Sustainable Composites for Automotive Engineering

Vijay Raghunathan · Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa · Vinod Ayyappan · Suchart Siengchin

2025年5月 · Elsevier

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Sustainable Composites for Automotive Engineering presents recent trends in this important research field. Emphasis is placed on the development, characterization, and application of lightweight composites in various automobile components. The types of materials covered include polymer composites, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites. The book takes a 360-degree approach and covers all aspects of the product development cycle including materials selection, as well as design and development processes, testing, characterization, modelling and simulation, and applications. The book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, industrial R&D, automotive engineers, and manufacturers working in the design and development of composite materials for applications in automotive components. - Provides in-depth knowledge about the materials, their properties and performance, and applications in automotive components - Covers polymer matrix composites, ceramic-matrix and metal-based composites - Discusses traditional manufacturing methods and recent developments in sustainable 'green' manufacturing and testing of automobile parts with various industrial case studies - Includes brake friction materials, as well as natural and rubber-based composites - Covers OEM regulations, environmental aspects, economic analysis, and life cycle assessment of composite-based products

作者简介

Dr. Vijay Raghunathan is from the Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. He did his Post Doctorate in the field of natural fiber and its composites from TGGS, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Engineering in Computer Integrated Manufacturing from Anna University, Chennai, India, in 2012 and 2014, respectively, with university rank. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Production Engineering from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India, in 2020. His research focused on developing and characterizing automobile brake friction composites in collaboration with academia and industries across the globe. He was awarded the Budding Researcher Award of the Production Engineering Department in 2020 by National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India. He has published over 75 articles in various SCI and Scopus-indexed journals. He has published seven book chapters, holds 2 Indian patents, and 5 design registrations. He is editing several books for reputed international publishers

Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa is a Principal Research Scientist and an Associate Professor at the King Mongkut’s University of Technology, North Bangkok, Thailand. His current research areas include natural fiber composites, polymer composites, and advanced material technology.

Vinod Ayyappan is a research fellow at Department of Materials and Production Engineering (MPE), The Sirindhorn International Thai – German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. He has published more than 20 articles in various articles in SCI and Scopus indexed Journals including Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Sage etc. His current research areas include Additive manufacturing, Advanced material technology, Natural Fiber composites, and Polymer Composites.

Dr. Suchart Siengchin is The President of King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. His research interests include Natural fiber composites, synthesis and characterization of synthetic and biopolymers and their blends, and polymer composites for engineering applications.