Theory of Metal Forming

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Department of Manufacturing Technology

Synopsis:

The subject deals with the implementation of metal forming theory in metal working industry.

Requirements:

Finished master graduation from a Technical University.

Syllabus of lectures:

Fundamentals of plasticity. Stress and strain tensors. Stress-strain curves and related mechanical properties and phenomena. Methods for analyzing metalworking processes. Calculation of load and energy parameters. FLD curves in sheet metal forming. Formability of metals and criteria, which influence it. Material, design and production factors and their effect on forming process.

Syllabus of tutorials:

none

Study Objective:

Gain basic theoretical knowledge in metal forming processes through education.

Study materials:

Mielnik E.M.: Metalworking Science and Engineering. McGraw-Hill, 1991Johnson, W. and Mellor P.B.: Engineering plasticity. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company London, 1973.

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Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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