Friction riveting for joining of wide range of dissimilar materials

Abstract

Considerable as well as thriving demand and challenges of transportation industry such as cost cutting measures, new environmental conservation regulations and the impressive growth in terms of transport volumes open windows for ingenious joining technologies for new materials that possess high fracture toughness, better environmental resistance characteristics and recyclability. But materials and their conversion into products play the major role in the applicability. Escalation of thermoplastic usage in large structural components also faces similar ambiguity for joining multi-material structures. Friction assisted riveting technology called ‘Friction riveting’ is the cogent joining technology in tackling these challenges. Processing of materials is the key research area where the required outcomes are expected in terms of performance, strength and durability. Typical studies are discussed in this review article. A study on the influences and impacts of process parameters such as rotational speed is presented in this paper which provides a new gateway for the further betterments.