World Journal of Engineering: Volume 19 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Trends in advanced materials and processes for industrial solicitations

Ravinder Kataria, Kanishka Jha, Ravi Pratap Singh

Shielded metal arc welding of AISI 409M ferritic stainless steel: study on mechanical, intergranular corrosion properties and microstructure analysis

Sachin Ambade, Chetan Tembhurkar, Awanikumar P. Patil, Prakash Pantawane, Ravi Pratap Singh

The purpose of this study is on AISI 409 M ferritic stainless steel (FSS) which is developing a preferred choice for railway carriages, storage tanks and reactors in chemical…

Investigation into rotary mode ultrasonic drilling of bioceramic: an experimental study with PSO-TLBO based evolutionary optimization

Ravi Pratap Singh, Narendra Kumar, Ashutosh Kumar Gupta, Madhusudan Painuly

The purpose of this paper is to investigate experimentally the effect of several input process factors, namely, feed rate, spindle speed, ultrasonic power and coolant pressure, on…

Modeling of functionally graded materials to estimate effective thermo-mechanical properties

Royal Madan, Shubhankar Bhowmick

Functionally graded materials are a special class of composites in which material are graded either continuously or layered wise depending upon its applications. With such…

Optimization of laser-assisted jet electrochemical machining parameters by grey relational analysis and fuzzy logic

Anup Malik, Neel Sanghvi

The purpose of this paper is to optimize the laser-assisted jet electrochemical machining parameters, namely, supply voltage, inter-electrode gap, duty cycle and electrolyte…

Capacity utilization in industrial sector: a structured review and implications for future research

Mahipal Singh, Rajeev Rathi, Mahender Singh Kaswan

This paper aims to uncover the significance of capacity, capacity utilization (CU) and its role in the quality and productivity improvement in an industrial environment. Besides…

Multi-response optimization while machining of stainless steel 316L using intelligent approach of grey theory and grey-TLBO

Rakesh Chandmal Sharma, Vishal Dabra, Gurpreet Singh, Rajender Kumar, Ravi Pratap Singh, Sameer Sharma

Stainless steel is widely used in different manufacturing sectors. The purpose of this study is to optimize the process parameters of machining while processing SS316L alloy. The…

Three dimensional modelling of aluminum foam through computed tomography scan technique

Sonika Sahu, Piyush D. Ukey, Narendra Kumar, Ravi Pratap Singh, Mohd. Zahid Ansari

This study aims to generate different three-dimensional (3D) foam models using computer tomography (CT) scan and solid continuum techniques. The generated foam models were used to…

Wear performance of Al-TiC composite at elevated temperature

Eshan Agrawal, Vinod Tungikar

Aluminium matrix composites are subjected to wear as well as higher temperature applications such as pistons, cylinder heads and blocks for car engines. Therefore, it is important…

On recyclability of thermoplastic ABS polymer as fused filament for FDM technique of additive manufacturing

Kapil Chawla, Rupinder Singh, Jaspreet Singh

The thermoplastic polymers do not decompose easily due to the presence of long-chain stable polymeric structure, and thus, causes serious effects on the environment. Recycling of…

Evaluation of microhardness and wear properties of Al 6063 composite reinforced with yttrium oxide using stir casting process

Ravi Butola, N. Yuvaraj, Ravi Pratap Singh, Lakshay Tyagi, Faim Khan

This study aims to analyse the changes in mechanical and wear performance of aluminium alloy when yttrium oxide particles are incorporated. The microstructures are studied to…

Effect of number of welding passes on the microstructure, mechanical and intergranular corrosion properties of 409M ferritic stainless steel

Sachin Ambade, Chetan Tembhurkar, Awanikumar Patil, Diwesh Babruwan Meshram

This paper aims to study the effect of number of welding passes on microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of 409 M ferritic stainless steel. Shielded metal arc…

A Taguchi approach for optimization of design parameters on Rayleigh-Bénard convection in water-based Al2O3 nanofluids

Rajesh Choudhary, Naveen Sharma, Sudhakar Subudhi

This study aims to deal with the optimization of experimental parameters to obtain maximum heat transfer rate in a Rayleigh–Bénard enclosure filled with the water-based Al₂O₃…

Implementation of multi-objective Jaya optimization for performance improvement in machining curve hole in P20 mold steel by sinking EDM

Diwesh Babruwan Meshram, Vikas Gohil, Yogesh Madan Puri, Sachin Ambade

Machining of curved channels using electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a novel approach. In this study, an experimental setup was designed, developed and mounted on…

Influence of thermal and pH cycles on surface characteristics lithium disilicate glass-ceramic dental crowns milled with CAD/CAM process

Yajvinder Singh, Vishal Gulati

The paper aims to evaluate the influence of thermo-chemical cycles of oral fluids on the surface attributes (roughness and microhardness) of lithium disilicate glass-ceramic (LDC…

Exploration and prioritization of just in time enablers for sustainable health care: an integrated GRA-Fuzzy TOPSIS application

Mahender Singh Kaswan, Rajeev Rathi, Mahipal Singh, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Jiju Antony

The increased health-care costs, improved service quality and sustainability-oriented customer demand have forced the health-care sector to relook their current process. The…

Parametric investigation of tool wear rate in EDM of Fe-based shape memory alloy: microstructural analysis and optimization using genetic algorithm

Ranjit Singh, Ravi Pratap Singh, Rajeev Trehan

This study aims to experimentally investigate the influence of considered process parameters, i.e. pulse on time, pulse off time, peak current and gap voltage, on tool wear rate…

Effects of a short-duration preprecipitation process prior to predeformation aging on the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy

Yanqin Wang, Lulu Wang, Xiao Yan Liu, Hongru Yang, Yuan Zhang, Xiaosong Zhu

The effects of the thermo-mechanical treatment on the properties and microstructure of the Al–Cu–Mg–Ag alloy were investigated.