Analysis and Optimization of Sheet Metal Forming Processes

Analysis and Optimization of Sheet Metal Forming Processes comprehensively covers sheet metal forming, from choosing materials, tools and the forming method to optimising the entire process through finite element analysis and computer-aided engineering.

Beginning with an introduction to sheet metal forming, the book provides a guide to the various techniques used within the industry. It provides a discussion of sheet metal properties relevant to forming processes, such as ductility, formability, and strength, and analyses how materials should be selected with factors including material properties, cost, and availability. Forming processes including shearing, bending, deep drawing, and stamping are also discussed, along with tools such as dies, punches, and moulds. Simulation and modelling are key to optimising the sheet metal forming process, including finite element analysis and computer-aided engineering. Other topics included are quality control, design, industry applications, and future trends.

The book will be of interest to students and professionals working in the field of sheet metal and metal forming, materials science, mechanical engineering, and metallurgy.

Dr. Amrut Mulay

Dr. Amrut Shrikant Mulay is an Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat (The Institute has National Importance, Under Ministry of Education, Government of India). Before joining the institute, he has completed PhD from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. He was one of the few PhD students from NIT Warangal who got selected for prestigious Interweave program under Erasmus-Mundus fellowship (EMA2 strand1) project fully funded by the European Union. He had carried out part of research work at Warsaw University of Technology, Poland. He has completed Post-Doctoral research from Prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He has published good number of articles in the reputed journals, books and conferences. He has associated with many societies and chapters in India. He has worked on sponsored research projects funded by SERB, GoI and SVNIT Surat etc.

His major research interests are incremental forming, Uniaxial and Biaxial cruciform stress-strain field, Digital Image Co-relation, optimization of manufacturing processes, and finite element studies in manufacturing etc.

Dr. Swadesh Singh

Dr. Swadesh Kumar Singh holds a Masters and Ph. D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi India. He received a gold medal for his Bachelor's degree at AMU. He is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at GRIET, Hyderabad, India. Prior to joining GRIET he has also served as Assistant Executive Engineer in Indian Engineering Services (IES) and also worked with BHEL for a brief period of time. He is among 2% top researchers in Mechanical Engineering worldwide for year 2020. Dr. S K Singh has been involved in research on Numerical Simulation and Experimental studies on Formability of Sheet Metal Forming at room and at elevated temperatures, Characterization of Metals and Biocomposites. He has done extensive research in the area of Characterization of Low Carbon and Austenitic Stainless Steels, Titaniun Grade-5, DP Steel and Zircally. He is awarded Young Scientist award by Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India and Young Teacher award by All India Council of Technical Education, Govt of India for his contribution in research.

He has authored over 175 international journal and conference papers and received the sponsored project grants from various agencies. He has got h-index of 22 on Scopus and having citations over 2000. His articles appear in high impact factor journals like Materials & Design, Journal of Material Processing Technology, CIRP and so on. He received the research funding from Department of Science and Technology, All India Counsel of Technical Education, Department of Atomic Energy, Aviation Research and Development board and several consultancy from Industries. Apart from GRIET, he is also associated with Institute for Sustainable Industries & Livable Cities, Victoria University, P.O. Box 14428, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia. At VU he is working on recycling of used tyres and making it activated Carbon for filtering different types of waters.

Prof. Andrzej Kocanda

Professor Andrzej Kocanda completed his PhD and DSc theses at the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland. He received the scientific title of professor in 1996. His scientific, research and teaching interests included fracture mechanics, fatigue of metals, manufacturing processes with particular emphasis on sheet metal forming, cold and warm forging of metals, as well as technology transfer and computer modelling of processes.

His professional activities include also consulting and chairmanship in numerous industrial and scientific societies as well as serving on editorial boards of journals and being a reviewer for many international journals. He published many articles and conference papers as well as several books. He supervised a large number of MSc and PhD theses, and was also a reviewer of numerous applications for professorships.

His basic research and teaching work was mostly related to the Warsaw University of Technology, but he also worked for many years at the Kielce University of Technology (Poland). He also participated in international research projects and gave series of lectures in many countries, including for example the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Japan), the Technical University of Denmark (Denmark), the University of Moratuwa (Sri Lanka, UNIDO expert), the University of Strathclyde (Great Britain) and in other institutions, e.g. in Mexico, Romania, France and Germany.