Advanced Incremental Sheet Forming of Hard-to-Work Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2023) | Viewed by 1434
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Interests: manufacturing and thermomechanical characterization of composite structures; incremental sheet forming of metals and polymers; manufacturing and characterization of metal foam structures; investigation of the wear behavior of hard metals and filled resins; FEM analysis of bulk and sheet forming processes
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Dear Colleagues,
I would like to call your attention to the Special Issue of Materials on Advanced Incremental Sheet Forming of Hard-to-Work Materials. Incremental sheet forming is being extensively used as an alternative technique in sheet-metal industry operations for the manufacture of components with symmetric and asymmetric shapes with the aid of CNC machines. This process initially developed for the needs of car body manufacturers, is now used by many other industries, i.e., automotive, aerospace, marine, and medical industries. In addition, due to its high flexibility, it is also considered a viable solution for reshaping sheet-metal end-of-life components in line with the principles of the circular economy. Recently, incremental sheet forming has been extended to hard-to-form metals, such as niobium, magnesium, titanium, and their alloys, and various thermoplastics, from high-crystalline to amorphous plastics, in order to overcome many typical issues of conventional and more innovative polymer-forming processes. Furthermore, the application of ISF has been extended to other materials, such as composites, due to the increasing necessity of the cost-efficient production of high-quality lightweight components.
The aim of this Special Issue is to present the latest achievements related to the characteristics, materials, and applications of incremental sheet forming of metal, polymer, and composite materials, in particular the hard-to-work materials. Research articles that focus on new developments in incremental sheet forming are welcome for consideration. I strongly believe that this Special Issue will reach the research community to enhance our collective understanding of the present status and trends of this flexible sheet forming process. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Description of new variants in the basic incremental forming process.
- Investigation of the process parameters.
- Evaluation of the workability of metal, polymer, and composite sheets.
- Presentation of combined processes based on incremental sheet forming.
- Process optimization strategies.
- Modeling of the incremental forming processes.
Dr. Antonio Formisano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- incremental sheet forming
- metals
- polymers
- composites
- process parameters
- process optimization
- FEM analysis
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