Press hardened structural components are a key factor in lightweight car design and thus in reducing vehicle mass while increasing crash safety. The use of quenched 22MnB5 (Usibor 1500) has been established in hot sheet ...

Friction drilling is a widely used process to produce bushings in sheet materials, which are processed further by thread forming to create a connection port. Previous studies focused on the process parameters and did not ...

The increasing global demand for innovative and environmentally friendly lubricants can be met through the use of solid lubricants. By switching from conventional lubricants such as various oils or grease to solid lubricants, ...

As a cost-effective hole production technique, friction drilling is widely used in industrial and automotive manufacturing. Compared with the traditional bolted connection, it enables the fastening of thin metal sheets and ...