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The demand for aluminum alloys is increasing because of their lightness, high specific strength and other attractive properties, which can exploited in improved products for a greener environment. This book gives a correlation between the processing, microstructure and properties of several aluminium alloys. Some of them are well established and used in an enormous number of applications, while others are still under development. The processing spans from casting, rapid solidification, additive manufacturing, forming, heat-treatment and welding, which can produce interesting microstructures and a useful combination of properties.

Technology: general issues --- Al alloy --- laser induced arc hybrid welding --- heat treatment --- microstructure --- wrought aluminium alloy --- homogenization annealing --- thermodynamic equilibrium --- intermetallic phases --- differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) --- characterization methods --- scalability --- mechanical properties --- aluminium alloys --- aluminium --- ageing --- quasicrystal --- transmission electron microscopy --- aluminium alloy --- SLM --- auxetic structures --- numerical analysis --- fatigue --- Al alloy 7075-T6 --- ultrasonic fatigue --- artificial pits --- pre-corrosion --- crack initiation --- 7xxx aluminum series --- early precipitation stages --- corrosion --- Al3(Sc,Zr) particles --- annihilation of positrons --- activation energy --- material flow --- asymmetric weld --- tensile strength --- VPPA --- aluminum alloy AA5083 --- rapid solidification --- melt spinning --- high-strength aluminum --- extrusion --- bimodal microstructure --- precipitations

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The use of lightweight structures across several industries has become inevitable in today’s world given the ever-rising demand for improved fuel economy and resource efficiency. In the automotive industry, composites, reinforced plastics, and lightweight materials, such as aluminum and magnesium are being adopted by many OEMs at increasing rates to reduce vehicle mass and develop efficient new lightweight designs. Automotive weight reduction with high-strength steel is also witnessing major ongoing efforts to design novel damage-controlled forming processes for a new generation of efficient, lightweight steel components. Although great progress has been made over the past decades in understanding the thermomechanical behavior of these materials, their extensive use as lightweight solutions is still limited due to numerous challenges that play a key role in cost competitiveness. Hence, significant research efforts are still required to fully understand the anisotropic material behavior, failure mechanisms, and, most importantly, the interplay between industrial processing, microstructure development, and the resulting properties. This Special Issue reprint book features concise reports on the current status in the field. The topics discussed herein include areas of manufacturing and processing technologies of materials for lightweight applications, innovative microstructure and process design concepts, and advanced characterization techniques combined with modeling of material’s behavior.

n/a --- microstructure --- Mg-Al-Ba-Ca alloy --- strength --- severe plastic deformation --- hot working --- surface roughness --- high pressure torsion extrusion --- optimization --- fatigue fracture behavior --- magnesium alloys --- de-coring --- formability --- multilayered sheets --- HPDC --- spring-back --- contact heat transfer --- mechanical properties --- bending --- in-die quenching --- equivalent strain --- light metals --- processing --- heat transfer --- damage --- creep aging --- thin-walled profile --- rolling --- aluminum alloy --- transmission line fittings --- ceramic core --- processing map --- automated void recognition --- FEA --- multi-output porthole extrusion --- density --- kinetic analysis --- texture --- non-ferrous alloys --- material characterization --- stress superposition --- hot stamping --- metal flow --- hybrid composite material --- V-bending test --- finite element model --- aluminium alloy --- shear lap test --- Al-Cu-Mg alloy --- characterization

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The numerical simulation of sheet metal forming processes has become an indispensable tool for the design of components and their forming processes. This role was attained due to the huge impact in reducing time to market and the cost of developing new components in industries ranging from automotive to packing, as well as enabling an improved understanding of the deformation mechanisms and their interaction with process parameters. Despite being a consolidated tool, its potential for application continues to be discovered with the continuous need to simulate more complex processes, including the integration of the various processes involved in the production of a sheet metal component and the analysis of in-service behavior. The quest for more robust and sustainable processes has also changed its deterministic character into stochastic to be able to consider the scatter in mechanical properties induced by previous manufacturing processes. Faced with these challenges, this Special Issue presents scientific advances in the development of numerical tools that improve the prediction results for conventional forming process, enable the development of new forming processes, or contribute to the integration of several manufacturing processes, highlighting the growing multidisciplinary characteristic of this field.

