Review of common hydrogen storage tanks and current manufacturing methods for aluminium alloy tank liners
March 2024
With the growing concern about climate issues and the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions, hydrogen has attracted increasing attention as a clean and renewable vehicle energy source. However, the...
Electrical discharge machining: Recent advances and future trends in modeling, optimization, and sustainability
July 2025
Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) has experienced significant advancements in modeling, optimization, and sustainability, reflecting the growing demand for intelligent and environmentally friendly...
Machine learning in additive manufacturing: A comprehensive insight
March 2025
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a technological advancement gaining colossal popularity due to its advantages and simplified fabrication. AM facilitates the manufacturing of complex, light, and strong...
Exploring the integration of digital twin and additive manufacturing technologies
November 2024
This paper offers a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in digital twin technology applied to additive manufacturing (AM), focusing on recent research trends, methodologies, and the integration...
Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comparison of manufacturing methods on mechanical properties
December 2021
Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer composite materials are used throughout industry for their excellent mechanical properties; in particular, these composites boast high specific stiffnesses and specific...
Recent advancements in lightweight high entropy alloys – A comprehensive review
September 2024
Current advancements in technology enables the enhancement and refinement of alloys to address the demands of expanding industrial applications. High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) are a developing class of...
A review on forming techniques for manufacturing lightweight complex—shaped aluminium panel components
June 2018
Aluminium alloys are being increasingly utilised in the automotive and aerospace industries to reduce the weight of vehicles. Extensive research has been conducted to overcome the poor ductility of...
The prospects of natural fiber composites: A brief review
July 2024
This research explores natural fiber composites (NFCs) as alternatives to traditional materials such as fiberglass. By examining fibers like abaca, bamboo, banana, coir, flax, hemp, jute, kenaf, pineapple...
Comparative study of the application of steels and aluminium in lightweight production of automotive parts
December 2018
The automotive industry has a decisive role in the economy of developed countries. Sheet metal forming – as one of the main processes in car manufacturing – has similarly important role. Concerning...
Finite element analysis and experimental whiffletree testing of a small UAV composite wing
July 2025
This study presents a comprehensive investigation of the structural performance of a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) composite wing, integrating finite element analysis (FEA) and experimental whiffletree...
“Advances in wire-arc additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys: Heat sources, DfAM principles, material evaluation, process parameters, defect management, corrosion evaluation and post-processing techniques”
November 2024
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) has increasingly been recognized as a cost-effective method for fabricating intricate metallic parts, especially from nickel-based superalloys. This review covers...
Deep learning-based applications in metal additive manufacturing processes: Challenges and opportunities–A review
July 2025
In metal additive manufacturing (AM), parts often exhibit quality variations, defects, intricate surface topography, and anisotropic properties influenced by factors such as process parameters, energy...
Additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys: Characterization and post-processing
January 2024
Magnesium and its alloys remain perilous in the framework of light weighting and advanced devices structure such as rockets and satellites. However, the utilization of Magnesium (Mg) is increasing every...
Optimization of fused deposition modeling parameters for improved PLA and ABS 3D printed structures
September 2020
3D printing is a popular technique for fabricating three-dimensional solid objects from a digital design. In order to produce high quality 3D printed parts, the appropriate selection of printing parameters...
Durability and damage tolerance analysis methods for lightweight aircraft structures: Review and prospects
June 2022
This article started with a review on the evolutionary history of airworthiness regulations. Requirements for Durability and Damage Tolerance designs in current airworthiness regulations are an accumulation...
Ultrasonic inspection of composites materials: Application to detect impact damage
March 2021
Failures detection in composite laminates is complicated respect to conventional non-destructive testings for metal structures, due to their sensibility to echoes drown in noise depending by the different...
Challenges in additive manufacturing of high-strength aluminium alloys and current developments in hybrid additive manufacturing
June 2021
Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes, also known as 3D printing, enable geometrically complex parts to be produced layer by layer on the basis of three-dimensional (3D) data generated either by scanning...
Manufacture and characterization of lightweight sand-plastic composites made of plastic waste and sand: Effect of sand types
January 2025
Over the past decade, many types of waste have been exploited as feedstocks in different industries. Recycled plastics are among the waste sought for several civil engineering applications. In this...
A comprehensive review on fusion welding of high entropy alloys – Processing, microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of joints
January 2024
The high entropy alloys (HEAs) are relatively a new class of materials that have attracted significant attention of engineering sector in recent years due to their extensive mechanical properties, high...
Development of lightweight sawdust-based composite panels for building purposes
September 2024
This research dealt with fabrication of suitable lightweight composite panel samples from sawdust for building applications. Raw and alkali-treated sawdust particles were utilized at varying weight...
Izod impact and hardness properties of 3D printed lightweight CF-reinforced PLA composites using design of experiment
September 2022
3D printing plays an excellent role in the fabrication of customized parts for a variety of industrial sectors, but the printing parameters have a major influence on the performance of the printed parts....
A data-informed review of scientific and technological developments and future trends in hot stamping
March 2024
As a promising solution to the growing demand for lightweighting, hot stamping has gained considerable applications in the automotive industry. Over the past few decades, the market for hot stamping...
Laser powder bed fusion of AlSi10Mg with increased layer thickness for higher building rate
Available online 5 August 2025
Among existing metal additive manufacturing technologies, laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) has an outstanding resolution but, from the other side, inferior building rate. In this work, the LPBF process...
Thermal drilling processing on sheet metals: A review
September 2019
Thermal drilling is a sheet metal hole making technique and which is the most cost-effective and extremely high productivity technique in sheet metal fastenings. Especially, the fastening or joining...
Optimisation of welding parameters for ultrasonically assisted resistance spot welding of pure titanium Grade 2 and aluminium alloy 5754
Available online 4 October 2025
Welded joints between titanium alloys and aluminium alloys, particularly aluminium alloy 5754 and pure titanium Grade 2, present challenges due to the significant differences in their physical properties....