Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 18th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming (ESAFORM 2015), April 15-17, 2015, Graz, Austria.
The 252 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Formability of Metallic Materials;
Chapter 2: Forging and Rolling;
Chapter 3: Composites Forming Processes;
Chapter 4: Friction and Wear in Material Processing;
Chapter 5: Continuum Constitutive Modelling and Scale Transition Modelling;
Chapter 6: Nano-Structured Materials and Micro Forming;
Chapter 7: Additive Manufacturing and Non-Conventional Processes;
Chapter 8: Structures, Properties and Processing of Polymers (and Biomass Based Materials);
Chapter 9: Integrated Design, Modelling and Reliability Assessment in Forming (I-DMR);
Chapter 10: Small Scale Plasticity, Damage and Fracture;
Chapter 11: Intelligent Computation in Forming Processes;
Chapter 12: Incremental and Sheet Metal Forming;
Chapter 13: Machining and Cutting;
Chapter 14: New and Advanced Numerical Strategies for Material Forming;
Chapter 15: Optimization and Inverse Analysis in Forming;
Chapter 16: Innovative Joining by Forming Technologies;
Chapter 17: Heat Transfer Modelling;
Chapter 18: Semi-Solid Processes;
Chapter 19: Extrusion and Drawing;
Chapter 20: Energy Efficient Solutions in Material Forming