Advances in Material Sciences and Engineering

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Effect of Physical Vapour Deposition Coatings on High Speed Steel Single Point Cutting Tool

   • R. Ravi Raja Malar Vannan, T. V. Moorthy, P. Hariharan, B. K. Gnanavel

   Pages 1-5

3. The Effect of the Gap Distance Between Electrodes on Removal Rate in PMEDM Using FEA

   • Mohammed Abdulridha Abbas, Mohd Amri Lajis

   Pages 7-16

4. Preliminary Study of Stress Distribution on Modified Femoral Component of Knee Implant at Maximum Flexion Angle

   • Rosdayanti Fua-Nizan, Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani, Mohamad Yazid Din, Suresh Chopra

   Pages 17-22

5. Study of CO2 Solid Formation During Blowdown of Cryogenic CO2–CH4 Distillation Process

   • Umar Shafiq, Azmi M. Shariff, Muhammad Babar, Babar Azeem, Abulhassan Ali, Azmi Bustam

   Pages 23-31

6. Prediction of Fatigue Failure Location on Lower Control Arm Using Finite Element Analysis (Stress Life Method)

   • S. K. Abu Bakar, Rosdi Daud, H. Mas Ayu, M. S. Salwani, A. Shah

   Pages 33-39

7. Numerical Investigation of Sand Particle Erosion in Long Radius Elbow for Multiphase Flow

   • Muhammad Rehan Khan, H. H. Ya, William Pao, Mohd Amin A. Majid

   Pages 41-49

8. Reduction of Non Added Value Activities During Machine Breakdown to Increase Overall Equipment Efficiency

   • Shamini Janasekaran, Sheng Hong Lim

   Pages 51-56

9. Vibration Analysis Methods for Misalignment and Tolerance Problems in Machine Systems: A Review

   • Muhammad Nurshafiq Ramli, Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani, Nabihah Sallih, Abdul Azeez Abdu Aliyu, T. V. V. L. N. Rao

   Pages 57-66

10. Limbs Disabled Needs for an Ergonomics Assistive Technologies and Car Modification

    • Salami Bahariah Suliano, Siti Azfanizam Ahmad, Azizan As’arry, Faieza Abdul Aziz, Azizul Rahman Abd Aziz, Ali Ahmed Shokshk

    Pages 67-73

11. Effects of Non-neutral Posture and Anthropometry on Heart Rate in Hand Tools Tasks

    • Ali Ahmed Shokshk, Siti Azfanizam Ahmad, Faieza Abdul Aziz, Hazreen H. Harith, Azizul Rahman Abd Aziz, Salami Bahariah Suliano

    Pages 75-80

12. Determining Optimum Partial Transmission Ratios of Mechanical Driven Systems Using a V-Belt Drive and a Three-Stage Helical Reducer

    • Vu Ngoc Pi, Nguyen Khac Tuan, Le Xuan Hung, Nguyen Thi Hong Cam, Tran Thi Phuong Thao

    Pages 81-88

13. Determining Optimum Gear Ratios of a Worm—Helical Gearbox for Minimum Acreage of the Cross Section

    • Vu Ngoc Pi, Nguyen Khac Tuan, Le Xuan Hung, Nguyen Thi Quoc Dung, Bui Thanh Hien

    Pages 89-96

14. A New Study on Calculation of Optimum Partial Transmission Ratios of Mechanical Driven Systems Using a Chain Drive and a Two-Stage Helical Reducer

    • Vu Ngoc Pi, Nguyen Khac Tuan, Le Xuan Hung

    Pages 97-105

15. A New Study on Determination of Optimum Gear Ratios of a Two-Stage Helical Gearbox

    • Vu Ngoc Pi, Nguyen Khac Tuan, Le Xuan Hung, Luu Anh Tung

    Pages 107-115

16. Anti-friction Bearing Malfunction Detection and Diagnostics Using Hybrid Approach

    • Tamiru Alemu Lemma, Noraimi Omar, Mebrahitom Asmelash Gebremariam, Shazaib Ahsan

    Pages 117-131

17. Automated Pipeline Diagnostics Using Image Processing and Intelligent System

    • Tamiru Alemu Lemma, Divyeruthra Muniandy, Shazaib Ahsan

    Pages 133-144

18. Integrated Safety and Process Economics Approach for Sustainable Process Design of Process Piping

    • Muhammad Athar, Azmi M. Shariff, Azizul Buang

    Pages 145-154

19. Optimization of Delignification Process from Red Meranti Wood Sawdust (RMWS) Pretreated with Acidified Sodium Chlorite

    • Abdul Rahman Siti Noredyani, Abdul Wahid Zularisam, Ahmad Noormazlinah, Abdul Munaim Mimi Sakinah

    Pages 155-168

20. Wrist Twist Working Posture’s Muscles Activity and Potential Energy Analysis via Human Digital Modelling

    • Azizul Rahman Abd Aziz, Siti Azfanizam Ahmad, Faieza Abdul Aziz, Siti Anom Ahmad, Ali Ahmed Shokshk, Salami Bahariah Suliano

    Pages 169-175

This book presents selected papers from the 4th International Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Plant Engineering (ICMMPE 2018), which was held in Melaka, Malaysia from the 14th to the 15th of November 2018. The proceedings discuss genuine problems concerning joining technologies that are at the heart of various manufacturing sectors. In addition, they present the outcomes of experimental and numerical works addressing current problems in soldering, arc welding and solid-state joining technologies.

• ICMMPE 2016
• Sigma Research and Consulting
• Friction stir welding
• Materials forming
• Piping Design Engineering
• QA/QC Engineering

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

  Mokhtar Awang, Seyed Sattar Emamian

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  Farazila Yusof

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