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Int J Adv Manuf Technol (2013) 69:715–721 DOI 10.1007/s00170-013-5072-0 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Numerical and experimental investigations of self-piercing riveting Xiaocong He Baoying Xing Kai Zeng Fengshou Gu Andrew Ball Received: 20 December 2012 /Accepted: 14 May 2013 /Published online: 24 May 2013 # Springer-Verlag London 2013 Abstract Self-piercing riveting (SPR) is a new high-speed Keywords Self-piercing riveting . Process simulation . mechanical fastening technique which is suitable for point- Finite element method . Testing . Process monitoring . joining dissimilar sheet materials, as well as coated and pre- Energy absorption painted sheet materials. With an increasing application of SPR in different industrial fields, the demand for a better understanding of the knowledge of static and dynamic char- 1 Introduction acteristics of the SPR joints is required. In this paper, the SPR process has been numerically simulated using the com- The use of self-piercing riveting (SPR) is of great interest to mercial finite element software LS-Dyna. For validating the many industrial sectors including aerospace and automotive, numerical simulation of the SPR process, experimental tests as well as packaging and domestic appliance (white goods) on specimens made of aluminium alloy have been carried industries. This, together with the increasing use of light out. The online window monitoring technique was intro- weight materials which normally are difficult or impossible duced in the tests for evaluating the quality of SPR joints. to weld, has produced a significant increase in the use of Good agreements between the simulations and the tests have SPR technology in engineering structures and components been found, bot