After a brief introduction into crystal plasticity,the fun- damentals of crystallographic textures and plastic anisotro- py, a main topic of this book, are outlined. A large chapter is devoted to formability testing both for bulk metal and sheet metal forming. For the first time testing methods for plastic anisotropy of round bars and tubes are included. A profound survey is given of literature about yield criteria for anisotropic materials up to most recent developments and the calculation of forming limits of anisotropic sheet me- tal. Other chapters are concerned with properties of workpieces after metal forming as well as the fundamentals of the theory of plasticity and finite element simulation of metal forming processes. The book is completed by a collection of tables of international standards for formability testing and of flow curves of metals which are most commonly used in metal forming. It is addressed both to university and industrial readers.

Inhalt

1 Introduction. Elements of Crystal Plasticity.- 3 Formability Testing.- 4 Anisotropy of Sheet Metal.- 5 Forming Limits of Sheet Metal.- 6 Workpiece Properties after Metal Forming.- 7 Simulation of Metal Forming.- Appendix 1: Tables.- K. Pöhlandt.- A.1.1 Standards for Formability Testing.- A.1.2 Comparative Designations of Materials.- A.1.3 Mechanical Properties of Selected Steels.- A.1.4 Conversion Factors of Units.- Appendix 2: Flow Curves of Common Metals.- K. Pöhlandt.- A.2.1 Experimentally Determined Flow Curves.- A.2.2 Analytical Approximation.- References to Appendix 2.- Appendix 3: Theoretical Models of the FLD's.- D. Banabic.- A.3.1 Models Based on the Necking Theory.- A.3.2 Models Based on the Theory of Sheet-Nonhomogeneity.- A.3.3 Linear Perturbation Theory.- A.3.4 Semiempirical Models.- References to Appendix 3.