This book presents a collection of chapters on various aspects of futuristic composite materials, from manufacturing challenges to materials characterization. The book covers the scientific basis of processing and synthesizing futuristic composites, including the prerequisite theoretical background and latest fabrication techniques. The book also discusses industrial applications of composites, such as in aerospace, automotive, and sports equipment. This book will serve as a valuable guide for researchers and professionals working in the area of futuristic lightweight materials.
1. Conventional and Non-conventional Machining Processes of Composite
Structures.- 2. Variability of The Mechanical Properties Due To The
Manufacturing Process And The Machining Process.- 3. Life cycle Assessment of
composites and it's impacts on composites industry and benefits.- 4. An
Hybrid MCDM technique for designing composites.- 5. Application of MCDM
Techniques on Non-Conventional Machining of Composites.- 6. In-situ
Processing of Light Weight Metal Matrix Composites for Next generation
Automobile Applications.- 7. Design of metal matrix composite with particle
reinforcement produced by deep cryogenic treatment.-
8. Deformation behavior,
material modeling and its applications at elevated temperature.-
9. Finite
element modeling of FRP composites.- 10. Friction Surfacing of Al- Alloys,
D3Tool steel, SS316 on Low carbon steel as a composite surface layer
formation to enhance the metallurgical & Mechanical Properties.-
9.
Fabrication of medical model/ implants.-
11. Fabrication of medical model/
implants.-
12. Evaluation of industrial lime sludge filled HDPE composites
for environmental sustainability.- 13. Effect of addition of reinforcement on
mechanical properties of metal matrix composites.- 14. Synthesis and
Characterization of oxide dispersion strengthened W based nanocomposites.-
15. Stir Casting of Metal Matrix Composites.- 16. Experimental Investigation
on machining and surface characteristics of Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr alloy by
nano-hydroaxyapatite powder mixed Electrical discharge machining.-
17. In-situ fabrication of biodegradable low elastic porous Mg-Zn-Mn-(Si, HA)
bio-composite by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering for
Orthopedics Application.- 18. Additive Manufacturing of Polymer and Metal
based Composite Materials.- 19. Green Polymer Composites.- 20. Fabrication
and applications of composites developed by metal additive manufacturing
route.- 21. Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Composites.-
22. Evaluation of industrial lime sludge filled HDPE composites
for environmental sustainability.- 23. Recent developments and challenges in
the fabrication, characterization, and Properties enhancement of Polymer
nanocomposites: A Critical Review.- 24. Fabrication of Metal Matrix
Composites by Friction Stir Processing.- 25. A Study of PCA-GRA and GRA-PCA
optimisation design for the evaluation of ECM Process Parameters.-
26. Hybridizing principle of PCA with PSO approach for the evaluation of EDM
Process Parameters.- 27. Additive technology for the development of new
composite electrodes for high EDM properties.- 28. Hybrid electrical
discharge machining: Emerging improved surface properties.
Dr. Sarabjeet Singh Sidhu is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Beant College of Engineering and Technology, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India. He received his Masters of Technology from IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. His research interests include surface modification, and residual stress analysis in metal matrix composites, biomaterials, and non-conventional machining processes. He has published more than 50 technical papers in reputed national and international journals/conferences, and also served as a reviewer for various journals. Recently, he was awarded the Contribution Award by Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (Springer).
Dr. Preetkanwal Singh Bains is a researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Beant College of Engineering and Technology, Gurdaspur, India. His current research interests include materials engineering and advanced machining processes. He has contributed numerous innovative and novel manufacturing techniques, for which three patents have been filed in various fields of mechanical engineering. He is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has also contributed many significant publications and served as a reviewer for prominent journals.
Dr. Redouane Zitoune is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Paul Sabatier University (University of Toulouse, France). His doctoral work focused on the manufacturing and machining (drilling and milling) of composite materials. His current research interests include damage analysis during the drilling and milling of composite materials with conventional machining and abrasive water-jet machining, and finite element analysis for machining. He is also interested in the thermal analysis of composite structures by means of optical fibers and finite element analysis. He has published more than 150 articles in national andinternational journals and conferences.
Dr. Morteza Yazdani is a researcher and adjunct professor at Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM) in Spain. He obtained his Ph.D. in Business and Economics at the UEM, and collaborated on the RUC-APS project during his postdoctoral work at the University of Toulouse, France. Dr. Yazdani has published more than 20 papers in leading international journals and is an active reviewer for many others, including Sustainability, Applied Soft Computing, and Journal of Cleaner Production.
