Hot Sheet Metal Forming Strategies for High‐Strength Aluminum Alloys: A Review—Fundamentals and Applications

In the past decade, aluminum alloys have become important structural materials in automotive industry, thanks to their low density, high strength, fracture toughness, and good fatigue performance. However, an limitation of is poor formability at room temperature; as a result, numerous studies been conducted with aim developing forming techniques overcome this facilitate more complex‐shaped components. Following overview on metallurgical background alloys, article reviews recent developments processes for alloys. The focus process variants temperature higher temperatures new hot technique promising considerable improvements formability. This review summarizes influence different parameters microstructures mechanical properties. Particular emphasis given design underlying microstructural phenomena governing strengthening mechanisms.