Modern Manufacturing Processes for Aircraft Materials

Selim Gürgen is an associate professor of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey. He is the director of the Eskişehir Vocational School. Before his academic life, he worked as a manufacturing engineer in a joint venture of KMWE-Dutch Aero, the Netherlands. He contributed to several industrial and research projects in collaboration with major organizations such as Turkish Aerospace Industries, Fiat Automotive Industry and Turkish Air Force. He has many publications in refereed international journals and conferences. He is ranked in the list of the world's best scientists of years 2019, 2020, 2021 and career-long category. Catalin I. Pruncu is an associate lecturer at Brunel University London, UK, and a visiting researcher at the Politecnico di Bari, Italy. He is a former researcher fellow in the Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK. He has 11 years of research experience working in academia and industry. He was ranked in the top 6% of the UK - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council College members in the UK for participating in peer review activities during the academic year (2019/20). He is a charter and member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK), since November 2015. He has also been involved in organizing or participating as a scientific member in various national and international conferences.

• Section 1 Manufacturing of aircraft polymers and composites1. Polymeric additive manufacturing in the aeronautical industry2. Compression molding method for alumina-reinforced UHMWPE-based composites3. Laser welding of polymer and fiber-reinforced composites for aircraft4. Rapid prototyping of core materials in aircraft sandwich structuresSection 2 Manufacturing of structural light-weight alloys5. High-speed machining of aluminum alloys for aircraft structures6. Thermomechanical processing of Ti-alloy for high-end applicationsSection 3 Manufacturing of hot-section alloys in aero-engines7. Electrical discharge machining technologies in the aerospace industry8. Application of micro machining and additive manufacturing processes for difficult-to-cut materials in aerospace industry—a review9. A review of challenges and optimization processing during additive manufacturing of trademarked Ni-Cr-based alloys10. Laser shock peening operation in aeroengine components 11. Electron beam welding applications in aeroengines