Metal foils attract a large field of applications, e.g. in micro-technology they are being used for sensors, actors, micro-electro-mechanical systems and in medical devices. Conventional sheet metal forming processes are in principle applicable for metal foil forming. Reducing the sheet thickness to the order of micrometers, however, causes various scaling effects. Therefore, the know-how of co...

FRICTION AND LUBRICATION in sheet metal forming are influenced by such parameters as material properties, surface finish, temperature, sliding velocity, contact pressure, and lubricant characteristics. The parameters that affect friction and lubrication are schematically shown in Fig. 7.1. Depending on these parameters, the performance of a lubricant and the coefficient of friction (COF) vary. ...

The deep-drawability of a sheet metal blank is strongly influenced by the tribological conditions prevailing in deep-drawing process. Therefore, new methods to influence tribology represent an important research topic. In this work, application process-integrated lubrication process investigated. Most promising geometries channels and outlet openings are first identified means numerical simulat...