Sheet Metal Forming

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Edited
by
Taylan Altan and A. Erman Tekkaya
ASM International
®
Materials Park, Ohio 44073-0002
www.asminternational.org
Sheet Metal
Forming
PROCESSES
AND
APPLICATIONS

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Sheet Metal Forming—Processes and Applications 
Copyright © 2012 ASM International
®
T. Altan and A.E. Tekkaya, editors 
All rights reserved
www.asminternational.org