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Futuristic Composites

Behavior, Characterization, and Manufacturing

  • Includes chapters on various aspects of composite materials, their synthesis and characterization
  • Discusses various non-conventional machining techniques for the processing of composites
  • Highlights futuristic trends in machining with potential applications in manufacturing as well as the medical field

Part of the book series: Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials (MHFNN)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Machining of FRP Composites: Surface Quality, Damage, and Material Integrity: Critical Review and Analysis

    • N. Nguyen-Dinh, A. Hejjaji, R. Zitoune, C. Bouvet, L. Crouzeix
    Pages 1-35
  3. Variability in Monolithic Composite Parts: From Data Collection to FE Analysis

    • Yves Davila, Laurent Crouzeix, Bernard Douchin, Francis Collombet, Yves-Henri Grunevald, Nathalie Rocher
    Pages 75-97
  4. Intelligent Decision Making Tools in Manufacturing Technology Selection

    • Morteza Yazdani, Prasenjit Chatterjee
    Pages 113-126
  5. Application of MCDM Techniques on Nonconventional Machining of Composites

    • Sarabjeet Singh Sidhu, Preetkanwal Singh Bains, Morteza Yazdani, Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfaniab
    Pages 127-144
  6. Multi-objective Optimization of MWCNT Mixed Electric Discharge Machining of Al–30SiCp MMC Using Particle Swarm Optimization

    • Chander Prakash, Sunpreet Singh, Manjeet Singh, Parvesh Antil, Abdul Azeez Abdu Aliyu, A. M. Abdul-Rani et al.
    Pages 145-164
  7. Investigating the Polymeric Composites for Online Repair and Maintenance

    • Ranvijay Kumar, Rupinder Singh, I. P. S. Ahuja
    Pages 165-179
  8. Investigation of Surface Properties of Al–SiC Composites in Hybrid Electrical Discharge Machining

    • Preetkanwal Singh Bains, Sanbir Singh, Sarabjeet Singh Sidhu, Sandeep Kaur, T. R. Ablyaz
    Pages 181-196
  9. Electrochemical Discharge Drilling of Polymer Matrix Composites

    • Parvesh Antil, Sarbjit Singh, Alakesh Manna, Chander Prakash
    Pages 223-243
  10. Fabrication of Metal Matrix Composites by Friction Stir Processing

    • Vikas Upadhyay, Chaitanya Sharma
    Pages 245-257
  11. Biocomposites for Hard Tissue Replacement and Repair

    • Marjan Bahraminasab, Kevin L. Edwards
    Pages 281-296
  12. Evaluation of Elastomeric Composites Reinforced with Chicken Feathers

    • Carolina Castillo-Castillo, Beatriz Adriana Salazar-Cruz, José Luis Rivera-Armenta, María Yolanda Chávez-Cinco, María Leonor Méndez-Hernández, Ivan Alziri Estrada-Moreno et al.
    Pages 297-318
  13. Perspective Composition Materials for Electrode-Tools Production

    • Nikita Ogleznev, Svetlana Oglezneva, Timur Ablyaz
    Pages 319-344

About this book

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.





Editors and Affiliations

  • Beant College of Engineering and Technology, Gurdaspur, India

    Sarabjeet Singh Sidhu, Preetkanwal Singh Bains

  • Institut Clément Ader, Toulouse University, Toulouse, France

    Redouane Zitoune

  • Department of Management, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain

    Morteza Yazdani

About the editors

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 Master’s 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.


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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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