Polymer matrix composites (PMC) are extensively been used in many engineering
applications. Various natural fibers have emerged as potential replacements to synthetic …

Technological advancements and the growing material set in the world have created a large
variety of options for industrial designers, but little attention has been given to the tools and …

Green material selection is a crucial step for the material industry to comprehensively
improve material properties and promote sustainable development. However, because of …

This research study employs a comparative Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM)
approach to select optimal thermoplastic materials for hybrid vehicle battery packs in the …

The development of alternative-fuel vehicles has been recognized as a promising way for
emissions reduction from transportation. This study aims to develop a fuzzy group decision …

Materials selection in manufacturing process is an important stage and should be performed
in parallel with selection of manufacturing process. In automotive industry, production of …

Quality function deployment (QFD), animportant technique in quality management, has been
studied extensively and has already been tested in various areas of real-world applications …

The comprehensive intention of this paper is to evaluate the optimal welding parameters for
joining two dissimilar materials by friction stir welding (FSW) process which is termed as a …

Abstract End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs), together with Waste from Electrical and Electronic
Equipments (WEEE), are one of the most valuable sources of secondary raw materials. Their …

Sustainable product design (SPD) is instrumental in improving the sustainability of a product
throughout its entire life cycle. To attain this goal, decisions related to SPD should consider a …