Investigation of Cutting Tools and Working Conditions Effects when Cutting Ti-6al-4V using Vegetable Oil-Based Cutting Fluids
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Shyha, I., Gariani, S., & Bhatti, M. (2015)
Investigation of Cutting Tools and Working Conditions Effects when Cutting Ti-6al-4V using Vegetable Oil-Based Cutting Fluids. Procedia Engineering, 132, 577-584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.12.535
Power consumed in metal cutting is typically converted into heat near the cutting tool edge. Cutting fluids are then provided to a cutting zone in order to improve the tribolo...
Investigation into the Development of an Additive Manufacturing Technique for the Production of Fibre Composite Products
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Bade, L., Hackney, P., Shyha, I., & Birkett, M. (2015)
Investigation into the Development of an Additive Manufacturing Technique for the Production of Fibre Composite Products. Procedia Engineering, 132, 86-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.12.483
The advancements in manufacturing technology over recent years have made Additive Manufacturing, a breakthrough technology in the designing and manufacturing field. This paper...
Effect of Varying Mixing Ratios and Pre-Heat Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane (PU) Foam
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Oppon, C., Hackney, P., Shyha, I., & Birkett, M. (2015)
Effect of Varying Mixing Ratios and Pre-Heat Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane (PU) Foam. Procedia Engineering, 132, 701-708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.12.550
The continuous growth of the usage of Polyurethane foams requires that designers and manufacturers investigate the appropriate factors that affect their production and full us...
Use of morphological features of carbonaceous materials for improved mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites
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Atif, R., Wei, J., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016)
Use of morphological features of carbonaceous materials for improved mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites. RSC Advances, 6(2), 1351-1359. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA24039E
The influence of reinforcement morphology on damage tolerance and fracture toughness of epoxy based nanocomposites has been studied. Two different forms of carbonaceous reinfo...
The degradation of mechanical properties in polymer nano-composites exposed to liquid media - a review
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Saharudin, M., Atif, R., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2015)
The degradation of mechanical properties in polymer nano-composites exposed to liquid media - a review. RSC Advances, 6(2), 1076-1089. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA22620A
The advancement of polymer nano-composites has been motivated by the need for materials with a specific combination of mechanical properties beyond those achieved from only on...
Manufacturing at double the speed
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Allwood, J., Childs, T., Clare, A., Silva, A. D., Dhokia, V., Hutchings, I., …Turner, S. (2016)
Manufacturing at double the speed. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 229, 729-757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2015.10.028
The speed of manufacturing processes today depends on a trade-off between the physical processes of production, the wider system that allows these processes to operate and the...
Modelling of cutting fibrous composite materials: current practice
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Kahwash, F., Shyha, I., & Maheri, A. (2015)
Modelling of cutting fibrous composite materials: current practice. Procedia CIRP, 28, 52-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.04.010
Using fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) is increasing across many industries. Although FRP are laid-up in the near-net shape, several cutting operations are necessary to meet qu...
An Investigation into CO2 Laser Trimming of CFRP and GFRP Composites
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Shyha, I. (2013)
An Investigation into CO2 Laser Trimming of CFRP and GFRP Composites. Procedia Engineering, 63, 931-937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.08.200
The paper outlines results for an investigation of CO2 laser trimming of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composites. Process variables include cutting speed, laser beam power, ...
Drilling of titanium/CFRP/aluminium stacks
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Shyha, I., Soo, S. L., Aspinwall, D., Bradley, S., Dawson, S., & Pretorius, C. (2010)
Drilling of titanium/CFRP/aluminium stacks. Key Engineering Materials, 447, 624-633. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.447-448.624
Following a review on the machinability of CFRP composites and multilayer stacks typically comprising metallic and composite material elements, the paper details experimental ...