IFM staff

Dr Michael Pereira

Research interests:

Dr Pereira's current research is primarily focussed on the field of sheet metal stamping, with particular relevance to the automotive manufacturing industry. He has conducted studies in relation to springback and formability, but has mainly focussed on research relevant to wear of stamping dies (including aspects of tribology, contact, and deformation behaviour). Dr Pereira's research and expertise is multi-disciplinary, with a strong focus on both novel experimental methods and advanced numerical modelling techniques. This combined approach has resulted in significant contributions to our understanding of the contact, deformation, wear and thermal conditions at the die radius when stamping modern high strength steels.

Dr Pereira has designed and developed new experimental tests and analysis methods to examine wear over the die radius under controlled laboratory conditions, using IFM's Erichsen Sheet Formability Tester. Additionally, he was involved in the the design, development, installation and commissioning of IFM's novel semi-industrial sheet metal stamping wear test facility. These two novel sheet metal stamping wear test systems, and associated analysis techniques, have led to high quality industrial and academic output and the development and attraction of continuing and new research collaborations.

Qualifications:

• PhD (Deakin University, Australia - 2010)
• BEng - Aerospace (Hon) (RMIT University, Australia - 2002)

Relevant employment history:

2010 - present: Research Fellow, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University

2008 - 2010: Research Engineer, Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation, Deakin University

A list of the ten most significant relevant publications for the last five years:

1. M.P. Pereira, W. Yan, B.F. Rolfe, (2008) "Contact pressure evolution and its relation to wear in sheet metal forming", Wear, Vol. 265, pp.1687-1699
2. M.P. Pereira, J.L. Duncan, W. Yan, B.F. Rolfe, (2009) "Contact pressure evolution at the die radius in sheet metal stamping", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 209, pp.3532-3541
3. M.P. Pereira, W. Yan, B.F. Rolfe, (2010) "Sliding distance, contact pressure and wear in sheet metal stamping", Wear¸ Vol. 268, pp.1275-1284
4. M.P. Pereira, W. Yan, B.F. Rolfe, (2012) "Wear at the die radius in sheet metal stamping", Wear, Vol. 274-275, pp.355-367
5. M. Pereira, W. Yan, B. Rolfe, (2007) "Modeling of contact pressure in sheet metal forming", Materials Science Forum, Vol. 561-565, pp.1975-1978
6. S.A. Asgari, M. Pereira, B. Rolfe, M. Dingle, P. Hodgson, (2008) "Statistical analysis of finite element modeling in sheet metal forming and springback analysis", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 203, pp.129-136
7. P.C. Okonkwo, G. Kelly, B.F. Rolfe, M.P. Pereira, (2012) "The Effect of Temperature on Sliding Wear of Steel-Tool Steel Pairs", Wear, Vol. 282-283, pp.22-30
8. M.P. Pereira, P.C. Okonkwo, W. Yan, B.F. Rolfe, (2010) "Deformation and frictional heating in relation to wear in sheet metal stamping", Steel Research International: Special Edition Metal Forming 2010, Vol. 81, pp.713-716, doi: 10.1002/srin.201190002
9. W. Yan, M.P. Pereira, B.F. Rolfe, (2012) "Tool wear in sheet metal stamping", Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 421, pp.750-753
10. B.F. Rolfe, T.I. De Souza, G.R. Pitts, S.J.M. Hanafin, S.L.A. Agius, B.P. Adamson, M.P.G. Pereira, T.J. Black, C.J. Hurren, N.E. Miller, 2010, "Chassis for Pneumatic Vehicle", United States Patent US 2010078245 (A1)

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