Microwave Processing of Metallic Materials

Microwave Processing of Metallic Materials presents the adaptability and efficiency of microwave processing with interdisciplinary applications across the industrial sector. It explores a diverse variety of issues, including the production of superalloys and biomaterials, the analysis of internal structures, and the study of erosion wear behavior. Offering a comprehensive understanding of the basic concepts of microwave processing, this book illustrates its practical uses in creating materials with improved surface qualities, such as resistance to erosion and stability at high temperatures. It demonstrates how the use of microwave technology in surface engineering both enhances material performance and reduces energy consumption and environmental impact toward a sustainable future for manufacturing. The book will interest industry researchers and graduate students studying advances in materials science, surface engineering, and manufacturing.

Dr. Hitesh Vasudev is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. He earned his Ph.D. degree in 2018 from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India. His research areas include surface engineering/thermal spraying; development of nano-structured, multi-modal, high-entropy alloy coatings for high temperature oxidation and corrosion resistance; thermal barrier coatings (TBCs); and microwave processing of materials. He has made numerous contributions to reputable journals on thermal spray coatings. He won the Lovely Professional University's Research Excellence Award in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023. He has written more than 30 SCI indexed papers, over 10 Scopus indexed papers, 15 conference papers, five books, and 18 book chapters. He has been granted a patent titled "High-emperature Oxidation and Erosion Resistant Alloy-18/Al2O3 Composite Coatings." Dr. Gurbhej Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Amritsar Group of Colleges, Punjab, India. Dr. Singh earned his Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering from CT University Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He specializes in surface engineering with a focus on microwave claddings, processing of materials using microwave energy, materials characterization, surface biomedical implants, biomaterials processing, polymeric composites, and nanocomposites. He has published more than 50 papers and has contributed to numerous conference papers and book chapters. Dr. Singh is Guest Editor of many journals, and he has organized several conferences. Dr. Amit Bansal has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, India, since 2017. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Lovely Professional University, India, from 2015 to 2017. He earned his M.Tech. (Production and Industrial Engineering) and Ph.D. degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India. He worked as a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) during his Ph.D. program at IIT Roorkee in a project sponsored by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Mumbai. His research areas include microwave processing of materials (joining, cladding, casting, and sintering) and surface engineering performed using thermal spray technology, plasma spray, and flame spray. He has authored more than 50 research publications in various international journals, books, and conferences of repute. He has guided many masters and Ph.D. students in thermal spraying, advanced manufacturing, and microwave processing of materials.

1. Introduction to the Fabrication of Materials Using Microwave Routes in View of Green Technology - Fundamentals and Applications. 2. Fabrication of Metallic Materials for Erosion Resistance. 3. Fabrication of Materials for the Manufacturing Industry Using Microwave Sintering. 4. Surface Properties Using Fabrication of Composites for Turbine Blades. 5. Evaluation of the Surface Properties of Biomaterials for the MedTech Industry. 6. Fabrication of Superalloys for High-Temperature Applications using Microwave Route. 7. Microwave Machining of Metal and Polymer-based Materials. 8. Erosion Wear Behavior of Composite Materials for Slurry and Solid Particle Erosion Applications. 9. Result Comparison of Microwave Processed Materials with Other Surface Engineering Techniques. 10. Evaluating the Internal Morphology of Microwave Processed Substrate Before and After Processing. 11. Microwave-Assisted Casting of Different Classes of Materials. 12. Environmental and Economic Considerations in the Fabrication of Coatings and Claddings. 13. Application of Microwave Energy for Post-treatment of Other Coating Techniques. 14. Future Recommendations on the Application of Microwave Processing of Materials.