Advances in Microwave Processing for Engineering Materials

This text discusses recent research techniques in the field of microwave processing of engineering materials by utilizing microwave radiation in the form of microwave hybrid heating (MHH). It is useful for industrial and household applications including the joining of materials, casting of bulk metal alloy material, drilling of borosilicate glass materials, development of cladding of different materials for friction, wear, and corrosion.

The book:

• Discusses the development of high-temperature resistant materials using microwave processing
• Covers the latest research development in microwave processing in the field of healthcare i.e. bio-medical implants
• Highlights concepts of microwave heating in joining, cladding, and casting of metallic materials
• Explains mechanisms of failure of materials and protection in a comprehensive manner
• Provide readers the knowledge of microwave processing of materials in major thrust areas of engineering applications

This book extensively highlights the latest advances in the field of microwave processing for engineering materials. It will serve as an ideal reference text for graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of materials science, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, and production engineering.

本書討論了在工程材料的微波處理領域中利用微波輻射進行微波混合加熱（MHH）的最新研究技術。它對於工業和家庭應用非常有用，包括材料的連接、大塊金屬合金材料的鑄造、硼硅酸鹽玻璃材料的鑽孔、以及不同材料的摩擦、磨損和腐蝕的包覆開發。

本書內容包括：
- 討論使用微波處理開發高溫耐用材料的發展
- 涵蓋微波處理在醫療保健領域（如生物醫學植入物）的最新研究進展
- 強調微波加熱在金屬材料的連接、包覆和鑄造中的概念
- 全面解釋材料失效和保護的機制
- 為讀者提供在工程應用的主要領域中的材料微波處理的知識

本書廣泛介紹了工程材料微波處理領域的最新進展，將成為材料科學、製造工程、工業工程、機械工程和生產工程等領域的研究生和學術研究人員的理想參考書。

Dr. Amit Bansal is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, India since 2017. Earlier, he had worked as an assistant professor in Lovely Professional University from 2015 to 2017. He has obtained his M.Tech. (Production and Industrial Engineering) and Ph.D. degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Roorkee, India. He has worked as an Senior Research Fellow (SRF) during his Ph.D programme at IIT Roorkee in a project sponsored by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Mumbai.The Ph.D. topic was Joining of advanced materialusing microwave hybrid heating technique at IIT Roorkee.His area of research is microwave processing of materials (joining, cladding, casting & sintering) and surface engineeringperformed using thermal spray technology, plasma spray and flame spray etc. He has contributed extensively in microwave processing of materials and thermal spray coatings in repute journals which include publications in Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, Springer, IOP Publishing, and Intech Open. He has authored more than 50 research publications in various International Journals, Books and Conferences of repute. He has guided many Master's and Ph.D. scholars in Thermal spraying, Advanced manufacturing, and Microwave processing of Materials.He has a teaching experience of more than eight years.

Dr. Hitesh Vasudev is currently working as Associate Professor at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-India. He has received Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana-India in 2018 [Affiliated to IKGPTU-Jallandhar]. His area of research is thermal spray coatings, especially for the development of new materials used for high-temperature erosion and oxidation resistance and microwave processing of materials. He has contributed extensively in thermal spray coatings in repute journals which include Surface coatings and Technology, Materials Today Communications, Engineering Failure Analysis, Journal of Cleaner Production, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties and Journal of failure prevention and control, International Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science under the flagship of various publication groups such as Elsevier, Taylor&Francis, Springer nature, IGI Global and InTech Open. Moreover, he is a dedicated reviewer of reputed journals such as Surface Coatings and Technology, Ceramics International, Journal of Material Engineering Performance, Engineering Failure Analysis, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties Material Research Express, Engineering Research Express and IGI Global journals etc.He has authored more than 30 International publications in various International Journals and conferences. He has published 15 book chapters in various books related to surface engineering and manufacturing processes.He has also published a unique patent in the field of thermal spraying. He has teaching experience of more than eight years. He received aResearch Excellence Award in 2019,2020 and 2021 at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India. He has organized a National Conference and has been a part of many International Conferences.

Dr. Amit Bansal目前擔任印度I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University機械工程系的助理教授，自2017年起。在此之前，他曾在2015年至2017年間擔任Lovely Professional University的助理教授。他在印度羅爾基爾的印度理工學院（I.I.T. Roorkee）獲得了生產和工業工程的碩士學位和博士學位。在印度理工學院期間，他在一個由印度核科學研究委員會（BRNS）贊助的項目中擔任高級研究員（SRF）。他的博士研究主題是在印度理工學院使用微波混合加熱技術連接先進材料。他的研究領域是使用熱噴涂技術、等離子噴涂和火焰噴涂等進行材料的微波處理（連接、包覆、鑄造和燒結）和表面工程。他在知名期刊上廣泛發表了關於材料的微波處理和熱噴涂塗層的論文，包括Elsevier、Taylor and Francis、Springer、IOP Publishing和Intech Open等出版物。他在各種國際期刊、書籍和知名會議上發表了50多篇研究論文。他指導了許多碩士和博士研究生在熱噴涂、先進制造和材料的微波處理方面。他擁有超過八年的教學經驗。

Dr. Hitesh Vasudev目前在印度Lovely Professional University擔任副教授。他於2018年在Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College（隸屬於IKGPTU-Jallandhar）獲得機械工程博士學位。他的研究領域是熱噴涂塗層，尤其是用於高溫侵蝕和氧化防護的新材料的開發以及材料的微波處理。他在知名期刊上廣泛發表了關於熱噴涂塗層的論文，包括Surface coatings and Technology、Materials Today Communications、Engineering Failure Analysis、Journal of Cleaner Production、Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties和Journal of failure prevention and control等。此外，他還是知名期刊的專業評審，如Surface Coatings and Technology、Ceramics International、Journal of Material Engineering Performance、Engineering Failure Analysis、Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties、Material Research Express、Engineering Research Express和IGI Global journals等。他在各種國際期刊和會議上發表了30多篇國際論文。他在與表面工程和製造工藝相關的各種書籍中發表了15篇章節。他還在熱噴涂領域獲得了一項獨特的專利。他擁有超過八年的教學經驗。他在2019年、2020年和2021年在印度Lovely Professional University獲得了研究卓越獎。他曾組織過一次國家會議，並參加了許多國際會議。