Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00602, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Altenhof, William (University of Windsor), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The requested funding for the proposed NSERC Engage project will allow the principal investigator, the_x000D_
industrial partner (Meridian Lightweight Technologies), and Highly Qualified Personnel to investigate and_x000D_
develop engineering models of the self-piercing riveting (SPR) system to join Magnesium components to other_x000D_
Magnesium components or dissimilar metals. This collaborative investigation is necessary due to challenges_x000D_
and lack of success which the industrial partner has had in achieving SPR for Magnesium components._x000D_
Investigations will be completed, in a collaborative effort between the academic research team and the_x000D_
industrial partner, to experimentally assess the mechanical material behaviour of base SPR materials._x000D_
Additionally, in a similar approach, efforts will be undertaken to investigate deformation and mechanical_x000D_
behaviour of the SPR components during the riveting process._x000D_
Information from the experimental portion of this project will be used to develop and validate finite element_x000D_
models of the SPR system. This model will then be further used by the academic research team to explore_x000D_
design modifications to improve and enhance the joining of components, specifically components involving_x000D_
Magnesium alloys, using the SPR method._x000D_
It is anticipated that the proposed NSERC Engage project will result in the development of information which_x000D_
will allow the industrial partner to implement a SPR into challenging lightweight materials, potentially_x000D_
resulting in Meridian Lightweight Technologies becoming a world leader in joining of lightweight materials for_x000D_
numerous practical applications., program purpose french : The requested funding for the proposed NSERC Engage project will allow the principal investigator, the_x000D_
industrial partner (Meridian Lightweight Technologies), and Highly Qualified Personnel to investigate and_x000D_
develop engineering models of the self-piercing riveting (SPR) system to join Magnesium components to other_x000D_
Magnesium components or dissimilar metals. This collaborative investigation is necessary due to challenges_x000D_
and lack of success which the industrial partner has had in achieving SPR for Magnesium components._x000D_
Investigations will be completed, in a collaborative effort between the academic research team and the_x000D_
industrial partner, to experimentally assess the mechanical material behaviour of base SPR materials._x000D_
Additionally, in a similar approach, efforts will be undertaken to investigate deformation and mechanical_x000D_
behaviour of the SPR components during the riveting process._x000D_
Information from the experimental portion of this project will be used to develop and validate finite element_x000D_
models of the SPR system. This model will then be further used by the academic research team to explore_x000D_
design modifications to improve and enhance the joining of components, specifically components involving_x000D_
Magnesium alloys, using the SPR method._x000D_
It is anticipated that the proposed NSERC Engage project will result in the development of information which_x000D_
will allow the industrial partner to implement a SPR into challenging lightweight materials, potentially_x000D_
resulting in Meridian Lightweight Technologies becoming a world leader in joining of lightweight materials for_x000D_
numerous practical applications., agreement title english : Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Self-Piercing Riveting for Enhanced Lightweight Material Joining, agreement title french : Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Self-Piercing Riveting for Enhanced Lightweight Material Joining, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada