Deformation behavior of aluminum alloy rivets for aerospace applications

Solid rivets made of high-strength aluminum alloys are often used for mechanical joining of aircraft structures. For numerical modeling of riveting processes the detailed description of the deformation behavior of the rivets is of utmost importance; however, only very little reliable material data a...

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Main Authors: Zahra Silvayeh, Markus Brillinger, Josef Domitner
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Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
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description Solid rivets made of high-strength aluminum alloys are often used for mechanical joining of aircraft structures. For numerical modeling of riveting processes the detailed description of the deformation behavior of the rivets is of utmost importance; however, only very little reliable material data are available. Therefore, this study reviews and investigates the deformation behavior of commercial MS20426AD3-5 countersunk rivets made of aluminum alloy AA-2117-T4 as typically used in aerospace applications. The self-consistent procedure for determining the material-specific flow curve includes (i) the exact preparation of cylindrical samples, (ii) compression testing of the samples at testing speeds of 0.05 mm/s, 0.5 mm/s and 5 mm/s, and (iii) inverse numerical modeling of the testing procedure. In general, the compliance of the testing setup must be considered for obtaining reliable flow curves, especially when testing small samples. The determined flow curve of aluminum alloy AA-2117-T4 showed higher yield stress and more distinct initial strain hardening than most of the flow curves published in literature. Although the flow curve did not show any significant strain rate dependency, notable softening due to deformation-induced adiabatic heating of the compressed sample was observed at the highest testing speed. However, the fracture strain seems to be strain rate-dependent, because samples deformed at the low testing speed did not show any signs of macroscopic fracture, whereas local fracture occurred in samples deformed at the medium and high testing speeds.
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spelling doaj-art-c879255ffdca4e9d87204eb351bfd1732025-08-20T01:57:21ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542024-11-01333482349110.1016/j.jmrt.2024.09.259Deformation behavior of aluminum alloy rivets for aerospace applicationsZahra Silvayeh0Markus Brillinger1Josef Domitner2Graz University of Technology, Research Group of Lightweight and Forming Technologies, Inffeldgasse 11/I, 8010 Graz, Austria; Corresponding author.Pro2Future GmbH, Inffeldgasse 25F/I, 8010 Graz, AustriaGraz University of Technology, Research Group of Lightweight and Forming Technologies, Inffeldgasse 11/I, 8010 Graz, AustriaSolid rivets made of high-strength aluminum alloys are often used for mechanical joining of aircraft structures. For numerical modeling of riveting processes the detailed description of the deformation behavior of the rivets is of utmost importance; however, only very little reliable material data are available. Therefore, this study reviews and investigates the deformation behavior of commercial MS20426AD3-5 countersunk rivets made of aluminum alloy AA-2117-T4 as typically used in aerospace applications. The self-consistent procedure for determining the material-specific flow curve includes (i) the exact preparation of cylindrical samples, (ii) compression testing of the samples at testing speeds of 0.05 mm/s, 0.5 mm/s and 5 mm/s, and (iii) inverse numerical modeling of the testing procedure. In general, the compliance of the testing setup must be considered for obtaining reliable flow curves, especially when testing small samples. The determined flow curve of aluminum alloy AA-2117-T4 showed higher yield stress and more distinct initial strain hardening than most of the flow curves published in literature. Although the flow curve did not show any significant strain rate dependency, notable softening due to deformation-induced adiabatic heating of the compressed sample was observed at the highest testing speed. However, the fracture strain seems to be strain rate-dependent, because samples deformed at the low testing speed did not show any signs of macroscopic fracture, whereas local fracture occurred in samples deformed at the medium and high testing speeds.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424022646Aerospace industryAircraft structureAircraft designAluminum alloySolid rivetDeformation behavior
spellingShingle Zahra Silvayeh
Markus Brillinger
Josef Domitner
Deformation behavior of aluminum alloy rivets for aerospace applications
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Aerospace industry
Aircraft structure
Aircraft design
Aluminum alloy
Solid rivet
Deformation behavior
title Deformation behavior of aluminum alloy rivets for aerospace applications
title_full Deformation behavior of aluminum alloy rivets for aerospace applications
title_fullStr Deformation behavior of aluminum alloy rivets for aerospace applications
title_full_unstemmed Deformation behavior of aluminum alloy rivets for aerospace applications
title_short Deformation behavior of aluminum alloy rivets for aerospace applications
title_sort deformation behavior of aluminum alloy rivets for aerospace applications
topic Aerospace industry
Aircraft structure
Aircraft design
Aluminum alloy
Solid rivet
Deformation behavior
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424022646
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