Riveting Technology Enables Lightweight Magnesium Fasteners for Fuel Efficiency (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Riveting Technology Enables Lightweight Magnesium Fasteners for Fuel Efficiency

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Sheets of an aluminum alloy are joined with "ice box" rivets using a friction-based riveting technology.

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Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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