According to the development trend of modern car body, the future car body will be
composed of steel, aluminum‐magnesium alloy, plastic, carbon fiber reinforced polymer …

Magnesium alloy sheets have an increasing proportion of applications in automobiles due to
their high specific strength. The usability of traditional welding processes and mechanical …

Mixed usage of dissimilar materials, such as aluminum alloys and steels, has become one of
the main means for vehicle body lightweighting. Due to the formation of hard and brittle …

In this paper, the electromagnetic self-piercing riveted (E-SPR) technique was employed to
rivet carbon fiber reinforced plastics and aluminum (CA), as well as high strength steel and …

In order to study the influence of service temperature on the fatigue performance of the
adhesive structure, Sikaflex®-265 polyurethane adhesive was used to make thick-adherend …

Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) in Zn-coated steels is a serious issue in automotive
design. The risk of rising LME surface cracks in resistance spot welding (RSW) of Zn-coated …

New requirements for the functionality of materials are raised on the conditions of extremely
complex working conditions. Compared with traditional manufacturing technology, additive …

Friction self-piercing riveting (F-SPR) process has shown advantages over fusion welding,
solid state welding, and traditional mechanical joining processes in joining dissimilar …

This paper focuses on the effect of cyclic hygrothermal aging on the mechanical behavior of
the adhesive bonded aluminum joints. The adhesive joint specimens were immerged in the …

In order to meet the increasingly stringent emission standards, a wide variety of lightweight
materials are accounting for an increasing proportion in the white-body of vehicle. Many new …