23 January 2018

Call for papers: "Machining-induced Surface Integrity of Difficult-to-Machine Materials"

For a special issue of the International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials.

This special issue aims to focus on machining-induced surface integrity, particularly in the case of difficult-to-machine (DTM) materials. Its objective is to facilitate audiences by providing information about interesting and novel outcomes of cutting-edge research into machining and surface integrity of DTM materials. The special issue will covers effects of machining (conventional and non-conventional) parameters on surface integrity aspects such as geometric accuracy, surface finish, residual stresses, micro-hardness, fatigue strength, microstructure and wear characteristics of DTM materials. It will also shed light on modelling and optimisation of machining parameters for the enhancement of surface integrity. The influence of hybrid machining/finishing processes and sustainable machining techniques on surface integrity will also be addressed. 

The special issue will be of great benefit to researchers, engineers, scholars, technical experts and specialists working in the area of conventional and non-conventional machining. 

Suitable topics include, but are not limited, to the following:
  • Surface integrity in conventional (turning, milling, drilling, grinding, etc.) and non-conventional machining (EDM/WEDM, ECM, LBM, AWJM, etc.) of DTM materials
  • Effect of machining parameters on surface integrity of titanium alloys, inconel, shape memory alloys, ceramics, composites and smart materials
  • Machining-induced microstructure, residual stresses, micro-hardness and surface texture
  • Influence of machining on geometric accuracy, surface finish, and Abbott-Firestone parameters
  • Hybrid and sustainable machining-induced surface integrity of DTM materials
  • Tribology and wear characteristics of DTM materials after conventional and non-conventional machining
  • Modelling and optimisation of machining for surface integrity enhancement

Important Dates
Manuscripts due by: 30 April, 2018
Notification to authors: 31 July, 2018
Final versions due by: 30 September, 2018

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