Fatigue behaviour of hybrid clinch-bonded and self-piercing rivet bonded joints

Hybrid joints consist of mechanical connections in which both a traditional mechanical joint (i.e. riveting, clinching, welding) and adhesive bonding coexist in order to obtain a better performance if compared with simple bonded or mechanically connected joints. Several literature works demonstrates how hybrid joining allows to improve strength, stiffness and energy absorption in comparison with simple mechanical or bonded connections. In this...