Numerical and Experimental Advances in Metal Processing, 2nd Edition
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 July 2026 | Viewed by 642
Special Issue Editors
Interests: manufacturing processes; simulation; fracture mechanics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: manufacturing processes; metal forming technology and processing; sheet metal forming; numerical simulation; experimental validation; material testing and constitutive modelling
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: metal forming processes; material characterization; constitutive modelling; numerical simulation; experimental validation; inverse optimization techniques
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advances in the manufacturing processes of metallic materials and to identify directions both in experimental and numerical research, including the requirements for sustainable technologies and processes.
The covered topics will be of major interest for scientists and professionals working at universities, research institutes, laboratories and industries concerned with established and novel manufacturing methodologies using conventional and emerging materials.
A key aspect is proper process design in order to guarantee the compliance of the final product with the intended functionality, while at the same time minimizing resource usage. Metal processing optimization and the strength of the final products, including their fatigue performance, could be anticipated at the design stage by resorting to advanced modeling, including numerical simulation (e.g., FEA). The continuous development of these technologies and processes, research on suitable numerical tools and models, and experimental procedures allow proper process design for tailored product performance, which is mandatory for industry competitiveness and the sustainability of society.
The Special Issue will cover, but will not be limited to, the following topics:
- Formability in metal forming processes;
- Modeling and designing of forming and joining processes;
- Ductile damage and fracture: experiments, modeling and numerical prediction;
- Modeling of anisotropic behavior in plasticity;
- Inverse identification of constitutive material models;
- Additive, subtractive and hybrid manufacturing;
- Emerging manufacturing processes;
- Intelligent metal processing technologies.
- Processes of lightweight metals and numerical modeling;
- Product design and process optimization;
- Mechanical performance of products.
Dr. Abílio M. P. De Jesus
Dr. Abel Dias dos Santos
Dr. Rui L. Amaral
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- manufacturing
- metals
- manufacturing processes
- fatigue
- fracture
- product design
- finite element analysis
- structural integrity
- surface integrity
- residual stresses
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