Wear of Shaped Surfaces of PVD Coated Dies for Clinching

A clinching method that uses a simple toolset consisting of a punch and a die, is utilized for joining lightweight materials. This paper is aimed at investigating the wear of the die cavity of a clinching tool. A clinching tool with a specially shaped cavity was used for joining thin hot-dip galvani...

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Main Authors: Miroslav Džupon, Ľuboš Kaščák, Emil Spišák, René Kubík, Janka Majerníková
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/7/11/515