The paper gives a review of the main research activities recently carried out in the
framework of hot stamping of boron steel sheets with tailored properties. The focus is on the …

This paper reviews the most recent models for description of the anisotropic plastic behavior
and formability of sheet metals. After a brief review of classic isotropic yield functions, recent …

The demand for new processes to produce high strength parts, under appropriate cost and
productivity, has grown with weight reduction and crash safety improvements in automobile …

Schlüsselfunktionen für die Qualität und die Wirtschaftlichkeit der industriellen Produktion
sind die Verfahrenswahl und die Verfahrensgestaltung in der Fertigung. Die Technologie …

Metal forming is not only shaping the form of a product, it is also influencing its mechanical
and physical properties over its entire volume. Advanced analysis methods recently enable …

The purposes of this review are to summarize the historical progress in the last 60 years of
lightweight metal forming, to analyze the state-of-the-art, and to identify future directions in …

Clinching as a mechanical joining technique allows a fast and reliable joining of metal
sheets in large-scale production. An efficient design and dimensioning of clinched joints …

The calibration of phenomenological constitutive material models has been a constant need,
because the parameters differ for each material and the ability of a model to mimic the real …

Numerical simulations have become essential in engineering and manufacturing processes
involving plasticity. The reliability and effectiveness of the simulations depend strongly on …

The simulation of manufacturing processes has significant importance. The research and
development of metal forming simulation started in the 1960s from the elastoplastic analysis …