High speed sheet metal forming Exploiting the full potential of metals Ghent University
Sheet metal forming is a common technique to produce objects for different applications, such as cans, car components, thin-walled beams, … starting from a thin metal plate. Critical in forming is the ability of the metal to change its shape without excessive thinning or even failure. Even when no damage can be visually observed in the formed object, internal forming-induced damage might be present and affect the behaviour of the final ...