Environmental sustainability in manufacturing is nowadays an urgent and remarkable issue
and the main concerns are related to more efficient use of materials and energy. In sheet …

The processing regime relevant to superplasticity in the Ti–6Al–4V alloy is identified. The
effect is found to be potent in the range 850–900° C at strain rates between 0.001/s and …

This study proposes a method for determination of material characteristics by inverse
analysis of free bulging tests results. The blow-forming tests were carried out at the …

Double-shear creep testing was used to evaluate the creep behavior of a magnesium AZ31
alloy processed by equal-channel angular pressing to produce an average grain size of …

Elevated temperature hydraulic bulge tests for Mg AZ31-O alloy sheets were conducted
using a submerged tool, designed to minimize the temperature variation in the sheet …

Utilization of wrought magnesium sheet alloys for structural components in transportation
industries has been severely limited by poor room-temperature formability, a result of the slip …

A cold deep drawing process for commercial AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets was developed.
The commercial sheets were successfully formed into circular cups at room temperature by …

Accurate prediction of strain fields and cycle times for fine-grained Mg alloy sheet forming at
high temperatures (400-500° C) is severely limited by a lack of accurate material constitutive …

The most important characteristic of superplastic materials is the high sensitivity of flow
stress to deformation rate. In general, a constant strain rate sensitivity index value is usually …

This paper brings to light the sustainability aspects of forming lightweight materials using the
superplastic forming technique, emphasising the long-term potentials in reducing the …