Resumen de Thematic Session 04: Metal Forming – Formability Characterization, Damage and Ductile Fracture

Abel D. Santos, M.C. Oliveira, José Manuel de Almeida César de Sá, Lander Galdós Errasti, Joseba Mendiguren Olaeta, Eneko Sáenz de Argandoña Fernández de Gorostiza

• The minisymposium is devoted to metal forming topics both in the area of numerical simulation techniques as well as in the coupling with experimental techniques and design of manufacturing processes and components. Besides current challenges to the area, also core and classical research fields in metal forming will be treated such as material modelling and parameter identification, numerical methods for the optimization and robustness analysis, formability and damage issues, tooling, tribology and many other interesting aspects of metal forming research and industrial practices.