Topics

Joining

• New Approach for Versatile Self-Piercing Riveting: Joining System and Auxiliary Part
• Influence of the Rivet Coating on the Friction during Self-Piercing Riveting
• Investigation of Different Joining by Forming Strategies when Connecting Different Metals without Auxiliary Elements
• New Joining Concepts for Self-Pierce Riveting Friction Characterisation for a Tumbling Self-Piercing Riveting Process
• Modeling of Stiffness Anisotropy in Simulation of Self-Piercing Riveted Components
• Determination of the Interface Structural Resolution of an Industrial X-Ray Computed Tomograph Using a Spherical Specimen and a Gap Specimen Consisting of Gauge Blocks
• Temperature Dependent Modelling of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Organo-Sheet Material for Forming and Joining Process Simulations
• A Finite Plasticity Gradient-Damage Model for Sheet Metals during Forming and Clinching
• Effect of different tool geometries on the mechanical properties of Al-Al clinch joints
• Load Path Transmission in Joining Elements
• Development of a Method for the Identification of Friction Coefficients in Sheet Metal Materials for the Numerical Simulation of Clinching Processes
• A Method for Characterization of Geometric Deviations in Clinch Points with Computed Tomography and Transient Dynamic Analysis
• Numerical and Experimental Fracture Mechanical Investigations of Clinchable Sheet Metals Made of HCT590X
• A First Approach for the Treatment of Galvanic Corrosion and of Load-Bearing Capacity of Clinched Joints
• Approach for the automated analysis of geometrical clinch joint characteristics

Forming

• Stretch Forming of Ti-6Al-4V Hybrid Parts at Elevated Temperatures
• Introducing Residual Stresses on Sheet Metals by Slide Hardening under Stress Superposition
• Assessment of Springback Behavior of 800 – 1200 Mpa Dual-Phase Steel Grades
• Functional Gradation in Precipitation Hardenable AA7075 Alloy by Differential Cooling Strategies
• Towards automatic part identification in sheet metal workshops
• Surface Treatment to Promote Joining of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic and AZ31 Magnesium Alloy for Fiber Metal Laminates via Hot Metal Pressing
• Effect of stretching on springback in rotary stretch bending of aluminium alloy profiles
• Investigation of the Influence of a Superimposed Oscillated Forming Process on Forming Characteristics

Incremental Forming

•Development of Magnetic Field-Assisted Single-Point Incremental Forming
•Multistep Incremental Forming beyond 100°
•On the Effectiveness of SPIF Process to Re-Form End-Of-Life Components as Compared to Conventional Forming Approach
•Incremental Roller-Flanging of Thick Metal Sheets Geometry Compensation Methods for Increasing the Accuracy of the SPIF Process

Bonding and Welding

• Influence of Roughness and Curing Temperature on the Strength of Aluminum Adhesively Bonded Joints
• Laser welding of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Manufactured Inconel 718: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
• Laser Welding of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel Lap Joint
• Microstructural Evolution and Tensile Strength of Laser-Welded Butt Joints of Ultra-High Strength Steels: Low and High Alloy Steels

Characterisation

• Investigation of the Micro Hardness at the Cut Surface of Fine Blanked Parts with Variation of Sheet Material and Cutting Temperature
• Material Model for the Production of Steel Fibers by Notch Rolling and Fulling
• The Frictional Force on the Slug in Shear Cutting
• Fracture Characterisation by Butterfly-Tests and Damage Modelling of Advanced High Strength Steels
• Determination of the Biaxial Anisotropy Coefficient Using a Single Layer Sheet Metal Compression Test
• Microstructure and Formability of Laser Welded Dissimilar Butt Joints of Austenitic- Ferritic Stainless Steels
• Local Strain Measurement in Tensile Test for an Optimized Characterization of Packaging Steel for Finite Element Analysis