Metal Forming Processes

Metal forming processes include bulk forming and sheet metal forming with numerous applications. This book covers some of the latest developments aspects of these processes such as numerical simulations to achieve optimum combinations and to get insight into process capability. Implementation of new technologies to improve performance based on Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technologies are also discussed, including the use of CAD/CAM/CAE techniques to enhance precision in manufacturing. Applications of AI/ML, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the role of tribological aspects in green engineering are included to suit Industry 4.0.
Features:
Covers latest developments in various sheet metal forming processes
Discusses improvements in numerical simulation with various material models
Proposes improvements by optimum combination of process parameters
Includes finite element simulation of processes and formability
Presents a review on techniques to produce ultra-fine-grained materials
This book is aimed at graduate students, engineers, and researchers in sheet metal forming, materials processing and their applications, finite element analysis, manufacturing, and production engineering.

Kakandikar Ganesh Marotrao

1. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Based Formability Prediction Model for 22MnB5 Steel under Hot Stamping Conditions. 2. Shock Tube Based Forming of Sheets. 3. Bending of Sheet Metals: Challenges and Recent Developments. 4. Friction Stir Welding (FSW) and Friction Stir Spot Welding of Dissimilar Sheet Materials. 5. Cryorolling of Aluminum Alloy Sheets and Their Characterization: A Review. 6. Deformation Mechanism in Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) and Significance of Crystallographic Texture in Sheet Metal Forming Operations. 7. Tribological Behavior in Bulk and Sheet Forming Processes. 8. Hole Expansion Ratio (HER) for Automotive Steels. 9. Forming and Fracture Limit Diagrams of Inconel 718 Alloy at Elevated Temperatures. 10. Tensile Properties and Anisotropy of Cross-Rolled Sheets: An Overview. 11. A Review on Process Limitations and Recent Advancements in Single Point Incremental Sheet Forming. 12. Single-Stage to Multi-Stage Incremental Sheet Forming Technology: State of the Art. 13. Multi-Response Optimization of Process Parameters to Minimize Geometric Inaccuracies in Single Point Incremental Forming Process. 14. A Review on Formability of Tailored Sheets in Incremental Forming.