Numerical process simulation for tool and process design in bulk metal forming

Mathematical model and experimental validation of surface profile of a workpiece in round–oval–round pass sequence

This paper gives a review of the finite element techniques (FE) applied in the area of material processing. The latest trends in metal forming, non‐metal forming and powder metallurgy are briefly discussed. The range of applications of finite elements on the subjects is extremely wide and cannot be presented in a single paper; therefore the aim of the paper is to give FE users only an encyclopaedic view of the different possibilities that exist today in the various fields mentioned above. An appendix included at the end of the paper presents a bibliography on finite element applications in material processing for the last five years, and more than 1100 references are listed.

W. Shin

Papers

Finite-slab element investigation of square-to-round multi-pass shape rolling