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Advanced Materials, Machinability and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 479

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: machine learning; intelligent manufacturing systems; optimization of production systems; modeling and simulation of manufacturing processes; risk assessment in manufacturing systems
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Engineering & Technology Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
Interests: vibration assisted machining; grinding; machining; process monitoring; machine tool design
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School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, India
Interests: materials; manufacturing; metal matrix composites; selective laser melting (additive manufacturing); machinability; high entropy alloys; hydrogen embrittlement

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Research and Development Institute, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Bangkok, Thailand
Interests: expert system and artificial intelligent; lightweight material; smart manufacturing; intelligent cyber physical system; advanced machining and cutting tool design; cold and hot forging; predictive maintenance

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Mechanical Engineering Department, MEtRICs Research Center, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: cyber-physical systems; dependable controllers for dependable mechatronic systems; mechatronic systems design for medical/biomedical applications, wellbeing and/or rehabilitation
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wrocław, Poland
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The modern global economy faces several important challenges that require the creation of new technological solutions. The issues related to advanced materials, machinability and intelligent manufacturing systems hold a pivotal role in the advancement of modern engineering and technology. The significance of these fields stems from their potential to revolutionize various industries, driving innovation and sustainability in the global economy.

With the development of new materials, it has become necessary to develop new technological solutions enabling the production of products with new, previously unknown functional characteristics and functions. Challenges in the field of manufacturing technology require in-depth research not only in the field of technology but also new tools and the environment for performing manufacturing processes. Changes in the global economy also include the widespread use of artificial intelligence technologies. In addition to self-adaptive production systems, intelligent materials that change their properties as a result of external factors such as radiation intensity or temperature changes are also important.

The Special Issue awaits the results of the latest work in the above-mentioned areas, which may contribute to the development of advanced materials and machinability technologies, as well as broadly understood intelligent manufacturing systems. We, therefore, welcome contributions on the following topics, though this list is not exhaustive:

  • Materials and applications of additive manufacturing;
  • Design, synthesis and applications of polymeric materials;
  • The use of intelligent methods in the design and production of new materials;
  • Machining/Forming of advanced materials;
  • New techniques for processing difficult-to-machine materials;
  • Advanced aerospace material and composites;
  • Processes and applications of producing biological materials;
  • Production of metal matrix composites (MMC) and ceramic matrix composites (CMC);
  • Characteristics and machinability of MMC and CMC composites;
  • Modeling of materials and production processes;
  • Modeling of the machinability of composite materials.

Prof. Dr. Anna Burduk
Dr. Andre Batako
Prof. Dr. Anthony M. Xavior
Dr. Suthep Butdee
Dr. Jose Machado
Dr. Kamil Krot
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Keywords

  • composites
  • aerospace materials
  • high-entropy alloys
  • hydrogen storage
  • cutting tools
  • machinability
  • production management
  • intelligent manufacturing

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Study on Springback Behavior in Hydroforming of Micro Channels for a Metal Bipolar Plate
by Zonghui Su, Wenlong Xie, Yong Xu, Changsheng Li, Liangliang Xia, Baocheng Yang, Mingyu Gao, Hongwu Song and Shihong Zhang
Materials 2024, 17(21), 5386; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17215386 - 4 Nov 2024
Abstract
Bipolar plates are one of the most important components of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. With the miniaturization of bipolar plate flow channel sizes and the increasing demand for precision, springback has become a key focus of research in the bipolar plate forming [...] Read more.
Bipolar plates are one of the most important components of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. With the miniaturization of bipolar plate flow channel sizes and the increasing demand for precision, springback has become a key focus of research in the bipolar plate forming process. In this paper, the hydroforming process for 316L stainless steel bipolar plates was studied, and an FEM model was built to examine the stress and strain at various locations on the longitudinal section of the plate. Modeling accuracy was validated by the comparison of experimental profile and thickness distribution. The effects of forming pressure and grain size on springback behavior are discussed. The results show that with increasing forming pressure, the springback value decreases initially, followed by an increase, but then again decreases. When the forming pressure is 80 MPa–100 MPa, the deformation of the lower element of the upper rounded corner is not uniform with more elastic regions, and the springback is positively correlated with forming pressure. The springback distribution pattern on the cross-section of the bipolar plate changes from a normal distribution to a distribution of “M” shape with increased pressure. The larger the grain size, the lower the yield strength elastic proportion, resulting in a decrease in springback of the sheet. The maximum amount of springback of the bipolar plate is 3.1 μm when the grain size is 60.7 μm. The research results provide a reference for improving the forming quality of metal bipolar plates with different flow channel shapes. Full article
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