Process Design of a Ball Joint, Considering Caulking and Pull-Out Strength

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="971679.fig.006a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/971679/figures/971679.fig.006a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Boundary condition</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="971679.fig.006b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/971679/figures/971679.fig.006b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Initial shape</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="971679.fig.006c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/971679/figures/971679.fig.006c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>Pulled out shape</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><img alt="971679.fig.006d" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/971679/figures/971679.fig.006d.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(d) </b>Time versus contact force curve</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Pull-out strength analysis.</table>

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Figure 6: Process Design of a Ball Joint, Considering Caulking and Pull-Out Strength 