Raffaele Barbagallo

1. Introduction The remarkable mechanical properties of modern advanced sheet metals, such as high resistance, ductility, formability, and lightness, make these materials very attractive for several engineering applications. The technological processes involved in the production of sheet metals can strongly affect their mechanical response, often inducing anisotropic characteristics.

Open AccessArticle by Giuseppe Mirone 1, Raffaele Barbagallo 1, Giuseppe Bua 1,2 and Guido La Rosa 1,* 1 Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy 2 Department of Electric, Electronic, and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 64, 95125 Catania, Italy * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Giuseppe Mirone 1,*, Raffaele Barbagallo 1, Giuseppe Bua 1,2, Daniele De Caro 3, Matteo Ferrea 3 and Michele M. Tedesco 3 1 Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Viale A.