Advances in Manufacturing ›› 2024, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (3): 538-555.doi: 10.1007/s40436-024-00498-w

• • 上一篇    

A data-driven approach for predicting the fatigue life and failure mode of self-piercing rivet joints

Jian Wang1,2, Qiu-Ren Chen3, Li Huang2,3, Chen-Di Wei3,4, Chao Tong2, Xian-Hui Wang1, Qing Liu2   

  1. 1. Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China;
    2. Material Academy, Jitri, Suzhou, 215100, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China;
    3. Key Laboratory for Light-weight Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China;
    4. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
  • 收稿日期:2023-10-08 修回日期:2023-11-12 发布日期:2024-09-07
  • 通讯作者: Qiu-Ren Chen,E-mail:chenqiu@njtech.edu.cn;Xian-Hui Wang,E-mail:11920158@njust.edu.cn E-mail:chenqiu@njtech.edu.cn;11920158@njust.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:Jian Wang Master student at Nanjing University of Science and Technology. His research interests focus on the fatigue life prediction of adhesive- selfpiercing rivet hybrid joints;
    Qiu-Ren Chen Distinguished professor of Nanjing Tech University, and a technical expert of JITRI Academy. His main research interests include fatigue durability analysis methods, failure behavior modeling of joints and industrial simulation software development;
    Li Huang Doctor, vice director of Materials Data Department at Materials Academy JITRI and guest professor at Nanjing Tech University. His research interests include AI Algorithms & Engineering Applications (AI for Engineering), Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), Digital Design of Material Manufacturing and Joining Process, and Material Fatigue & Fracture;
    Chen-Di Wei Ph.D. student at school of advanced technology, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China. She received a M.S. degree in Space Science and Technology from University College London. Her research interests include adhesive bonded joint technology and machine learning;
    Chao Tong Machine learning engineer, he graduated in 2018 with a master’s degree in Material Science and Engineering from Soochow University. He is currently employed at the Materials Bigdata and Applications Division, Delta Advanced Materials Research Institute, Suzhou;
    Xian-Hui Wang Doctor, is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Nanjing University of Science and Technology. He currently holds multiple positions including the dean of the Vehicle Engineering Research Institute at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, member of the Professor Committee and Academic Committee of the School of Mechanical Engineering, director of the Jiangsu Province Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Engineering Research Center, and head of the Nanjing branch of the National Key Laboratory of Advanced Off-road System Technology. His research interests focus on vehicle safety protection and intelligent wire control technology;
    Qing Liu Director of Material Academy, JITRI, Suzhou and the director of the Lightweight Materials Center at Nanjing Tech University. His research interests include electron microscopy techniques for characterizing the microstructure of deformed metals, micro-mechanisms and mechanical behaviors of metal deformation, formation mechanisms.
  • 基金资助:
    This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52205377), the Key Basic Research Project of Suzhou (Grant Nos. SJC2022029, SJC2022031), and the National Key Research and Development Program (Grant No. 2022YFB4601804).

A data-driven approach for predicting the fatigue life and failure mode of self-piercing rivet joints

Jian Wang1,2, Qiu-Ren Chen3, Li Huang2,3, Chen-Di Wei3,4, Chao Tong2, Xian-Hui Wang1, Qing Liu2   

  1. 1. Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China;
    2. Material Academy, Jitri, Suzhou, 215100, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China;
    3. Key Laboratory for Light-weight Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China;
    4. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
  • Received:2023-10-08 Revised:2023-11-12 Published:2024-09-07
  • Contact: Qiu-Ren Chen,E-mail:chenqiu@njtech.edu.cn;Xian-Hui Wang,E-mail:11920158@njust.edu.cn E-mail:chenqiu@njtech.edu.cn;11920158@njust.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52205377), the Key Basic Research Project of Suzhou (Grant Nos. SJC2022029, SJC2022031), and the National Key Research and Development Program (Grant No. 2022YFB4601804).

摘要: In lightweight automotive vehicles, the application of self-piercing rivet (SPR) joints is becoming increasingly widespread. Considering the importance of automotive service performance, the fatigue performance of SPR joints has received considerable attention. Therefore, this study proposes a data-driven approach to predict the fatigue life and failure modes of SPR joints. The dataset comprises three specimen types: cross-tensile, cross-peel, and tensile-shear. To ensure data consistency, a finite element analysis was employed to convert the external loads of the different specimens. Feature selection was implemented using various machine-learning algorithms to determine the model input. The Gaussian process regression algorithm was used to predict fatigue life, and its performance was compared with different kernel functions commonly used in the field. The results revealed that the Matern kernel exhibited an exceptional predictive capability for fatigue life. Among the data points, 95.9% fell within the 3-fold error band, and the remaining 4.1% exceeded the 3-fold error band owing to inherent dispersion in the fatigue data. To predict the failure location, various tree and artificial neural network (ANN) models were compared. The findings indicated that the ANN models slightly outperformed the tree models. The ANN model accurately predicts the failure of joints with varying dimensions and materials. However, minor deviations were observed for the joints with the same sheet. Overall, this data-driven approach provided a reliable predictive model for estimating the fatigue life and failure location of SPR joints.

The full text can be downloaded at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40436-024-00498-w

关键词: Self-piercing rivet (SPR) joints, Fatigue life prediction, Failure mode prediction, Machine learning

Abstract: In lightweight automotive vehicles, the application of self-piercing rivet (SPR) joints is becoming increasingly widespread. Considering the importance of automotive service performance, the fatigue performance of SPR joints has received considerable attention. Therefore, this study proposes a data-driven approach to predict the fatigue life and failure modes of SPR joints. The dataset comprises three specimen types: cross-tensile, cross-peel, and tensile-shear. To ensure data consistency, a finite element analysis was employed to convert the external loads of the different specimens. Feature selection was implemented using various machine-learning algorithms to determine the model input. The Gaussian process regression algorithm was used to predict fatigue life, and its performance was compared with different kernel functions commonly used in the field. The results revealed that the Matern kernel exhibited an exceptional predictive capability for fatigue life. Among the data points, 95.9% fell within the 3-fold error band, and the remaining 4.1% exceeded the 3-fold error band owing to inherent dispersion in the fatigue data. To predict the failure location, various tree and artificial neural network (ANN) models were compared. The findings indicated that the ANN models slightly outperformed the tree models. The ANN model accurately predicts the failure of joints with varying dimensions and materials. However, minor deviations were observed for the joints with the same sheet. Overall, this data-driven approach provided a reliable predictive model for estimating the fatigue life and failure location of SPR joints.

The full text can be downloaded at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40436-024-00498-w

Key words: Self-piercing rivet (SPR) joints, Fatigue life prediction, Failure mode prediction, Machine learning