Hard and brittle materials (HBMs) are promising materials for aerospace and astronomy
applications, due to their excellent mechanical, optical, and chemical properties. However …

Intrinsically smart, metal matrix composites (MMCs) are lightweight and high-performance
materials having ever expanding industrial applications. The structural and the functional …

Hybrid manufacturing processes are based on the simultaneous and controlled interaction
of process mechanisms and/or energy sources/tools having a significant effect on the …

Laser beam machining (LBM) is one of the most widely used thermal energy based non-
contact type advance machining process which can be applied for almost whole range of …

Outstanding mechanical and physical properties like high thermal resistance, high hardness
and chemical stability have encouraged use of structural ceramics in several applications …

Today, hybrid manufacturing technology has drawn significant interests from both academia
and industry due to the capability to make products in a more efficient and productive way …

Titanium alloy (Ti–6Al–4V) is one of the materials extensively used in the aerospace industry
due to its excellent properties of high specific strength and corrosion resistance, but it also …

Thermally enhanced machining uses external heat sources to heat and soften the workpiece
locally in front of the cutting tool. The temperature rise at the shear zone reduces the yield …

Because it is key to understanding the performance of material removal processes and
resultant workpiece quality, the measurement of temperature during material removal is …

This article presents a detailed systematic review on the current developments in the
machining of superalloys. Superalloys have extensive high temperature applications and …