Futuristic Composites: Behavior, Characterization, and Manufacturing (Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9811324166 ISBN 13: 9789811324161

Publisher: Springer, 2018

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811324166
• ISBN 13: 9789811324161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Sidhu Sarabjeet Singh, Bains Preetkanwal Singh, Zitoune Redouane, Yazdani Morteza