Microwave Processing of Metallic Materials: Revolutionizing Surface Engineering for Green Manufacturing

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 received 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 alloys coatings for high temperature oxidation and corrosion resistance; Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs); and microwave processing of materials. Dr. Vasudev has contributed extensively in thermal spray coatings in conference papers, journal articles, and books, and he has also been granted a patent. He won the Research Excellence Award in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023 at Lovely Professional University.

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 20 papers. Additionally, he has contributed to numerous conference papers and book chapters. Dr. Singh is actively involved in the research community, serving as a reviewer for research articles. He has over ten years of teaching experience and has guided many M-Tech Students. Dr. Singh is Guest Editor of many journals, and he has organized a 2024 National Conference in STEM.

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 2015-2017. He obtained his M.Tech. (Production and Industrial Engineering) and Ph.D. degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Roorkee, India. He has worked as an Senior Research Fellow (SRF) during his Ph.D programme at IIT Roorkee in a project sponsored by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Mumbai. His areas of research include microwave processing of materials (joining, cladding, casting & sintering) and surface engineering performed using thermal spray technology, plasma spray and flame spray, etc. 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.