Engineering Materials for 3D Printing: Synthesis, Functionalization to Applications - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443336253 ISBN 13: 9780443336256

Publisher: Elsevier, 2026

Synopsis

Engineering Materials for 3D Printing: Synthesis, Functionalization to Applications delves into the transformative world of additive manufacturing, covering the development and characterization of polymer-based materials crafted through processes such as extrusion, sol-gel, and pulverization. Over the past three decades, 3D printing has revolutionized the creation of functional prototypes, utilizing an array of materials like thermoplastics, resins, metals, and alloys. This book explores the advantages of 3D printing over conventional manufacturing, emphasizing its potential for structural and non-structural engineering applications. It stands out for its focus on meta-structure properties, offering insights into the fabrication of engineering prototypes.

While existing literature extensively covers manufacturing processes, this work bridges the gap by exploring 3D printable materials for diverse engineering uses.

• The theoretical foundation of the book helps readers to understand the fundamentals of the process, material development and basic required characteristics of 3D printable materials; in addition, it covers the theory behind the development of smart 3D printed products for structural and non-structural engineering applications
• The theoretical information in the book is supported with details of R&D on product development
• The practical implications of 3D printing are integrated in the book with real-world case studies in order to promote a better understanding of case studies
• The content of the book is organized in such a manner that it is helpful for multiple research disciplines: such as engineering, structural, non-structural engineering, biomedical, waste management, etc

About this title

About the Authors

Dr. Rupinder Singh is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teacher Training and Research, Chandigarh. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala. His research interests are additive manufacturing, composite filament processing, rapid tooling, metal casting and plastic solid waste management

Dr Vinay Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University. He has received Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Punjabi University, Patiala. His area of research is additive manufacturing and the application of 3D printing for the development of new customizable solutions for structural and non-structural defects in heritage structures, and biomaterials for clinical applications. He has contributed extensively to additive manufacturing literature with publications appearing in Composite Part: B, Materials Letters, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Journal of Thermoplastic composite Materials, Journal of Composite Materials, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Sadhana, Materials Research Express, Advances in Materials Processing Technology, Proceedings of Institute of Mechanical Engineers Part-B, Part E, Part H, Part L, etc. He has authored 30 research papers and 25 book chapters

Dr Nishant Ranjan is an Assistant Professor at the University Centre for Research and Development of Chandigarh University, India. His research interests include: materials development for biomedical-based 3D printing applications, materials processing of thermoplastic polymers, reinforcement and the development of new composite thermoplastic polymers, and scaffold printing

Dr. Ranvijay Kumar is an Associate Professor at the Marwadi University Research Center, Marwadi University, India. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Punjabi University, Patiala. His expertise includes additive manufacturing, shape memory polymers, innovative materials, friction-based welding techniques, advanced materials processing, polymer matrix composites, reinforced polymer composites for 3D printing, 4D printing, plastic solid waste management, thermosetting recycling, and destructive testing of materials.

Dr. Kumar has published several articles and authored books and book chapters. He has also presented research at national and international conferences. He has been listed among the top 2% of world scientists by Stanford University in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

From the Back Cover

3D printing processes have promising advantages over conventional manufacturing processes from a functional ability viewpoint. In the past 30 years, a variety of additive manufacturing-based 3D printing processes have been reported for the fabrication of functional prototypes, using materials such as thermoplastic, resins, metal and their alloys. While there is a significant amount of information on various 3D printing processes, and materials that may be used in 3D printing-based manufacturing practices for engineering applications, there is far less information on 3D printable materials for structural and non-structural engineering applications. Engineering Materials for 3D Printing fills this gap. The book includes three sections and provides an insight on the development and characterization of polymer-based 3D printed materials by different processes such as extrusion, sol-gel, and pulverization along with meta-structure properties for various structural applications

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443336253
• ISBN 13: 9780443336256
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258