Clinching will not damage anticorrosive coatings on the metal, and an adhesive or sealant can be located between the sheets. The minimum thickness for any one sheet in the assembly is 0.1 millimeter, ...

In a recent study of non-CAPA certified parts, CAPA found that six out of seven non-CAPA sheet metal parts tested were made of non-galvanized material. “A repair performed using a non-galvanized part ...