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Incremental Sheet Forming of Metals and Polymers

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 May 2022) | Viewed by 1784

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Antonio Formisano

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Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
Interests: manufacturing and thermomechanical characterization of composite structures; incremental sheet forming of metals and polymers; manufacturing and characterization of metal foam structures; investigation of the wear behavior of hard metals and filled resins; FEM analysis of bulk and sheet forming processes
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to call your attention to the Special Issue of Materials on Incremental Sheet Forming of Metals and Polymers. Incremental sheet forming is being extensively used as an alternative technique in sheet metal industry operations for the manufacture of components with symmetric and asymmetric shapes with the aid of CNC machines. This process, initially developed for the needs of car body manufacturers, is now used by many other industries, i.e., automotive, aerospace, marine, and medical. In addition, thanks to its high flexibility, it is also considered a viable solution for reshaping sheet metal end-of-life components in line with the principles of the circular economy. Recently, incremental sheet forming has been extended to various thermoplastics, from high-crystalline to amorphous plastics. The use of this process enables us to overcome many typical issues of conventional and more innovative polymer-forming processes.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present the latest achievements related to the characteristics, materials, and applications of the incremental sheet forming of metals and polymers. Research articles focusing on new developments in the incremental forming of metal and polymer sheets are welcome for consideration. I strongly believe that this Special Issue will reach the research community to enhance our collective understanding of the present status and trends of this flexible sheet forming process. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Description of new variants of the basic incremental forming process.
  • Investigation of the process parameters.
  • Evaluation of the workability of metal and polymer sheets.
  • Presentation of combined processes based on incremental sheet forming.
  • Process optimization strategies.
  • Modeling of the incremental forming processes.

Dr. Antonio Formisano
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • incremental sheet forming
  • metals
  • polymers
  • process parameters
  • process optimization
  • FEM analysis

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21 pages, 3343 KiB  
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Simulation-Based Process Design for Asymmetric Single-Point Incremental Forming of Individual Titanium Alloy Hip Cup Prosthesis
by Sirine Frikha, Laurence Giraud-Moreau, Anas Bouguecha and Mohamed Haddar
Materials 2022, 15(10), 3442; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15103442 - 10 May 2022
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Advanced manufacturing techniques aimed at implants with high dependability, flexibility, and low manufacturing costs are crucial in meeting the growing demand for high-quality products such as biomedical implants. Incremental sheet forming is a promising flexible manufacturing approach for rapidly prototyping sheet metal components [...] Read more.
Advanced manufacturing techniques aimed at implants with high dependability, flexibility, and low manufacturing costs are crucial in meeting the growing demand for high-quality products such as biomedical implants. Incremental sheet forming is a promising flexible manufacturing approach for rapidly prototyping sheet metal components using low-cost tools. Titanium and its alloys are used to shape most biomedical implants because of their superior mechanical qualities, biocompatibility, low weight, and great structural strength. The poor formability of titanium sheets at room temperature, however, limits their widespread use. The goal of this research is to show that the gradual sheet formation of a titanium biomedical implant is possible. The possibility of creative and cost-effective concepts for the manufacture of such complicated shapes with significant wall angles is explored. A numerical simulation based on finite element modeling and a design process tailored for metal forming are used to complete the development. The mean of uniaxial tensile tests with a constant strain rate was used to study the flow behavior of the studied material. To forecast cracks, the obtained flow behavior was modeled using the behavior and failure models. Full article
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