Advances in Manufacturing and Processing of Materials and Structures

This book cover the latest advances in materials and structures in manufacturing and processing including additive and subtractive processes. It's intended to provide a compiled resource that reviews details of the advances that have been made in recent years in manufacturing and processing of materials and structures. A key development incorporated within this book is 3D printing, which is being used to produce complex parts including composites with odd shape fibers, as well as tissue and body organs. This book has been tailored for engineers, scientists and practitioners in a number of different fields such as aerospace, mechanical engineering, materials science and biomedicine. Biomimetic principles have also been integrated.

• Provides the latest state-of-the art on a number of different manufacturing processes, including a biomimetics viewpoint.
• Offers broad coverage of advances in materials and manufacturing.
• Written by chapter authors who are world-class researchers in their respective fields.
• Provides in-depth presentation of the latest 3D and 4D technologies related to various manufacturing disciplines.
• Provides substantial references in each chapter to enhance further study.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Overview of the State-of-the-Art of the Manufacturing and Processing Methods in the Digital Age  
Chapter 2 : Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Rapid and Virtual Prototyping  
Chapter 3 : Biologically Inspired Manufacturing Techniques  
Chapter 4 : Manufacturing of Electroactive Polymers (EAP) as Artificial Muscles  
Chapter 5 : Coating, Plating, Thermal Sprays and Surface Processes  
Chapter 6 : Just-in-time (JIT) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)  
Chapter 7 : Manufacturing via 3D Printing Techniques and 4D Functionality  
Chapter 8 : 3D Printing in Medical Bioengineering  
Chapter 9 : Additive and Subactive Manufacturing Processes  
Chapter 10 : Amorphous Metals (AMs), Composites and Metallic Glass Technology  
Chapter 11 : Hybrid Production Techniques  
Chapter 12 : Machining Techniques-Laser Cutting and Computer-Numerically Controlled (CNC) Routing  
Chapter 13 : Joining and Adhesion Techniques  
Chapter 14 : Terrestrial and Planetary Brazing  
Chapter 15 : Surface Mounting, Assembling and Packaging Technologies  
Chapter 16 : In-Situ Resources Utilization (ISRU), Recycling Techniques-Processing Retired Materials and Structures  
Chapter 17 : Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Materials and Structures from Production to Retirement  
Chapter 18 : The Past and the Outlook of Manufacturing and Processing Technologies

Index