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Books in Materials engineering

This portfolio explores the science and technology of metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, and nanomaterials. Offering deep insight into material properties, processing, and applications, it supports researchers and engineers in developing innovative, sustainable materials for diverse industries. Emphasizing cutting-edge advancements and real-world challenges, the collection advances knowledge critical to engineering breakthroughs.

  • Digital Light Processing and Stereolithography Additive Manufacturing

    Fundamentals, Applications, and Trends
    • 1st Edition
    • Ignazio Roppolo
    • English
    Digital Light Processing and Stereolithography Additive Manufacturing: Fundamentals, Applications, and Trends overviews these cutting-edge 3D-printing techniques, the materials they can produce, and applications for these techniques and materials. Sections cover the fundamentals, with chapters discussing the core principles of vat photopolymerization, related technological requirements, the characteristics of digital light processing (DLP) and stereolithography (SL) compared to other light-induced methods, as well as the chemistry and materials used, including how to formulate a resin. Section two covers applications, such as design for structural applications, as well as DLP and SL use in dentistry, soft robotics, sensors, biomedicine, microfluidics, catalysis and chemical engineering, and more. The book concludes with a section discussing current trends and future directions for the technology, with chapters analyzing sustainable materials, including efforts to substitute synthetic materials with bio-based ones, vitrimers, controlled polymers, and 4D printing and DLP and SL in hybrid AM.

  • Cementitious Matrices for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Immobilization

    • 1st Edition
    • Pavlo Kryvenko + 2 more
    • English
    Cement-based materials are integral to radioactive waste repositories, providing versatile solutions for diverse management and disposal strategies. Cementitious Matrices for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Immobilization reports research progress in this context, reviewing both traditional solidification methodologies and state-of-the-art developments in cementation technologies that promise to fulfill safety functions more dependably and ensure closer compliance with environmentally conscious practices and regulations.The book proves to be a compelling resource for readers at various levels of familiarity with the topic both in academia and industry by tackling all facets of designing a waste form. It begins by classifying and characterizing radioactive wastes and explaining the chemistry of cementitious matrices, facilitating the choice of solidification agents and processing equipment. It offers guidelines for the selection of bonding materials, such as hydraulic cement or polymers, and discusses several admixtures and adsorbents to enhance embedding, binder properties, and contaminant stabilization. It also includes statistical techniques for generating response surface models for large, complicated applications and case studies that collate the international authoring team’s first-hand insights into optimized handling of immobilized waste forms.

  • Safety and Sustainability of Hazardous Materials in Civil Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Ali Akbar Firoozi + 1 more
    • English
    Safety and Sustainability of Hazardous Materials in Civil Engineering addresses the complex challenges posed by toxic substances and harmful waste generated during construction projects and creates a cohesive framework for a better understanding of the multidisciplinary interrelationships among sustainable development, human health, and the environment.The volume thoroughly reviews methodologies for identifying and classifying hazardous materials; systematic processes for their handling, storage, transportation, and disposal; innovative risk detection and monitoring techniques; remediation and emergency preparedness measures; and standards and best practices from different regions across the world.By combining scientific research with practical applications and emphasizing critical, coordinated approaches to unify safety, reliability, environmental responsibility, and regulatory compliance, the book proves to be an indispensable reference resource for a variety of readers in both academia and industry.

  • Metal Plasticity

    Experimental Characterization and Constitutive Modeling
    • 1st Edition
    • Yanshan Lou
    • English
    Metal Plasticity: Experimental Characterization and Constitutive Modeling outlines the fundamentals of plastic deformation of metals, related constitutive modeling techniques, and how best to apply these modeling techniques. The book summarizes the plastic behaviors of metals based on experimental observations while also reviewing related constitutive models used to determine their plastic deformation, including isotropic yield functions, anisotropic yield functions, asymmetric yield functions, anisotropic hardening yield functions, and more. It demonstrates the yield surfaces of functions under 2D plane stress, 3D plane stress with shear stress effect, and 3D triaxial loading, amongst others. The development of different plasticity models, including their form, parameters, calibration, accuracy, advantages, and disadvantages are outlined as well, and the book also summarizes and compares various models, emphasizing their costs and user-friendliness, thus allowing readers to select the model that best meets their needs.

  • Fused Filament Fabrication 3D Printing

    Processes and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Rezgar Hasanzadeh
    • English
    Fused Filament Fabrication 3D Printing: Processes and Applications overviews fused filament fabrication additive manufacturing, highlighting the advantages, limitations, and unique strengths of this 3D printing method. Key process parameters essential for effective slicing and printing of 3D objects are covered, including methods for optimizing these parameters, particularly when working with composite filaments. The mechanical properties of printed parts, with an emphasis on tensile and impact strength performance are discussed, as are design considerations, strategies to mitigate the key limitations of the technique, and analysis of how various FFF process parameters affect the mechanical and morphological properties of the printed parts.Case studies and applications are also included, highlighting the use of FFF technology in biomedicine and tissue engineering, shape memory polymers, acoustic insulation, and auxetic structures with tailored mechanical responses.

