Plasticity of Metallic Materials

Plasticity of Metal Materials outlines the current research on plastic anisotropy, its role in metal forming, and is laced with practical demonstrations of this research being applied to real-world scenarios. It looks at an array of common boundary-value problems related to plasticity in metal forming and then provides in-depth comparative analyses between classical and new models for solving these problems for general loadings and forming processes. The book covers models for metals with both cubic and hexagonal crystal structures for which experimental data and calibration processes are either scarce or non-existent, demonstrates the mechanical tests for various crystal structures (face-centered cubic, body-centered cubic, hexagonal close packed, and more) required to determine material parameter, and also reviews topics and techniques related to identification procedures, verification, and validation tests.