Complex metallic structures are often manufactured through multi-step forming or casting
processes that induce severe mechanical property variations within the final part. Instead of …

Multi-material design has been increasingly used in the automotive industry for structural
lightweighting. A novel resistance spot welding technique has been developed to join …

Zinc-coated ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS) sheets are highly susceptible to liquid metal
embrittlement (LME) during resistance spot welding. However, systematic understanding on …

The mechanical failure of self-piercing rivet (SPR) joints connecting seven series aluminum
and high strength steel sheets is investigated, both numerically and experimentally. The joint …

Safety evaluation of resistance spot welds necessitates the accurate measurement of local
constitutive properties. This study employed miniature mechanical tests to investigate the …

High entropy alloys (HEAs) are considered as new metallic materials with great application
prospects due to their excellent mechanical properties. Massive experimental studies have …

A meso-scale modeling approach is used to relate the local microstructural strength and
fracture resistance to the macro-scale failure response of spot welds in hot-stamped ultra …

Miniature-testing is essential to characterize the plastic response of materials for which the
extraction of conventional full-size specimens is impossible. Examples are weld regions with …

Develo** robust numerical simulation tools to investigate the self-piercing riveting process
is critical, since the feasibility, quality and strength of riveted connections relies on the …

As an important means to realize intelligent manufacturing, a digital twin is a digital
expression of physical entities, which realizes virtual–real interaction and the iterative …