Advanced Forming of Thin-Walled Materials: Microstructure, Processing and Properties
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 245
Special Issue Editors
Interests: constitutive modelling; materials characterization; new forming technology; light-weight manufacturing; hot fluid forming
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: lightweight forming and control of complex thin-walled components; intelligent forming and optimization algorithms; intelligent simulation and program
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the increasing demand for energy efficiency, emission reduction, and structural optimization in transportation systems, lightweight design has become a key development direction in modern engineering. Complex thin-walled structures, including tubular and sheet-based components, are widely utilized due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and functional integration capabilities. However, their manufacturing remains challenging because of material anisotropy, nonlinear deformation behavior, instability, and limited formability under complex loading conditions. These challenges significantly affect forming accuracy, structural integrity, and process reliability, highlighting the urgent need for advanced forming strategies and precise control methodologies.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the lightweight forming and control of complex thin-walled structures. We consider contributions addressing innovative forming processes, tooling and equipment design, as well as deformation control strategies for light alloys and advanced materials. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, constitutive modeling under complex stress states, numerical simulations, deformation mechanisms, forming limits, and advanced experimental characterization techniques. Studies integrating experimental validation with modeling and simulation are particularly encouraged, while purely numerical or theoretical works without sufficient experimental support are outside the scope of this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Zhubin He
Prof. Dr. Yanli Lin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tubes
- sheets
- anisotropic material
- numerical simulation
- constitutive behavior
- processes
- microstructure
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