This book is a significant contribution to the materials science and manufacturing technology fields.It examines the rapidly evolving domain of ceramic additive manufacturing, offering insights into current methodologies, technical challenges, and future directions.
Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics and Ceramic Matrix Composites: Current Status and Future Developments represents a significant contribution to the field of materials science and manufacturing technology. This comprehensive work examines the rapidly evolving domain of ceramic additive manufacturing, offering insights into current methodologies, technical challenges, and future directions. As ceramics continue to play a crucial role in various high-performance applications, this book serves as an essential resource for both academic and industry professionals seeking to understand and leverage advanced manufacturing techniques for ceramic materials.
This comprehensive title offers detailed technical coverage of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies, analyzing density, surface finish, and mechanical properties through systematic chapters. Designed for industry professionals and engineering students, it provides practical guidance on feedstock properties, process control, and technique selection for specific applications. The text maintains a forward-looking approach by identifying emerging trends and challenges in ceramic AM, while ensuring accessibility through clear explanations of technical terminology and historical context for each ceramic AM technique.
Serving as a significant resource for professionals in production, manufacturing, and related industries, including automotive, biomedical, and aerospace sectors, this book also targets undergraduates and graduates in engineering disciplines.
1. Introduction to Additive Manufacturing (AM).
2. AM of Advanced
Ceramics.
3. Feedstock Materials for AMC.
4. Classification of AM Processes
of Ceramic Materials.
5. Slurry-Based Deposition for Advanced Ceramics.
6.
Powder-Based Deposition for Advanced Ceramics and Feedstock Formulation.
7.
Bulk Solid-Based Deposition for Advanced Ceramics and Their Feedstock Design.
8. Challenges, Comparison, and Process Selection Regarding AMC.
9. AM of
Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs).
10. Post-Processing in AMC Processes.
11.
Design for Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics.
12. Industrial
Applications and Future Trends of of AMC and AM-CMCs.
Helmi A. Youssef is an Emirati professor from Alexandria University, Egypt. In the early 1970s, he established the first NTM research laboratory at Alexandria University. Since that time, he has carried out intensive research in his fields of specialization and supervised many Ph.D. and M. Sc theses. Professor Youssef has organized and participated in many international conferences. He has published numerous scientific papers in specialized journals and authored multiple books in his fields of specialization, two of which are singly authored. Currently, Professor Youssefs work involves developing courses and conducting research in the areas of metal cutting and non-traditional machining.
Hassan El-Hofy, an Emirati professor from Alexandria University, Egypt, and currently a professor of machining technology at the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) Egypt. He has published over 90 scientific and technical papers and has supervised many graduate students in advanced machining. He is a consulting editor for many international journals and regularly participates in many international conferences. Between August 2007 and July 2010, Dr. El-Hofy was the Department of Production Engineering chairperson at Alexandria University. In October 2011, he was selected as the Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, College of Engineering. Between December 2012 and February 2018, he was the Dean of the Innovative Design Engineering (IDE) School at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) in Alexandria, Egypt, where he worked as an acting Vice President of Research from December 2014 to April 2017.
