Journal of Materials Processing Technology Volumes 83, Numbers 1-3, | November 1998 Contents Innovation in the processing of tonnage materials: examples from the steel and aluminium industries D.V. Edmonds Development of hydro-mechanical deep drawing S.H. Zhang, J. Danckert Limiting drawing ratio of the cup-drawing process with stabilization matrices approach Y.-M. Huang, C.-L. Li Abrasive jet deburring of jewellery models built by stereolithography apparatus (SLA) K.F. Leong, C.K. Chua, G.S. Chua, C.H. Tan Fabrication of bimetallic rods by explosive cladding and warm extrusion A.G. Mamalis, A. Szalay, N.M. Vaxevanidis, D.E. Manolakos Dynamic analysis of two types of over-crank guillotine shears—a comparative study V. Ramamurti, H. Rajaram, M. Balasubramaniam Inverse computational method for constitutive parameters obtained from torsion, plane-strain and axisymmetric compres- sion tests Y.C. Lam, S. Khoddam, P.F. Thomson Temperature rise in wire-drawing A. El-Domiaty, S.Z. Kassab An integrated CAD system for the blanking of irregular-shaped sheet metal products J.C. Choi, B.M. Kim, H.Y. Cho, C. Kim, J.H. Kim Applying the finite-element method for determination of tool wear in conventional deep-drawing M.R. Jensen, F.F. Damborg, K.B. Nielsen, J. Danckert Optimization of the draw-die design in conventional deep-drawing in order to minimise tool wear M.R. Jensen, F.F. Damborg, K.B. Nielsen, J. Danckert Effect of temperature and strain rate on the superplastic behaviour of high-carbon steel M.M. Moshksar, E. Marzban Rad The kinetic energy of wear particles generated by abrasive—water-jet erosion A.W. Momber Prediction of tensile yield strength of rigid inorganic particulate filled thermoplastic composites............... J.Z. Liang, R-KCY. Li Towards pultrusion process optimisation using artificial neural networks J.A.D. Wilcox, D.T. Wright Effect of deformation on graphitization kinetics in high carbon steels M.A. Neri, R. Colas, S. Valtierra Machining of Al/SiC particulate metal-matrix composites: Part I: Tool performance M. El-Gallab, M. Sklad The dynamic deformation measurement of the high speed heated LY12 aluminium plate with moire interferometry. . . X. Huimin, W. Guotao, D. Fulong, Z. Guangjun, L. Xingfu, Z. Fangju, X. Aiming The algorithm of automatic local mesh subdivision and its application to finite-element analysis of a large deformation forming process D. Liu, Z.J. Luo, M.X. Gu Elsevier Science S.A. Contents Finite-element analysis of the debinding and densification phenomena in the process of metal injection molding M. Dutilly, O. Ghouati, J.C. Gelin Burnishing force and number of ball passes for the optimum surface finish of brass components.............. A.M. Hassan, H.F. Al-Jalil, A.A. Ebied Surface properties of low-temperature plasma treated wool fabrics... .. 2.2.2 cete e e C.W. Kan, K. Chan, C.W.M. Yuen, M.H. Miao Anti-galling evaluation in aluminum sheet forming T. Sato, T. Besshi Numerical modelling of the metal blanking process D. Brokken, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens Analysis on earing behavior of textured pure aluminum and A5083 alloy sheets J. Hu, T. Ishikawa, K. Ikeda Mechanical and tribological properties of ion-beam-enhanced-deposition TiN thin films YiPe, A. BK. Au, J He The theory of center offset and its application in cutter manufacture C.-K. Chen, T.-Y. Kuo A comparative study of the forming-limit diagram models for sheet steels W. Bleck, Z. Deng, K. Papamantellos, C.O. Gusek A study of the geometrical models of grinding a spheroid C.-K. Chen, T.-Y. Kuo The implementation of an equivalent drawbead model in a finite-element code for sheet metal forming T. Meinders, B.D. Carleer, H.J.M. Geijselaers, J. Huétink Step-wise combined implicit—explicit finite-element simulation of autobody stamping processes D.W. Jung, D.Y. Yang Semi-ductile grinding and polishing of Pyrex glass N.S. Ong, V.C. Venkatesh Quality control in the drawing operation of two-piece printed cans Y.P. Huang Machining of Al/SiC particulate metal matrix composites: Part I]: Workpiece surface integrity M. El-Gallab, M. Sklad Front image sensing of the keyhole puddle in the variable polarity PAW of aluminum alloys B. Zheng, H.J. Wang, Q.L. Wang Author Index of Volume 83 Subject Index of Volume 83 The publisher encourages the submission of articles in electronic form thus saving time and avoiding rekeying errors. A leaflet describing our requirements is available from the publisher upon request. Contents Direct, The free e-mail alerting service, delivers the table of contents for this journal directly to your PC, prior to publication. The quickest way to register for Contents Direct is via the Internet at: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/ContentsDirect. If you don’t have access to the Internet you can register for this service by sending an e-mail message to cd- [email protected] - specifying the title of the publication you wish to register for.