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<p>Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 18th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming (ESAFORM 2015), April 15-17, 2015, Graz, Austria. <br>The 252 papers are grouped as follows: <br>Chapter 1: Formability of Metallic Materials;<br>Chapter 2: Forging and Rolling; <br>Chapter 3: Composites Forming Processes;<br>Chapter 4: Friction and Wear in Material Processing; <br>Chapter 5: Continuum Constitutive Modelling and Scale Transition Modelling; <br>Chapter 6: Nano-Structured Materials and Micro Forming; <br>Chapter 7: Additive Manufacturing and Non-Conventional Processes; <br>Chapter 8: Structures, Properties and Processing of Polymers (and Biomass Based Materials);<br>Chapter 9: Integrated Design, Modelling and Reliability Assessment in Forming (I-DMR);<br>Chapter 10: Small Scale Plasticity, Damage and Fracture; <br>Chapter 11: Intelligent Computation in Forming Processes; <br>Chapter 12: Incremental and Sheet Metal Forming; <br>Chapter 13: Machining and Cutting; <br>Chapter 14: New and Advanced Numerical Strategies for Material Forming; <br>Chapter 15: Optimization and Inverse Analysis in Forming; <br>Chapter 16: Innovative Joining by Forming Technologies; <br>Chapter 17: Heat Transfer Modelling; <br>Chapter 18: Semi-Solid Processes; <br>Chapter 19: Extrusion and Drawing; <br>Chapter 20: Energy Efficient Solutions in Material Forming</p>