Advances in Materials and Manufacturing

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (ICAMME-2014), December 19-20, 2014, Chennai, India. The 193 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Hybrid and Composite Materials;Chapter 2: Natural Fibre Composites; Chapter 3: Metal Matrix Composites; Chapter 4: Nano-Scale Materials and Technologies; Chapter 5: Material Characteristics; Chapter 6: Application of Phase Change Materials; Chapter 7: Materials Application and Utilization;Chapter 8: Advances in Coating and Surface;Chapter 9: Advances in Cutting and Machining Processes; Chapter 10: Advances in Welding Process;Chapter 11: Advances in Drilling Process;Chapter 12: Optimization of Processing Technologies; Chapter 13: Numerical Investigations and Algorithms; Chapter 14: Design, Modeling and Simulation;Chapter 15: Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering; Chapter 16: Manufacturing Technology; Chapter 17: Manufacturing Management.