Physical mechanisms of ductile damage in metal forming, experimental characterization
methods for damage, and models predicting the damage level in formed components are …

Rubber forming is a sheet metal forming process using flexible punch or die. In this paper,
finite element method is introduced to analyze rubber-pad forming process of aluminum …

The ductile fracture of the clinched joint is studied by the experiments and simulations using
a modified Rousselier model. Although tension failure has been successfully predicted by …

A finite element simulation of flexible bulge forming of aluminum sheet metal is carried out.
The effect of rubber pad on forming capability is studied by comparing flexible bulge to …

The present paper proposes a mathematical development of the plasticity and damage
approaches to simulate sheet metal forming processes. It focuses on the numerical …

The aim of this work is to investigate and predict ductile failure in forming processes.
Experimental results of deep drawing and corrugation processing on aluminum alloys …

Mechanical degradation and ductile failure in metal forming operations can be successfully
modelled using Continuum Damage Mechanics. In addition to elastic–plastic deformations …

Strip tearing during tandem cold rolling is one of the manufacturing issues in the rolling
industry that can significantly increase production costs. In this paper, an explicit finite …

This paper deals with the implementation of an anisotropic plasticity constitutive equations
exhibiting non-linear isotropic, kinematic hardening and coupled continuum ductile damage …

In recent years, due to the introduction of higher resistance materials in the automotive
sector, sheet metal-forming tool-makers have been forced to deal with more challenging …