{"id":{"repo_id":"alabama","oai_identifier":"oai:ir.ua.edu:123456789/2489"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/alabama/oai:ir.ua.edu:123456789/2489","repository":{"repo_id":"alabama","name":"University of Alabama","base_url":"https://ir-api.ua.edu/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"Finite element analysis of self-pierce riveting in magnesium alloys sheets","abstract":"Conventional fusion joining methods such as resistance spot welding have been demonstrated to not be effective for magnesium alloys. Therefore, self-pierce riveting (SPR) has been presented as an attractive joining technique for these lightweight metals. However, SPR must be performed at elevated temperatures because of the low ductility of magnesium alloys at room temperature. Even though the SPR joining process has been established on magnesium alloys, this joining process is not optimized. As such, this study establishes the first attempt at simulating the SPR of magnesium alloys through the use of the finite element method. An internal state variable (ISV) plasticity and damage material model was employed with results in good agreement to experimental data. The results of this study show that the ISV material model is ideally suited for modeling the SPR process in magnesium alloys.","abstract_html":"Conventional fusion joining methods such as resistance spot welding have been demonstrated to not be effective for magnesium alloys. Therefore, self-pierce riveting (SPR) has been presented as an attractive joining technique for these lightweight metals. However, SPR must be performed at elevated temperatures because of the low ductility of magnesium alloys at room temperature. Even though the SPR joining process has been established on magnesium alloys, this joining process is not optimized. As such, this study establishes the first attempt at simulating the SPR of magnesium alloys through the use of the finite element method. An internal state variable (ISV) plasticity and damage material model was employed with results in good agreement to experimental data. The results of this study show that the ISV material model is ideally suited for modeling the SPR process in magnesium alloys.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Carvalho de Moraes, Joao Felipe"],"institution":"University of Alabama Libraries","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Barkey, Mark E.","Guo, Yuebin B."],"advisors":["Jordon, J. Brian"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2014,"date_issued":"2014","date_published":"2014","updated_at":"2026-07-27T18:44:25Z","subjects":["Mechanical engineering"],"languages":["en_US","English"],"rights":["All rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated."],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.other","label":"Dc Identifier Other","values":["u0015_0000001_0002104","CarvalhodeMoraes_alatus_0004M_11880"],"render_values":[{"text":"u0015_0000001_0002104","href":null,"code":true},{"text":"CarvalhodeMoraes_alatus_0004M_11880","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/2489","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Barkey, Mark E.","Guo, Yuebin B."]},{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Jordon, J. Brian"]},{"key":"dc:contributor.other","label":"Dc Contributor Other","values":["University of Alabama Tuscaloosa"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Carvalho de Moraes, Joao Felipe"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2017-03-01T17:37:18Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2017-03-01T17:37:18Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2014"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["University of Alabama Libraries"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["thesis","text"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Mechanical engineering"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["English"]},{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en_US"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["All rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated."]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.other","label":"Dc Identifier Other","values":["u0015_0000001_0002104","CarvalhodeMoraes_alatus_0004M_11880"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/2489"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Electronic Thesis or Dissertation"]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Conventional fusion joining methods such as resistance spot welding have been demonstrated to not be effective for magnesium alloys. Therefore, self-pierce riveting (SPR) has been presented as an attractive joining technique for these lightweight metals. However, SPR must be performed at elevated temperatures because of the low ductility of magnesium alloys at room temperature. Even though the SPR joining process has been established on magnesium alloys, this joining process is not optimized. As such, this study establishes the first attempt at simulating the SPR of magnesium alloys through the use of the finite element method. An internal state variable (ISV) plasticity and damage material model was employed with results in good agreement to experimental data. The results of this study show that the ISV material model is ideally suited for modeling the SPR process in magnesium alloys."]},{"key":"dc:format.medium","label":"Dc Format Medium","values":["electronic"]},{"key":"dc:format.mimetype","label":"Dc Format Mimetype","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Finite element analysis of self-pierce riveting in magnesium alloys sheets"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Barkey, Mark E.","Guo, Yuebin B."],"dc:contributor.advisor":["Jordon, J. Brian"],"dc:contributor.other":["University of Alabama Tuscaloosa"],"dc:creator":["Carvalho de Moraes, Joao Felipe"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2017-03-01T17:37:18Z"],"dc:date.available":["2017-03-01T17:37:18Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2014"],"dc:description":["Electronic Thesis or Dissertation"],"dc:description.abstract":["Conventional fusion joining methods such as resistance spot welding have been demonstrated to not be effective for magnesium alloys. Therefore, self-pierce riveting (SPR) has been presented as an attractive joining technique for these lightweight metals. However, SPR must be performed at elevated temperatures because of the low ductility of magnesium alloys at room temperature. Even though the SPR joining process has been established on magnesium alloys, this joining process is not optimized. As such, this study establishes the first attempt at simulating the SPR of magnesium alloys through the use of the finite element method. An internal state variable (ISV) plasticity and damage material model was employed with results in good agreement to experimental data. The results of this study show that the ISV material model is ideally suited for modeling the SPR process in magnesium alloys."],"dc:format.medium":["electronic"],"dc:format.mimetype":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier.other":["u0015_0000001_0002104","CarvalhodeMoraes_alatus_0004M_11880"],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/2489"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:language.iso":["en_US"],"dc:publisher":["University of Alabama Libraries"],"dc:rights":["All rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated."],"dc:subject":["Mechanical engineering"],"dc:title":["Finite element analysis of self-pierce riveting in magnesium alloys sheets"],"dc:type":["thesis","text"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-27T18:44:25Z"}