>Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics</i>.
    Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1</a>.'
  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 <i>Proceedings
    in Engineering Mechanics</i>, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026.'
  mla: Koch, Steffen, et al. “Particle-Reinforced Aluminium Solid Self-Piercing Rivets
    for Joining Aluminium Alloy Sheets.” <i>Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics</i>,
    Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1">10.1007/978-3-032-23641-8_1</a>.
  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'
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