All Outputs (11)

Optimisation of Weld Overlay Cladding Parameters Using Full-Factorial Design of Experiment (2016)
Journal Article
Chan, L., Shyha, I., Dryer, D., & Hamilton, J. (2016). Optimisation of Weld Overlay Cladding Parameters Using Full-Factorial Design of Experiment. Materials Science Forum, 880, 54-58. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.880.54

Weld Overlay Cladding (WOC) shares the same scientific principals as conventional welding where there are multiple governing factors that control the process and outcome. The present work employs a Design of Experiment (DoE) approach to optimising pr... Read More about Optimisation of Weld Overlay Cladding Parameters Using Full-Factorial Design of Experiment.

Viscoelastic and Mechanical Properties of Multi-layered Graphene Polyester Composites (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saharudin, M., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016). Viscoelastic and Mechanical Properties of Multi-layered Graphene Polyester Composites. In ICAME2016 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering

In this study, multi-layered-graphene (MLG) reinforced unsaturated polyester (UP) were prepared by adding different weight percentage of graphene in polyester resin and subsequently cross linked using mixture of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide. The mech... Read More about Viscoelastic and Mechanical Properties of Multi-layered Graphene Polyester Composites.

The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed in seawater environment (2016)
Journal Article
Saharudin, M., Wei, J., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016). The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed in seawater environment. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016, Article 2604631. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2

Polyester based polymers are extensively used in aggressive marine environments; however inadequate data available on the effects of the seawater on the polyester based nanocomposites mechanical properties. This paper reports the effect of seawater a... Read More about The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed in seawater environment.

Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Graphene-Epoxy Nanocomposites—A Review (2016)
Journal Article
Atif, R., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016). Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Graphene-Epoxy Nanocomposites—A Review. Polymers, 8(8), Article 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym8080281

Monolithic epoxy, because of its brittleness, cannot prevent crack propagation and is vulnerable to fracture. However, it is well established that when reinforced—especially by nano-fillers, such as metallic oxides, clays, carbon nanotubes, and other... Read More about Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Graphene-Epoxy Nanocomposites—A Review.

The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed to diluted methanol (2016)
Journal Article
Saharudin, M., Atif, R., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2017). The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed to diluted methanol. Journal of Composite Materials, 51(11), 1653-1664. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998

The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay?polyester nanocomposites was studied after an exposure of 24 h in diluted methanol system by clamping test specimens across steel templates. The glass transition temperature (Tg) and sto... Read More about The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed to diluted methanol.

Effect of cutting tools and working conditions on the machinability of TI-6AL-4V using vegetable oil-based cutting fluids (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gariani, S., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016, May). Effect of cutting tools and working conditions on the machinability of TI-6AL-4V using vegetable oil-based cutting fluids. Paper presented at International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, I

The cutting of titanium alloys is usually associated with low productivity, poor surface quality, short tool life and high machining costs. This is due to the excessive generation of heat in the cutting zone and difficulties in heat dissipation due t... Read More about Effect of cutting tools and working conditions on the machinability of TI-6AL-4V using vegetable oil-based cutting fluids.

Weld overlay cladding repair - An investigation of tensile strength variation in processed metallic substrate (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chan, L., Shyha, I., Dreyer, D., Hamilton, J., & Hackney, P. (2016, May). Weld overlay cladding repair - An investigation of tensile strength variation in processed metallic substrate. Paper presented at International Conference on Advances in Mechanical

Weld Overlay Cladding (WOC) is a surfacing technique commonly applied on subsea Oil and Gas components to provide additional properties such as wear and corrosion resistance at a more superior level. This process involves a clad metal with certain de... Read More about Weld overlay cladding repair - An investigation of tensile strength variation in processed metallic substrate.

Electro-discharge machining of metal matrix composite materials (2016)
Journal Article
Shyha, I., & Rudd, M. (2016). Electro-discharge machining of metal matrix composite materials. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 2(2), 235-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2016.1164525

Following a review on the classification and applications of metal matrix composites (MMCs) and the use of unconventional machining processes to cut MMCs, the paper presents experimental results for electro-discharge machining of an aluminium matrix... Read More about Electro-discharge machining of metal matrix composite materials.

The degradation of mechanical properties due to stress concentration caused by retained acetone in epoxy nanocomposites (2016)
Journal Article
Atif, R., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016). The degradation of mechanical properties due to stress concentration caused by retained acetone in epoxy nanocomposites. RSC Advances, 6(41), 34188-34197. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA00739B

Multi-layered graphene (MLG)?epoxy nanocomposites of three different types were produced using the solution casting technique with MLG dispersed in three different mediums; acetone (MA), an epoxy (ME), and a hardener (MH). In the case of MLG disperse... Read More about The degradation of mechanical properties due to stress concentration caused by retained acetone in epoxy nanocomposites.

Modeling and experimentation of multi-layered nanostructured graphene-epoxy nanocomposites for enhanced thermal and mechanical properties (2016)
Journal Article
Atif, R., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2017). Modeling and experimentation of multi-layered nanostructured graphene-epoxy nanocomposites for enhanced thermal and mechanical properties. Journal of Composite Materials, 51(2), 209-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021

The influence of multi-layered nanostructured graphene as reinforcement on thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy-based nanocomposites has been studied. The maximum improvement in mechanical properties was observed at 0.1 wt\%. The Young?s and fl... Read More about Modeling and experimentation of multi-layered nanostructured graphene-epoxy nanocomposites for enhanced thermal and mechanical properties.

The effect of methanol exposure on the flexural and tensile properties of halloysite nanoclay/polyester (2016)
Journal Article
Saharudin, M. S., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016). The effect of methanol exposure on the flexural and tensile properties of halloysite nanoclay/polyester. International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology, 4(1), 42-46

In this study, halloysitenanoclay reinforced polyester composites were prepared by adding different weight percentage in unsaturated polyester resin and subsequently cross linked using mixture of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide. The effect of methanol i... Read More about The effect of methanol exposure on the flexural and tensile properties of halloysite nanoclay/polyester.