Symmetry Problems in Metal Forming
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 869
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Interests: materials processing; metal forming; material modeling; mechanical properties; pipe; finite element method; numerical simulation; bending springback
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Dear Colleagues,
Symmetry and asymmetry both have their own forms of beauty. Symmetry and asymmetry exist widely in natural science and engineering applications, and metal forming is no exception. Metal forming is the technology of producing metal artworks, which are widely used in the aerospace, automobile, construction, and hardware industries, including for use in daily necessities, etc. In the metal forming process, there are many symmetry problems concerning material properties, boundary conditions, load loading, multi-field coupling, part structures, equipment, etc., which may directly affect the forming quality, cause defects of formed parts, or even fail to form. For example, material anisotropy, axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric parts, uneven deformation, straightening process, etc. The aim of the present Special Issue is to emphasize the phenomenon of symmetry/asymmetry in metal forming. Manuscript types include original research papers, reviews, and letters. The Special Issue will cover all aspects of metal forming processes and must be related to symmetry, including the following:
- Manufacturing processes and equipment;
- Materials behavior and characterization;
- Modeling and simulation;
- Deformation mechanics;
- Microstructure design by forming;
- Control and optimization.
Dr. Gaochao Yu
Prof. Dr. Rui Ma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal forming
- material modeling
- numerical simulation
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