Advances in Sheet Metal Forming Processes of Lightweight Alloys, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

With the growing need for more fuel-efficient and sustainable vehicles, the characterization and modeling of metal forming processes have been indispensable in the development of new products. In the automotive and aviation sector, low-strength structural components are commonly produced from aluminum alloys and higher-strength ones are made from ultra-high-strength steels (UHSS) and titanium alloys. The main issue experienced during the hot forming of complex-shaped components from difficult-to-form alloys is that they are time-, energy-, and cost-intensive. The aircraft industry currently uses methods such as superplastic forming (SPF), superplastic forming with diffusion bonding (SPF-DB), hot stretch forming, hot gas pressure forming, and isothermal hot forming. Moreover, novel techniques have been developed to produce complex-shaped structural components including solution heat treatment, forming and in-die quenching (HFQ), quick plastic forming, hot stamping using rapid heating, and fast light alloy stamping technology (FAST). This Special Issue focuses on the characterization techniques and advanced predictive models developed for such processes. Papers from various disciplines with a common theme of metal forming are invited and may fall under (although they are not limited to) the following topics:

• Advanced FE simulations of metal-forming processes;
• Post-form strength characterization and modeling;
• Heat transfer characterization and modeling;
• Friction, wear, and lubrication characterization and modeling;
• Formability, necking, and failure prediction;
• Novel experimental techniques for metal forming process characterization;
• Measurement systems for extracting valuable data from metal forming processes;
• Data-driven techniques for process development.

Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Mateusz Kopec
Dr. Denis Politis
Dr. Xiaochuan Liu
Dr. Kehuan Wang
Guest Editors

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• sheet metal forming
• hot stamping
• metal-forming process
• material modeling
• formability
• optimization procedures
• finite element simulations
• material characterization
• fast heating