Innovative approach of joining hybrid components

摘要: Joining of dissimilar materials is gaining more and importance especially in the automotive industry. The latest international initiatives concerning average fleet CO2-emissions are forcing manufacturers to reduce fuel consumption exhaust gas output. This can mainly be achieved by reducing weight vehicles. New methods for optimization have been enabled material selections adapted local strength requirements. While plastics characterized low density, price, literally unlimited shaping, metals withstand distinctly higher mechanical loads. Hybrid components combine contradictory characteristics metal thus lead advantageous construction part properties. As a result, light concomitantly stiff produced. need joining these without using additional such as adhesives or primers central challenge. A new approach overcome problems state-of-the-art technolog...