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- Overview of materials and treatment aspects of manufacturability of sheet metal
- Written by an industrial expert turned scientist
- Concentrates on the formability of sheet metal, one of the fundamental form material is used in metalworking

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Introduction and scope.-Stating the problem.- Definition of formability.- The tensile test.- The Forming Limit Curve.- Bending.- Non-straight strain path.- Non-planar stress.- Shear.- Incremental forming.- Speed effects.- Ultrasonic forming.- Testing of formability.- Instabilities again and not.- Back to the press shop.

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UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE, ENSCHEDE, THE NETHERLANDS FORMER: TATA STEEL RD&T, IJMUIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS

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