With a material model based on mathematical and physical laws it is possible to produce a virtual image of a process material's behavior. Creation and development of the model are accompanied by tests aimed at its verification. A material model can be used, for example, to forecast the stresses arising in the process material in reaction to an applied forming force of a specific magnitude. A material model is essential for the simulation of processes such as the straightening process.
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Adapted from “"We do it straight" — Wire Straightening”, p. 115 (ISBN 3-00-005897-4).