Advanced Metal Forming Processes and Plastic Deformation-Based Joining Processes
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: manufacturing; metal forming; joining by plastic deformation
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled "Advanced Metal Forming Processes and Plastic Deformation-Based Joining Processes". In recent years, there has been growing interest in advanced metal forming and plastic deformation-based joining technologies due to their ability to deliver high-performance, lightweight, and sustainable structural solutions. These processes play a critical role in various sectors, including the automotive, aerospace, energy, and electronics industries, where efficiency, mechanical integrity, and environmental considerations are increasingly prioritized. Innovations in this field not only improve manufacturing but also enable novel material combinations and complex geometries that are otherwise difficult to achieve.
This Special Issue aims to present recent developments, fundamental research, and application-driven studies related to advanced metal forming and joining techniques that are based on plastic deformation. This topic aligns well with the scope of Materials, as it encompasses material behavior, processing, process optimization, mechanical performance, and the sustainability of forming and joining. We aim to gather a collection of high-quality papers, with the potential for the Special Issue to be published in book format upon completion. Contributions that combine experimental investigations, numerical modeling, and practical applications are especially encouraged.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and comprehensive review papers are welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Bulk and sheet metal forming;
- Mechanical joining by plastic deformation (e.g., clinching, self-piercing riveting, hemming);
- Metallurgical joining by plastic deformation (e.g., friction stir welding, resistance welding);
- Joining and forming at micro/meso-scales;
- The joining and forming of additively manufactured components;
- Material characterization and modeling;
- Constitutive modeling;
- Finite element simulation of forming and joining processes;
- Process design, optimization, and control;
- Fatigue and failure mechanisms in formed and joined structures;
- The use of AI in forming and joining;
- The applications of these techniques in automotive, aerospace, electronics, and energy systems.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this Special Issue and to advancing the state of the art in this dynamic and impactful research area.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Kasaei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal forming
- micro forming
- joining by plastic deformation
- clinching
- self-piercing riveting
- friction stir welding
- material characterization
- process optimization
- finite element analysis
- artificial intelligence
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