This book contains the most relevant papers presented in the International Conference on Materials Forming, ESAFORM 2005. It gathers selected plenary and keynot

Material properties -- Sheet deformation processes -- Deformation of sheet in plane stress -- Simplified stamping analysis -- Load instability and tearing -- Be

These proceedings present papers on Additive Manufacturing, Composites Forming Processes, Extrusion and Drawing, Forging and Rolling, Formability of Metallic Ma

Ultra fine-grained metals can show exceptional ductility, known as superplasticity, during sheet forming. The higher ductility of superplastic metals makes it p

This book groups the main advances in material forming, considering different processes, both conventional and non-conventional. It focuses on polymers, composi