Advanced Forming Technology of Metallic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Metallic materials have extensive applications in diverse areas, including aerospace, construction, automobile, machinery, electronics, medical devices, and many other things that are commonly found in our daily lives. The forming of metallic materials is the final stage of metallurgical manufacturing for the fabrication of metalware that is used in the national economy as the finished products or as the billets for further processing. The forming operation helps to give raw metallic materials the required shape and size by subjecting them to plastic deformation through the application of tensile force, compressive force, bending or shear force, or a combination of these forces. The variety of forming technologies of metallic materials permits the fabrication of a wide range of metal products with high productivity, exact dimensions, and required mechanical properties. Especially with the increasing demand for high-quality products and the rapid development of science and technology, advanced forming technologies of metallic materials have been successfully developed in recent years.

This Topic provides an excellent opportunity for those who are studying and working with the advanced forming technology of metallic materials. Research papers, review articles, and communications relating to the theory, simulation, and practice of sheet, bulk, and powder forming and the related forming processes and equipment of metallic materials are all invited to this Topic.

Prof. Dr. Jingwei Zhao
Prof. Dr. Zhengyi Jiang
Prof. Dr. Leszek Adam Dobrzański
Prof. Dr. Chong Soo Lee
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