SURELOK MANUAL 2002
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JOINT FAILURE
1)
If pulled hard enough any clinchlok joint will pull apart.
2)
There are two usual ways for a clinchlok to pull apart;
a)
NON TEARING FAILURE
The two halves of the joint will pull apart leaving a male joint half (punch side)
and a female joint half (die side).
b)
TEARING FAILURE
The joint will tear out of the punch side layer leaving a hole in it. The joint will
remain in the die side layer.
3)
A correctly formed joint will usually fail by tearing (b) in the pull test. The joint
strength usually increases as the punch is adjusted towards the die. However it is
easy to over adjust the punch and overload the punch and die reducing their life.
4)
In the peel test, an under adjusted joint (punch too far away from the die) will pull
apart as a non tearing fail (A) and an over adjusted button (punch too close to the
die) will pull apart as a tearing fail (B).
5)
The correct adjustment is when the joint fails in peel sometimes as non-tearing and
sometimes as tearing. This will give the greatest peel strength.
6)
If the peel strength of a correctly adjusted joint is less that shown in the joint strength
chart, and the
joint tends to fail by tearing apart,
the incorrect die (too deep) may
have been selected;
MD:
Change #50 die to #40 die.
Change #40 die to #30 die.
LD:
Change #30 die to #25 die.
Change #25 die to #20 die.
If this does not improve the peel strength of the joint, - either, the punch tip radius is
too sharp, or the material is not suitable for clinching (probably too hard).
7)
If the peel strength of a correctly adjusted joint is much less that shown in the chart
above, and the
joint tends to fail as a non tearing failure,
the incorrect die (too
shallow) may have been selected;
MD:
Change #30 die to #40 die.
Change #40 die to #50 die.
LD:
Change #20 die to #25 die.
Change #25 die to #30 die.
8)
If this does not improve the peel strength of the joint then - either the punch tip radius
is too large, or the material is not suitable for clinching (probably too soft).
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