n/a --- hardening --- modeling --- direct forming --- forming limit curve --- depth-sensing indentation --- stamping --- finite element method --- similitude --- the bathtub model --- boron steel --- plastic anisotropy --- physical experiment --- robustness evaluation --- cold deep drawing --- hardening law --- formability --- magnetic-pulse forming --- hot deep drawing --- metallic bipolar plate --- parameters identification --- finite element simulation --- mechanical properties --- hardness --- deformation characteristics --- continuum damage mechanics --- yield function --- Knoop indenter --- Young’s modulus --- damage --- 3D adaptive remeshing --- springback --- bake hardening --- Johnson–Cook material model --- anisotropy --- indirect forming --- ductile damage --- steel sheet --- mechanical modeling --- fracture behavior --- fuel cells --- dent resistance --- numerical simulation --- mixed hardening --- M-K theory --- uniform deformation --- non-proportional loading paths --- high-frequency oscillation --- gas detonation forming --- yield locus --- sheet metal forming --- inhomogeneity --- TA32 titanium alloy --- aluminium alloy formability --- Young's modulus --- Johnson-Cook material model

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Powder metallurgy is a group of advanced processes used for the synthesis, processing, and shaping of various kinds of materials. Initially inspired by ceramics processing, the methodology comprising the production of a powder and its transformation to a compact solid product has attracted attention since the end of World War II. At present, many technologies are availabe for powder production (e.g., gas atomization of the melt, chemical reduction, milling, and mechanical alloying) and its consolidation (e.g., pressing and sintering, hot isostatic pressing, and spark plasma sintering). The most promising methods can achieve an ultra-fine or nano-grained powder structure, and preserve it during consolidation. Among these methods, mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering play a key role. This book places special focus on advances in mechanical alloying, spark plasma sintering, and self-propagating high-temperature synthesis methods, as well as on the role of these processes in the development of new materials.

History of engineering & technology --- in situ diffraction --- aluminides --- reactive sintering --- mechanism --- powder metallurgy --- iron silicide --- Fe–Al–Si alloy --- mechanical alloying --- spark plasma sintering --- characterization --- FeAlSi --- intermetallic alloys --- microstructure --- nanoindentation --- mechanical properties --- titanium aluminides and silicides --- casting --- heterophase magnesium matrix composite --- Mg2Si --- carbon nanotubes --- nanopowders de-agglomeration --- sintering --- biomaterials --- metallic composites --- powder technology --- zinc --- Ni-Ti alloy --- self-propagating high-temperature synthesis --- aging --- compressive test --- hardness --- shape memory --- maraging steel --- atomized powder --- selective laser melting --- heat treatment --- precipitation hardening --- self-healing --- aluminium alloy --- grain boundary diffusion --- Nd–Fe–B magnets --- hydrogenation --- magnetic properties --- MgAl2O4 --- lithium fluoride --- cobalt fluoride --- manganese fluoride --- grain growth --- compressive strength --- oxidation resistance --- wear --- multi principal element alloy --- tensile strength --- fracture --- ductility --- powder --- critical raw materials --- cutting tools --- new materials --- new machining methods --- modelling and simulation

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The plastic forming of metallic materials is the most efficient and an important manufacturing technology in today's industry. Lightweight materials, such as titanium alloys, aluminum alloys, and ultra-high-strength steels, are used extensively in the automotive, aerospace, transportation, and construction industries, leading to increased demand for advanced innovative forming technologies. Today, numeric simulations are highly focused and provide a better understanding of the innovative forming processes. Computational methods and numerical analysis coupled with the modelling of the structural evolution allow us to reduce time costs and eliminate experimental tests. The subjects of research articles published in this nook are multidisciplinary, including friction and lubrication in sheet metal forming, hot strip rolling and tandem strip rolling, application of numeric methods to simulate metal forming processes, development of new creep performance materials, the single point incremental forming process, and the fatigue fracture characteristics of Alclad 7075-T6 aluminum alloy sheets joined by refill friction stir spot welding. Review articles summarize the approaches on the innovative numerical algorithms, experimental methods, and theoretical contributions that have recently been proposed for sheet metal forming by researchers and business research centers.

History of engineering & technology --- electromagnetically assisted forming --- springback control --- numerical simulation --- modified 9Cr-2W steel --- B content --- phase transformation --- texture --- heat treatment --- coefficient of friction --- deep drawing --- draw bead --- material properties --- sheet metal forming --- surface properties --- drawbead --- FEM --- friction --- numerical modeling --- mechanical engineering --- stamping process --- bending under tension --- friction testing --- strip drawing --- tribology --- tandem skew rolling --- seamless tube --- magnesium alloy --- deformation behavior --- high strength steel --- asymmetric rolling --- aluminum alloy --- planar anisotropy --- mechanical properties --- microstructures --- truncated cone --- incremental sheet forming --- SPIF --- bending under tension test --- BUT --- aircraft industry --- aluminium alloy --- friction stir spot welding --- single-lap joints --- bending force prediction --- hot strip rolling (HSR) --- comparative assessment --- machine learning --- regression --- electromagnetic forming --- finite element method --- flexible-die forming --- flow-forming --- metal forming --- plastic working --- solid granular medium forming --- spinning --- warm forming --- n/a