In sheet metal forming operations, adhesive wear is the main cause of tool damage as sheet material is
transferred to the tool surface during the forming operation. Means of reducing adhesive wear are of high
interest for the metal forming industry.In the present work, molecular dynamics simulations were used to
investigate influence of alloying iron with vanadium on adhesive properties in contact with iron. The results
showed that adhesion, quantified by the work of adhesion, decreased as the vanadium content increased. Highest reduction was obtained for 10 at.% vanadium which corresponded to a decrease in adhesive work of
approximately 10%.