Publications by Wilko C Emmens
List of publications by W.C. Emmens (1949, retired 2011), CORUS R&D, in reverse chronological order.
All articles are in English unless otherwise stated.
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NOTE: older digital files (<1999) may contain some characters in obsolete or non-standard font. Notably in graphs the characher 'æ' should be read as 'm' (greek mu, symbol for coefficient of friction).
Brief CV: born 23 May 1949, Nieuw-Amsterdam (Dr)
1961-1966 HBS-B (Chr. Lyceum Almelo, Chr. HBS Assen)
1966-1975 study Technical Physics, Material Science, Groningen University, graduated
1975-1979 researcher Univ. Utrecht, dept. Technical Physics
1980-2011 researcher Hoogovens/Corus/TataSteel R&D, IJmuiden, dept. Forming Technology
1997 Doctorate Thesis Univ. of Twente
2007-2011 secondment to Univ. of Twente, Enschede, dept. Engineering Mechanics
Wilko C. Emmens lives at Hengelo (NL), is married and has two sons.

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48 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Material characterization at high strain by adapted tensile tests
Experimental Mechanics, 2012
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47 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Cyclic stretch-bending: mechanics, stability and formability
J. of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 211, 2011, Pages 1965-1981
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46 A. Hadoush (M2i, Delft), A.H. van den Boogaard, W.C. Emmens
A numerical investigation of the continuous bending under tension test
J. of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 211, 2011, Pages 1948-1956
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45 W.C. Emmens
FORMABILTY - A review of parameters and processes that control, limit or enhance the formability of sheet metal.
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44 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Formability in Incremental Sheet Forming and Cyclic Stretch-Bending
Proceedings 10th ICTP, Aachen, Germany, Sept 25-30. 2011
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published as: Steel Research International Special Issue, pp 513-518
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43 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
The stabilizing effect of bending-under-tension
Proceedings 14th EsaForm, Belfast, N-Ireland UK, April 27-29, 2011
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published as: AIP Conf. Proc. 1353 1583-1588 (2011)
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42 W.C. Emmens, G. Sebastiani (University of Dortmund), A.H. van den Boogaard
The technology of Incremental Sheet Forming - A brief review of the history
J. of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 210, 2010, Pages 981-997
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41 W.C. Emmens, A.V. Kazantzis, J.Th.M de Hosson (both: University of Groningen) A.H. van den Boogaard
Fractional behaviour at cyclic stretch-bending
Proceedings IDDRG International Conference 2010, Graz, Austria, May 31 - June 2, 2010
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40b A.H. van den Boogaard, W.C. Emmens, J.Huétink
Effect of Thickness Stress in Stretch-Bending (note: this is a slighty expanded version of 40a)
Proceedings 10th Numiform, Pohang, Korea, June 13-17, 2010
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published as: AIP Conf. Proc. 1252 504-511 (2010)
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40a W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Contact effects in bending affecting stress and formability
Proceedings 13th EsaForm, Brescia, Italy, April 7-9, 2010
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published as: Intern. Journal of Material Forming, Volume 3, Supplement 1, 1159-1162
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39 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Incremental forming by continuous bending under tension - an experimental investigation
J. of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 209, Issue 14, 19 July 2009, pp 5456-5463
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38 W.C. Emmens, D.H. van der Weijde (Corus RD&T), A.H. van den Boogaard
The FLC, enhanced formability, and incremental forming
Proceedings IDDRG 2009 Int. Conference, Golden CO, USA, June 1-3, 2009, pp 773-784
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37 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Incremental Sheet Forming Analyzed by Tensile Tests
Proceedings 13th Shemet, Birmingham, UK, April 6-8, 2009
published as: Key Engineering Materials, Vols. 410-411 (2009) pp 347-354
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36 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
An overview of stabilizing deformation mechanisms in incremental sheet forming
J. of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 209, Issue 8, 21 April 2009, Pages 3688-3695
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35 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Mechanisms in Incremental Sheet Forming
2nd Intern. Seminar on Novel Sheet Metal Forming Technologies, Helsinki Finland, Oct 29-30, 2008
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34 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Incremental forming studied by tensile tests with bending
Proceedings 9th ICTP, Gyeongju, Korea, Sept 7-11, 2008, paper TB2-2
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33 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Extended tensile testing with simultaneous bending
Proceedings IDDRG 2008 Int. Conference, Olofstrom, Sweden, June 16-18, 2008
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32 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Tensile tests with bending: a mechanism for incremental forming
Proceedings 11th EsaForm, Lyon, France, April 23-25, 2008
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published as: Intern. Journal of Material Forming, Volume 1, Supplement 1, 1155-1158
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31 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Formability created by the Bauschinger effect?
Proceedings 2nd ICNFT, Bremen, Germany, Sept 20-21, 2007, pp 79-86
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30 W.C. Emmens, A.H. van den Boogaard
Strain in Shear, and Material Behaviour in Incremental Forming
Proceedings 12th Shemet, Palermo, Italy, April 1-4, 2007
published as: Key Engineering Materials, Volume 344 (2007), pp 519-526
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29 W.C. Emmens
Detailed Incremental Forming of Steel Beverage Cans by a High-Pressure Water Jet (note: this is a sequel to #28)
Proceedings 12th Shemet, Palermo, Italy, April 1-4, 2007
published as: Key Engineering Materials, Volume 344 (2007), pp 567-574
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28b W.C. Emmens
Water Jet Forming of Steel Beverage Cans (note: identical to #28a)
Int. J. of Machine Tools & Manufacture, Volume 46, Issue 11, Sept. 2006, pp. 1243-1247
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28a W.C. Emmens
Water Jet Forming of Steel Beverage Cans
Proceedings 1st ICNFT, Harbin, China, Sept. 6-9, 2004, pp 285-290
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27 W.C. Emmens
Hardening in Deep Drawing (note: this is a sequel to #26)
IDDRG Working Group meetings, June 8-9, 2000, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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26 W.C. Emmens
Hardening in Sheet Metal Forming, Effect of Strain Path.
