Approach to a FE Simulation of Coating Damage on Bulk Metal Forming Tools Christian Oppermann, Gerhard Schmidt, Welf-Guntram Drossel PII: S0925-9635(14)00200-3 DOI: doi: 10.1016/j.diamond.2014.10.006 Reference: DIAMAT 6322 To appear in: Diamond & Related Materials Received date: 14 April 2014 Revised date: 15 October 2014 Accepted date: 15 October 2014 Please cite this article as: Christian Oppermann, Gerhard Schmidt, Welf-Guntram Drossel, Approach to a FE Simulation of Coating Damage on Bulk Metal Forming Tools, Diamond & Related Materials (2014), doi: 10.1016/j.diamond.2014.10.006 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.