Reversibility and disassembly time of part connection

Abstract The reversibility and disassembly time of part connections were experimentally examined through the actual disassembly work of some spent industrial products. The disassembly time for connections depends on the joining method, joining direction, length of product life and chemical and physical deformation. The strongest relation was observed between the joining method and disassembly time. The male–female joint (socket joint) and snap fitting had a relatively short disassembly time of