Preface

In this book, different aspects of metal forming are considered. Three important aspects are process, tools and design, which are sections names of the book.

Each section consists of different chapters. In each chapter, the efforts are focused on presenting the state of art and also the new concepts and findings in process/tools/design. In describing the concepts, the emphasis is on the analysis and effect of materials characteristics.

The first section, named "Process", consists of three chapters on hydroforming and forging processes considering the analysis, production of complex parts and materials characteristics. Another chapter of this section is focused on the forming of sandwich sheets for controlling the damping properties.

The second one, i.e. "Tools" section, consists of two chapters. The chapters are related to topography of tools and machine tools.

The third one is related to design of a programmable metal forming press and methods for predicting forming limits of sheet metal. These designs can help the economical production of industries.

> **Mohsen Kazeminezhad**  Sharif University of Technology, Iran

**Section 1** 

**Process** 
