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Ductility and Formability of Metals

A Metallurgical Engineering Perspective

  • 1st Edition - March 23, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Giovanni Straffelini
  • Language: English

Ductility and Formability of Metals: A Metallurgical Engineering Perspective uses metallurgical, mechanical and physical principles and concepts to explain ductility while emp… Read more

Description

Ductility and Formability of Metals: A Metallurgical Engineering Perspective uses metallurgical, mechanical and physical principles and concepts to explain ductility while emphasizing the influence of material microstructure on damage mechanisms. Focusing on steel, aluminum, copper, titanium and magnesium alloys, the book examines the strain hardening behaviors of these metals and alloys, the influence of strain rate and temperature, and ductile fracture mechanics. Hot plastic deformation is covered with special consideration given to its interplay with recrystallization phenomena.

Other phenomena such as Dynamic Strain Ageing (DSA) and Adiabatic Shear Banding (ASB) are discussed, and metal working applications such as forging, extrusion and machining are included throughout. Methods for control of ductile cracks in metal parts resulting from rolling, forging, extrusion, drawing, and sheet metal forming are also outlined.

Key features

  • Provides an overview on the plastic deformation behavior and ductile fracture of steel, aluminum, copper, titanium and magnesium alloys
  • Illustrates the influence of microstructure on yield behavior, strain hardening of metals, and the influence of strain rate and temperature
  • Covers the role of the strain hardening coefficient (n), strain rate index (m), Dynamic Strain Ageing (DSA), and Adiabatic Shear Banding (ASB)
  • Metalworking applications are provided throughout, including forging, rolling, extrusion, wire drawing, sheet metal forming and machining

Readership

Academic researchers and professionals in the fields of industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, and metallurgy, professors and upper level undergrad/grad students in these same areas

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Onset of yielding in metals

3. Strain hardening of metals

4. Plastic deformation: influence of strain rate and temperature (for T<0.4÷0.5 Tm)

5. Plastic deformation at high temperature (T>0.4÷0.5 Tm)

6. Plastic deformation in a triaxial state of stress

7. Mechanisms of plastic damage and ductile fracture

8. Influence of microstructure on ductility

9. Ductility of metals at high temperature

10. Impact testing and ductile to brittle fracture transition

11. Safe plastic forming of metals: General aspects

12. Forging

13. Rolling

14. Extrusion

15. Wire drawing

16. Sheet metal forming operations

17. Working operations by metal removal

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 23, 2023
  • Language: English

About the author

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Giovanni Straffelini

Giovanni Straffelini graduated in Materials Engineering at the University of Trento in 1989 and received his PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Padova in 1993. He currently teaches courses on ‘Metallic Materials Engineering’ and ‘Steelmaking and Foundry Technologies’ at the University of Trento. His research activity mainly concerns the sectors of tribology, mechanical metallurgy, plastic working of Al-alloys, powder metallurgy, topics on which he has published more than 200 scientific publications, mostly in international journals. He is also included in the World Ranking of Scientists, developed by Stanford University.
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Italy

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