Advances in Machining of Composite Materials

Prof. Islam Shyha is a Professor of Manufacturing Engineering and Head of Mechanical Engineering and Design at the School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University. Prof. Shyha has over 20 years of experience working in higher education. He received his Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice from Northumbria University, PhD from The University of Birmingham, MSc, and BSc from Alexandria University. He also worked at Northumbria University, The Birmingham University and Alexandria University. He has extensive experience in the conventional and non-conventional machining of composite materials. His work is supported by the UK Research Council, Innovate UK and industry. Prof. Shyha is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), teaches mechanical and manufacturing engineering courses and supervises MSc and PhD projects in advanced manufacturing Engineering. He also had several honorary positions at Newcastle University (UK) and the Vietnamese German University (Vietnam). Prof. Shyha has authored/co-authored more than 100 articles published in journals & international conferences and a patent on a novel composite machining tool. He also contributes to the global research communities and actively participates as a reviewer for many manufacturing and materials international journals.Dr Dehong Huo is a Senior Lecturer in Precision Manufacturing in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University (UK). He is a member of the European Society of Precision Engineering & Nanotechnology (Euspen), Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), and EPSRC College, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Dr Huo’s research interests lie in precision machine tools, advanced manufacturing, and modelling of machining processes. His work has been supported by the UK Research Council, Innovate UK and industry. He has authored/co-authored four books, over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers.

• Introduction.- Fibre Reinforced Composites (FRPs).- Conventional Machining Processes of FRPs.- Nonconventional Machining Processes of FRPs.- Modelling of Machining Composites.- Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs).- Conventional Machining of Metal Matrix based Composites.- Non-conventional Machining of Metal Matrix based Composites.- Modelling of Cutting Metal Matrix Composites.- Machining/Drilling of Composite Metallic Stacks.- Machining of Ceramic Matrix Composites.- Nano-structured Polymer based Composites.- Machining of Nano-structured Polymer Composites.- Green, Natural Fibre and Hybrid Composites.- Machining of Green and Natural Fibre Composites.- Grinding and Abrasive Machining of Composite Materials.- Cutting Tools for Machining Composites.- Health and Safety Considerations in Machining Composites.