  • Digital Technologies in Metal Casting

    Data Analytics, Simulation, Industry 4.0, and Artificial Intelligence
    • 1st Edition
    • Amit Sata + 2 more
    • English
    Digital Technologies in Metal Casting: Data Analytics, Simulation, Industry 4.0, and Artificial Intelligence focuses on integrating cutting-edge technology with metal casting, outlining ways in which simulation methods, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and other interactive and immersive technologies can be leveraged to improve the casting process. The book starts with overviews of both metal casting and the technologies to be integrated, before moving into chapters discussing the specific integration of those technologies into the metal casting process. The utilization of simulation, data analytics, artificial intelligence, cyber manufacturing, and more are highlighted, with each chapter covering specific use cases, commonly encountered challenges, and solutions for overcoming those challenges.

  • Superalloys

    Strengthening Behavior of Precipitating Phases
    • 1st Edition
    • Jung Bahadur Singh
    • English
    Superalloys: Strengthening Behavior of Precipitating Phases covers the strengthening mechanisms associated with all types of precipitates that form in superalloys, synthesizing a vast body of literature on the strengthening behavior of these phases, with each chapter introducing fundamental metallurgical principles to help readers develop a clear understanding. It provides an in-depth exploration of the deformation mechanisms of intermetallic phases in superalloys, focusing on the interaction between matrix dislocations and these phases. The book is structured into seven chapters, each focusing on different aspects of superalloys, the strengthening precipitates, and their mechanisms. Chapter 1 provides an overview of superalloys, their classifications, compositions, and the various strengthening phases, also covering the reasons behind the varying strengthening behavior of different precipitates. Chapter 2 lays the foundation for understanding deformation and strengthening mechanisms in metals and alloys, while chapters 3, 4, and 5 each focus on the strengthening behavior and mechanisms of specific precipitates, γ′, γ″, and Ni2(Cr,Mo), respectively. Chapter 6 discusses the strengthening effects of the δ and η phases, which form at intermediate temperatures and play a crucial role in controlling grain size, enhancing creep and fatigue resistance. Chapter 7 examines the role of other strengthening agents, including oxides, borides, and carbides, which improve the high-temperature strength by impeding dislocation motion and grain boundary sliding.

  • Textile Surface Engineering

    Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Mather
    • English
    Textile Surface Engineering: Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions highlights the wide range of approaches available for modifying textile surfaces while also considering textile surface modification strategies for a variety of textile applications and discussing the actual practical benefits arising from these strategies. The book concludes with outline discussions of emerging trends and potential future developments in the field of surface modified textiles. Readers will find this to be an updated critique of the practical benefits of textile surface modifications and the improvements that they can bestow on textile products.Textiles possess an enormous range of diverse applications. The diversity of these applications requires an astonishing range of textile properties, and it is widely recognized that the structure and geometry of textile fibers and the types of fabric constructed from them are key factors. Important additional factors, however, are the nature of the fiber surface and the nature of the surface of the constructed fabric. These surfaces can often be modified to provide much improved performance in the application for which the fabric is intended.

  • Cellulose in 3D and 4D Printing

    Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Processing and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
    • English
    Cellulose in 3D and 4D Printing: Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Processing and Applications addresses the growing need for sustainable materials in the manufacturing industry. The book covers the integration of cellulose into 3D and 4D printing technologies, providing properties, processing methods, and potential applications, and bridging the gap between material science and advanced manufacturing. The book starts with a section covering the fundamentals of using cellulose in additive manufacturing, with chapters discussing cellulose extraction and purification methods, the mechanical and rheological behaviors of cellulose, and the use of recycled cellulose in 3D and 4D printing.Following sections cover processing and printing technologies, including the processing of cellulose-based filaments and resins, as well as the use of multi-material cellulose and hybrid cellulose in additive manufacturing. Design optimization, simulation, and modeling of 3D and 4D printing with cellulose is also outlined, as are applications in aerospace, biomedicine, electronics, and food science. Case studies and a brief section on commercialization, scale-up strategies, environmental impacts, and more round out the content.

  • Design for Additive Manufacturing

    • 2nd Edition
    • Martin Leary
    • English
    Design for Additive Manufacturing, Second Edition is a complete guide to design tools for the manufacturing requirements of AM and how they can enable the optimization of process and product parameters for the reduction of manufacturing costs and effort. Tools for polymeric, metallic, and ceramic AM technologies are presented and critically reviewed, along with their manufacturing attributes. Commercial applications of AM are also explained with case studies from a range of industries, demonstrating best practice in AM design.This new edition has been updated to reflect various changes in fundamental AM technologies and new chapters have been added covering in-field additive manufacturing for service and repair, machine learning for AM certification, small format printing, large format printing, and ceramic printing.

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