Mechanical

The solution of the unloading wave problem
The solution of Rakhmatulin's problem of an unloading wave for a linear strengthening scheme is extended to the case of large values of the maximum pressures. Two versions of the solution of this problem are also presented as they apply to the non-linear “stress-strain” diagram of elastoplast...


The effects of bidirectional evolutionary structural optimization parameters on an industrial designed component for additive manufacture
An assessment of the effect of topology optimization design parameters on the performance of an additively manufactured part has been performed. The dependence of the output from a topology optimization involving an aerospace component on the topology optimization control parameters, evolution ra...
Research of A Novel Linearity Amending System for the Precise Film Potentiometer
This article presents a novel linearity amending system for the precise film potentiometer. The proposed mathematical model for this film resistor can accurately describe the electrical characteristics of the potentiometer and estimate the thickness of carbon film, which is the source of linearit...
A fast optimization approach for multipass wire drawing processes based on the analytical model
A fast optimization approach is described for design optimization of the multipass wire drawing process with genetic algorithm. The analytical models for calculation of the drawing force, power consumption, and the temperature rise are addressed by considering the real steel wire drawing conditio...
Experimental Studies on the Overall Efficiency Performance of Axial Piston Motor with a Laser Surface Textured Valve Plate
Are developed to study the potential use of laser surface texturing in the form of spherical micro-dimples. This study adapts the fiber laser marking machine to machine micro-dimples with different dimensions on the surface of the valve plate for axial piston motor. In addition, these tests of th...
A stochastic multi-objective multi-constraint inventory model under inflationary condition and different inspection scenarios
This article presents inspection scenarios for the multiobjective multiconstraint mixed backorder and lost sales inventory model with imperfect items in which the order quantity, reorder point, ordering cost, lead time, and backorder rate are decision variables. The objectives are minimizing expe...


Modeling and analysis of elongation for submerged arc-welded joints by using developed agglomerated fluxes
This study explores the elongation of submerged arc-welded joints by using developed agglomerated fluxes. The response surface methodology technique was used to conduct the experiments. MnO, CaF2, NiO, MgO, and Fe-Cr were added to the fluxes comprising CaO, SiO2, and Al2O3 as the main constituent...
Prediction of Springback during Indirect Hot Press Forming Through Tensile Test with Simultaneous Cooling
Due to the demand for reduced weight, improved safety, and crashworthiness in vehicles, the need to manufacture automobile structural components from ultrahigh-strength steels is apparent. Indirect hot press forming process is a process developed from hot press forming because of steel’s hi...
FEM simulation and experimental study on the quenching residual stress of aluminum alloy 2024
Finite element models were established to simulate the quenching processes of aluminum alloy 2024 blocks under different quenching conditions. The surface cooling curves of aluminum blocks in different quench media were obtained by experiment. Inverse heat-transfer calculations were applied to de...
Aluminium alloys welding processes: challenges, joint types, and process selection
Aluminium and its alloys have gained increasing importance in structural engineering due to advantageous properties such as light weight, ease of machining and corrosion resistance. This article presents surface-related challenges facing aluminium welding, specifically weld process limitations an...
The effect of cutting speed on tool life in ultrasonic-assisted milling process
Machining processes are inherently involved with tool wear, which is an influential factor in cutting forces, surface roughness, and machining costs. In conventional machining of some materials, there are some limitations regarding rapid wear of tool and large machining forces. As a result, new m...


Integrating grey relational analysis and support vector machine for performance prediction of modular configured products
Evaluating whether a newly configured product can satisfy the customers’ individual requirements or not is crucially important for the modular configuration design. Product performance prediction at the end of the configuration process can estimate the performance parameter values through t...
Thermomechanical Modeling Sensitivity Analysis Of Electrically Assisted Forming
Recent research by the authors has resulted in the conception of several methods of accounting for direct electrical effects during an electrically assisted manufacturing process, where electricity is applied to a conductive workpiece to enhance its formability characteristics. This modeling and ...
Application of optical force measurement to mode characterization of atomic force microscopy nanomachining
Atomic force microscopy is often used not only to acquire the sample surface topography at the subnanometer scale but also to measure forces on the surface during imaging. This study aims to develop a practical measurement scheme of the actual scratching forces exerted during atomic force microsc...
A Study of the Mechanical Properties of Objects Built through Weld-Deposition
Hybrid layered manufacturing, an automatic layered manufacturing process for metallic objects, combines the best features of two well-known and economical processes, namely, weld-deposition and milling. A study of the mechanical properties like hardness and tensile strength of objects made throug...