Plastic and Plastic Processing of Metallic Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 410
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plastic processing technology; special forming and quality control; finite element simulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plasticity is an important property of metallic materials, as it determines the adaptability of metal during processing and the quality of the final product. Metal materials with high plasticity can be used to manufacture parts requiring complex shapes. At the same time, plasticity is closely related to other properties of metal, such as its strength, hardness, toughness, etc., and it is also an important index affecting the performance of metal materials. Good plasticity is usually accompanied by high levels of toughness, which prevent metal materials from fracturing under load. The main processing methods used to enhance the plasticity of metals include forging, stamping, drawing, extrusion and rolling. These processing methods are widely employed in automotive, aerospace, construction, electronics and other industries. The aim of this Special Issue is to publish original, valuable, and developed research papers that focus on plasticity and the plastic processing of metallic materials.
In this Special Issue, we welcome articles that present recentt research on plasticity and the plastic processing of metallic materials. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: plastic property tests (such as tension, compression and torsion , etc); plasticity theory (such as constitutive equation, stress-strain, plastic springback, etc); metal material stamping, forging, extrusion, bending, or rolling processing; finite element simulation technology; the evolution of the microstructure; mechanical properties tests; and simulation during plastic processing.
Prof. Dr. Junting Luo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal materials
- plastic forming
- plastic deformation
- mechanical properties
- microstructure
- finite element simulation
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