Joining metal-polymer sandwich composite sheets with mechanical nuggets

This paper presents a new joining by forming process to produce lap joints in metal-polymer sandwich composite sheets. The process involves drilling a blind hole in each sheet for removing the upper metal skin and the polymer core layer, and fixing them together by compressing a metal insert placed...

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Main Author: Baptista, Ricardo J. S. (author)
Other Authors: Pragana, João (author), Bragança, Ivo (author), Silva, Carlos (author), Martins, Paulo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/12725
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/12725