Titanium alloy sheets present inferior formability and severe springback in conventional
forming processes at room temperature which greatly restrict their applications in complex …

The uniaxial quasi-static and dynamic tensile tests were conducted at different strain rates
(10–3 s− 1, 800 s− 1, 1900 s− 1 and 2900 s− 1) for 7050-T7451 aluminum alloy. Then …

Velocity is probably the most important parameter in manufacturing, influencing
performance, cost, productivity, energy and resources efficiency as well as safety and …

Ti/Fe clad plate had attracted extensive attention because of its important application. In
order to reduce the titanium layer thickness, the explosive welding of TA1 titanium foil to …

The present investigation is related to the development of the welding procedure of the
hybrid laser/arc welding (HLAW) in joining thick dissimilar materials. The HLAW was applied …

Laser shock punching is a recently developed technique, which is very efficient for punching
microholes in thin metal sheets. However, processing large areas with laser shock punching …

With the development of product miniaturization, micro manufacturing has received
widespread attention worldwide in terms of its manufacturing advantages. Microblanking …

Gas detonation forming is a high-speed forming method, which has the potential to form
complex geometries, including sharp angles and undercuts, in a very short process time …

Electromagnetic forming (EMF) is a promising process that can improve the forming limit
under room temperature. In this work, AA5052 sheets were electromagnetic free formed at …

Laser shock forming (LSF) technology employs shock waves to form sheet metal into three-
dimensional complex parts, and has application potential in manufacturing sheet metal …