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A review of sheet warm forming methods for high-strength 7xxx aluminum alloys

Materials Science-Poland
Volume 43 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)
By: Mateusz Skwarski  
Open Access
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2025-0031 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
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Language: English
Page range: 64 - 84
Submitted on: Sep 4, 2025
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Accepted on: Sep 4, 2025
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Published on: Sep 20, 2025
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Aluminum alloys,
Aluminum 7xxx,
Warm forming,
Review
Related subjects:
Materials sciences,
Materials sciences, other,
Nanomaterials,
Functional and smart materials,
Materials characterization and properties

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