Overview
- Presents the evolution and current status of metal casting industry at one place
- Helps to understand the evolution of casting processes in historical context
- Discusses the opportunities of further developments in this already mature field through computational methods and virtual reality
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Muhammad Azhar Ali Khan is a Lecturer-B in Mechanical Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Currently, he is working on his PhD Dissertation at KFUPM on Advanced Simulation Techniques in Optimizing the Metal Casting Processes.
Dr. Anwar Khalil Sheikh is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Dr. Sheikh is a full time faculty member in KFUPM since 1979 prior to which he was an Assistant Professor in Michigan Technological University. His current research interests are Optimization of Metal Casting Processes, Rapid Prototyping, Metal Extrusion, Reliability and PVRO Systems.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolution of Metal Casting Technologies
Book Subtitle: A Historical Perspective
Authors: Muhammad Azhar Ali Khan, Anwar Khalil Sheikh, Bilal Suleiman Al-Shaer
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46633-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46632-3Published: 14 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46633-0Published: 03 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 43
Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Metallic Materials, History of Technology, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials