Hybrid Materials and Advanced Manufacturing

This book showcases advances in composite materials, hybrid systems, and additive manufacturing, connecting scientific principles with practical industrial applications. Authored by specialists from both academia and industry, it merges foundational knowledge with practical insights. The text commences with the development of metal matrix composites and progresses to advances in additive manufacturing within the framework of industry 5.0. The discussion extends to chemical treatments of natural fibers and next-generation polymer nanocomposites aimed at achieving tribological excellence, with a focus on both performance and sustainability. It further investigates sophisticated materials for hydrogen storage utilizing hybrid materials followed by magneto-electric nanocomposites for precise drug delivery, and the effects of CdSe and ZnSe nanoparticles on P3HT, where photothermal deflection spectroscopy reveals pathways for solar cells and optoelectronic devices. Applied dimensions include performance evaluations of disc brake materials (using SolidWorks and ANSYS), innovative coatings, and environmentally friendly mono and hybrid nanoparticle cutting fluids in minimum quantity lubrication for sustainable machining. The text also delves into composite strategies for managing solar PV waste and reinforced UHMWPE for wear-resistant biomedical joint applications. By integrating perspectives from materials, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and environmental considerations, this volume provides a thorough overview of sustainable technological progress.

Prof. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Verma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) Kanpur India. He was an Additional Controller of Examinations and Finance Controller (FC) of HBTU. He has a PhD (Engineering) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He is a Chartered Engineer by the Institution of Engineers (India). He is actively involved in teaching and research in nanomaterial, polymer composites, modeling, simulation, optimization, advanced machining, and machinability estimation of composites/nanocomposite materials. Dr. Verma has supervised 6 PhD and 13 Master’s theses; with another 5 PhDs ongoing. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles in major refereed journals and conference proceedings. The e-content and courses he developed are widely used. He has over 10 completed and ongoing research and development (R&D). He has filed 15 patents and 3 copyright registered documents in India. Dr. Verma received the prestigious Research Excellence Award-2023 (REA-2023), Research Excellence Award- 2024 (REA-2024) and Research Excellence Award- 2025 (REA-2025) the for his exemplary research work. His research proposal secured second rank in competition, from Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), Lucknow in 2018, and received the Best Paper Awards at the PRIME2021 and the ICMPC2021 conferences. He is a reviewer for various international journals. Moreover, Dr. Verma has been invited as Keynote/Invited Speaker, Section Chair, and member for several international conferences with themes in Mechanical & Production Engineering, Emerging Materials, and Manufacturing Science. He has developed various nanomaterials for structural applications and proposed hybrid optimization modules recognized by multiple peer-reviewed journal publishers.Dr. Devendra Kumar Singh is a Research Associate-I in an R&D-sponsored DST project at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India. Also, he has worked on R&D sponsored by Uttar Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (UPCST). He is a Life Member of the Asian Polymer Association. His research interests focus on nanomaterial synthesis and development, Bio nanocomposites, numerical modeling, and surface texturing. He has published 13 peer-reviewed articles in refereed international journals and conference proceedings. Additionally, he has filed 4 design patents and 1 process patents, 2 edited book, 2 book chapters and has 1 copyright registered document in India. He has also utilized various nanomaterial-reinforced bio nanocomposites for biomedical applications and developed hybrid metaheuristic optimizing methodologies recognized by multiple peer-reviewed journals and book publishers.Dr. Arpan Kumar Mondal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR) in Kolkata. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from t