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, June 7-9, 1999, Birmingham, UK
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25 W.C. Emmens, J. Bottema
Friction of Aluminium in Deep Drawing
Proceedings 20th IDDRG Biennial Congress, June 17-19, 1998, Brussels, Belgium, pp 203-214
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24 W.C. Emmens
Tribology of Flat Contacts and its Application in Deep Drawing.
THESIS University of Twente, the Netherlands, 21 November 1997

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23 W.C. Emmens
Some Frictional Aspects of Aluminium in Deep Drawing.
Proceedings 1st International Congress on Tribology of Manufacturing Processes (ICTMP), Gifu, Japan, October 19-23 1997, pp. 114-121
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22 C.T. Lahaye, W.C. Emmens, J. Bottema, F. Schoepen, G. Verhoeven
Influence of Substrate Texture on Forming and Paint Appearance of Aluminium Sheet Material.
Proceedings IBEC 1997, Stuttgart, Germany, Sept 30 - Oct 2, 1997
published as: Automotive Body Painting, vol 32, pp 107-114
21 W.C. Emmens
Deep Drawing of Aluminium, the Ultimate Material?
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, Haugesund, Norway, May 1997
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20 J. Staeves (PtU, Darmstadt), W.C. Emmens
Eigenschaften und Beurteilung von Blechen. (in German)
Proceedings 6. Umformtechnisches Kolloquium Darmstadt, March 11-12 1997, pp. 33-47
19 W.C. Emmens, F Schoepen
Some frictional aspects of aluminium in sheet metal forming.
Proceedings 19th IDDRG Congress, Eger, Hungary, June 10-14 1996, pp. 487-496
18 W.C. Emmens
Wall ironing of extruded aluminium parts.
Proceedings 9th ICFC, Birmingham, England, May 22-26 1995, pp. 77-84
17 C.M. Dane, W.C. Emmens
Influence of die dimensions on the reliability of measured coefficients of friction.
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, Colmar, France, May 1995
16 W.C. Emmens, P.J.J. Kok, N.A.J. Langerak, G. Boelens, R. Baartman
Vervormingstechnologie. (in Dutch)
Materialen, March 1992, pp. 27-35
15 W.C. Emmens
A Novel Design Friction Tester.
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, Pisa, Italy, May 1991
14 W.C. Emmens, G. Monfort
The influence of process conditions and surface characteristics on friction at low pressure.
Proceedings 3rd ICTP, Kyoto, Japan, July 1-6 1990, pp. 1277-1284
13 W.C. Emmens
Results of a Round Robin Test about the Accuracy of Roughness Measurements.
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 1990
12 W.C. Emmens
Some aspects of the friction of zinc-coated steel.
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, Budapest, Hungary, April 1989
11 W.C. Emmens
The influence of surface roughness on friction.
Proceedings 15th IDDRG Congress, Dearborn, MI, USA, May 16-18 1988, pp. 63-70
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10 W.C. Emmens
Some frictional aspects in deep drawing.
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, May 1987
9b W.C. Emmens, H. Vegter, E. Janssen
The influence of surface roughness on the formability of cold-rolled sheet.
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, München, Germany, April 1986
9a W.C. Emmens, H. Vegter, E. Janssen
Roughness and Formability. (note: this is a poster version of #9b)
Proceedings 14th IDDRG Congress 1986, Köln, Germany, April 21-23 1986, pp. 398-399
8 W.C. Emmens
Material saving by using a variable blankholder force.
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 1985
7 W.C. Emmens, L. Hartman
The Effect of Surface Roughness on the Formability of Cold-Reduced Sheet Steel.
Proceedings 13th IDDRG Congress 1984, Melbourne, Australia, February 20-24 1984, pp. 491-503
6 W.C Emmens, L. Hartman
A Computer Controlled and Data Collecting Industrial Deep Drawing Press for Laboratory Work.
IDDRG Working Group Meetings, Helsinki, Finland, June 1983
5 A.L. Mulder, W.C. Emmens, J.W. Drijver, S. Radelaar
Influence of Annealing and Surface Conditions on the Strength of Metglas 2826A.
Proceedings of the Conference on Metallic Glasses: Science and Technology, Budapest, 1980
4 J.W. Drijver, A.L. Mulder, W.C. Emmens, S. Radelaar
Stability of Mechanical properties of Metglas 2826A.
Proceedings Third International Conference on Rapidly Quenched Metals, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, June 3-7, 1978
3 W.C. Emmens, S. Radelaar
Energie-opslag in vliegwielen (in Dutch).
De Ingenieur, vol 88, no. 47, November 18, 1976, pp 943-947
2 W.C Emmens, A.L.Mulder
Non-Conventional Materials in Flywheel Technology.
First European Symposium on Flywheel Energy Storage, Thielle/Neuchâtel, Switzerland, September 14-15, 1976
1 W.C. Emmens, J. Vrijen, S. Radelaar
Crystallization of amorphous Pd0.75Ag0.05Si0.20 under hydrostatic stress.
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol. 18, no. 2, September 1975, pp. 299-302
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