This book is designed to help the engineer understand the principles of metal
forming and analyze forming problems – both the mechanics of forming processes
and how the properties of metals interact with the processes. The first third of
the book is devoted to fundamentals of mechanics and materials; the middle to
analyses of bulk forming processes such as drawing, extrusion, and rolling; and
the last third covers sheet forming processes. In this new third edition, an entire
chapter has been devoted to forming limit diagrams; another to various aspects
of stamping, including the use of tailor-welded blanks; and another to other sheet
forming operations, including hydroforming of tubes. Sheet testing is covered in
a later chapter. Coverage of sheet metal properties has been expanded to include
new materials and more on aluminum alloys. Interesting end-of-chapter notes and
references have been added throughout. More than 200 end-of-chapter problems
are also included.