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The automotive industry is increasingly adopting advanced sheet metal materials to achieve significant weight reductions that improve fuel efficiency and electric driving range. New generations of high-strength steels and aluminum alloys offer substantial weight savings at minimal or no additional cost. These materials are also recyclable and have a lower carbon footprint, supporting sustainable and low-emission transportation. However, increased strengths and higher recycled contents present challenges in ensuring formability, minimizing springback, and avoiding joining quality issues. This symposium will explore the latest advancements in the forming and joining of high-strength steels and aluminum alloys.
Key topics will include:
• Machine learning and AI for metal forming and joining: in‑line monitoring, process optimization, and quality control.
• Advanced sheet materials for forming and joining: mechanical behavior, sustainability, and alloy design strategies.
• Constitutive material modeling and failure criteria development for advanced sheet metals and joints with high strengths and/or high recycled content.
• Flexible and robotic forming methods: such as incremental forming, digitized die forming for complex shapes and tight bend radii.
• Thermally assisted and thermo‑mechanical forming methods (warm/hot forming) to enhance formability, control microstructure, and reduce springback.
• Advanced joining processes for sheet metals and multi‑material structures.
• Interface engineering, coatings, and tribology in forming and joining.
Join us to discuss the challenges and innovations in the forming of advanced sheet metal materials, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive the future of sustainable and smart manufacturing. |