Mechanics of Sheet Metal Forming

There is currently worldwide activity in the sheet metal forming industry, with the number of engineers involved increasing on a regular basis. This text collects material used in sheet metal forming courses for postgraduates and industrial specialists, and presents the basic principles of industrial sheet metal forming processes. It considers the fundamental operations of benching, stretching and drawing, and indicates ways in which the deformation, the loads and the process limits can be calculated for press forming and deep drawing operations. This book includes exercises for use with each chapter.