Theory, Simulation, and Process of Metal Forming
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: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editor
Interests: development of plate and strip rolling process and mathematical model for rolling process; evolution law of microstructure and properties during the rolling process of composite plates; modeling of quality and energy consumption in forming manufacturing process, software development, intelligent control
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metal forming, as the core technology of advanced manufacturing, mainly changes the shape, size, and internal structure of materials through energy fields such as force, heat, electricity, and magnetism or their coupling effects, thereby controlling and improving the performance of blanks or finished parts and achieving the predetermined functions of components. Metal forming involves strong nonlinear constitutive relationships, multi-scale microstructure evolution, and multi field coupling effects in physical and chemical processes. This technology covers fields such as plastic forming, rolling forming, casting forming, welding manufacturing, and additive manufacturing. In the aerospace field, it encompasses missile fairings to rocket fuel tanks. In the field of energy equipment, it involves gas turbine single crystal blades to nuclear reactor pressure vessels. In the field of transportation, it encompasses lightweight aluminum materials for automobiles to high-speed rail bogies. Metal forming technology has always been the cornerstone of high-end equipment manufacturing. With the integration of digitization and intelligence, metal forming is gradually developing towards high precision, high performance, high efficiency, and high quality, which can obtain complex structural components with precise geometric shapes and excellent quality performance. New research progress in metal forming technology is reflected in strengthening basic theoretical research, developing new forming methods, optimizing forming processes, and developing forming equipment, aiming to improve product quality, reduce costs, enhance material utilization and environmental protection capabilities. This special issue focuses on the latest technological advancements in metal forming processes, theories, simulations, and equipment. The theme will include research on the basic theory and process simulation of metal forming, metal forming process under multi energy field coupling, multi-objective optimization method of forming process parameters based on machine learning, development of metal forming equipment, and development of metal forming process detection technology.
Dr. Yuanming Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- theory and simulation of metal forming
- metal forming process under multi energy field coupling
- optimization of metal forming process parameters
- development of metal forming equipment
- detection technology of metal forming process
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