Abstract
In the last few decades, metal-based composites and related manufacturing methods have attained a significant research attention thanks to the possibilities they offer to tailor both the material properties and the part in-service performances. A variety of metal-based composite parts is available for commercial applications since more affordable and robust manufacturing processes and quality control techniques have recently overcome many challenging technological issues. The paper aims at describing the forming processes applied to metal-based composites, with particular emphasis on the process features, part obtainable characteristics, and modelling issues for a convincing design and optimization of the process itself. The most recent progresses and challenges are illustrated in detail, including innovative materials and processes that are emerging to answer the requirements of advanced engineering applications as well as new modelling techniques and current approaches to face economic and environmental issues.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 567-588 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | CIRP Annals |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2021 |
Funding
The Authors wish to thank the CIRP STC-F colleagues for the given contributions and fruitful discussion. The CIRP Editorial Committee is gratefully acknowledged for the valuable comments and manuscript review. The Authors would like to acknowledge Rachele Bertolini and Lucia Lizzul from Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Marisa Bisram from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Thomas Wild and Peter Hetz from Institute of Manufacturing Technology (LFT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Zingwei Zhang from Graduate School of Enginering, The University of Tokyo for their contributions in preparing the manuscript.
Keywords
- Composite
- Forming
- Metal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering