Azwan Iskandar Azmi
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Azwan Iskandar Azmi
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Azwan Iskandar, Azmi
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Iskandar Azmi, Azwan
Azmi, Azwan Iskandar
Azmi, Azwan I
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G-7831-2012

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  • Publication
    Chip morphology and surface integrity in turning AZ31 magnesium alloy under dry machining and submerged convective cooling
    ( 2023)
    Muhammad Syamil Zakaria
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    Mazli Mustapha
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    Azwan Iskandar bin Azmi
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    Khor Chu Yee
    Magnesium alloys have broad applications, including medical implants and the aerospace sector owing to their great density and high strength-to-weight ratio. Dry cutting is a frequent technique for machining this material. However, it always leads to an excessive rise in temperature due to the absence of cooling at the cutting zone, which affects the machined surface integrity and chip morphology. In this study, chip morphology and surface integrity of the AZ31 magnesium alloy were investigated in the turning process using an internal cooling method called submerged convective cooling (SCC) to overcome the absence of cooling in dry cutting. This method can exploit the advantage of the high specific heat capacity of water as a cooling fluid without any reaction between water and magnesium to create a cooling element in the cutting zone. The chip morphologies and surface integrity were analyzed experimentally with varying cutting speeds under SCC and dry cutting. The experimental results revealed that SCC and dry cutting produced saw-tooth or serrated chip formation. The chips produced in dry cutting were continuous, while SCC was short and discontinuous as a result of a severe crack on the back surface of the chip. It was discovered that the grain refinement layer on the machined samples was thinner under SCC turning. SCC machining increased the microhardness of the AZ31 magnesium alloy by 60.5% from 55 HV to 88.3 HV, while dry turning exhibited a 49% increase in microhardness. The result revealed that surface roughness improved by 10.8%, 9.4% and 4.7% for cutting speeds (V) of 120, 180, and 240 m/min, respectively, under the SCC internal cooling. Based on the result obtained, SCC cutting outperformed dry cutting in terms of chip breakability, grain refinement, microhardness, and surface roughness.
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    Performance study of biocompatible recast layer formation on Ti6Al4V by using electrical discharge coatings
    ( 2020-04-01)
    Ahmad Fairuz Mansor
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    Azwan Iskandar Azmi
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    Zahiruddin M.
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    Islam M.N.
    Long-term implantation of titanium-based alloy, Ti6Al4V can be harmful in human bodies due to the release of aluminium and vanadium elements. Thus, a biocompatible barrier coating can be applied towards corrosion and wear resistance of the implant. In this research, the surface of a biomedical grade of Ti6Al4V was coated with a thin film of biomaterial ceramic by the electrical discharge coatings (EDC) using a pure graphite electrode. Polarity, discharge duration and pulse interval were varied to investigate the formation of recast layer thickness (RLT) on the surface of titanium alloys. RLT was measured from cross-sectioned samples using a high magnification optical microscopy. From the statistical analyses of variance, the response was significantly influenced by the pulse interval, followed with electrode polarity. Additionally, the interaction of polarity to discharge duration and pulse interval also significantly affect the RLT. In order to obtain a more uniform recast layer formation, the process condition should be in reverse polarity with a low setting of pulse interval.
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    Electrical discharge coating of NiTi alloy in deionized water
    ( 2021-01-01)
    Jamaluddin R.
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    Tan Chye Lih
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    Roshaliza Hamidon
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    Ahmad Fairuz Mansor
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    Azwan Iskandar Azmi
    Shape memory alloys, specifically nickel-titanium (NiTi), exhibit excellent technical properties that suited them for biomedical applications. However, the release of nickel ions into human body is a drawback because it results in severe adverse health effects as well as degrades the biocompatibility of the alloys. In this work, surface modification through adaptation of electrical discharge machining was used to develop a deposition layer of titanium oxide on NiTi alloy surface. The adaptation was through electrical discharge coatings (EDC) parameters such as polarity, gap voltage, and erosion depth that were set up to study their effects on the experimental performance. The experiment was parameterized by implementing 2 level of full factorial design with ANOVA analysis to measure the surface roughness of that machined surface. One-factor-at-a-time, OFAT method is applied for XRD analysis by adopting the previous parameters approach. The EDC process was aided with deionized water and pure titanium rod as the dielectric fluids and electrodes, respectively. It was determined that the high level of gap voltage provided some major constituents on the surface of NiTi alloy based on XRD analysis. As apparent, this substantiated the presence of the tool materials and their oxide layer phases. The interaction of polarity and gap voltage also indicated a significant effect towards the surface roughness.
  • Publication
    The Effect of Parameters of Electrical Discharge Coatings on the Tool Electrode Erosion and Maximum Height Roughness on NiTi Alloy
    ( 2021-01-01)
    Ahmad Fairuz Mansor
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    Azwan Iskandar Azmi
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    Zain M.Z.M.
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    Jamaluddin R.
    This paper presents the influence of electrical discharge coatings parameters on the material loss due to the tool electrode erosion (MLTE) and the maximum height roughness, Rz on the NiTi alloy substrate. Five parameters were investigated; namely polarity, discharge duration, peak current, pulse interval and gap voltage. The experimental study was carried out using 2-level factorial design and analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The analysis results showed that the discharge duration dominates the effect on MLTE and Rz up to 39.39 and 72.41%, respectively. Then, this followed by the peak current at 15.52 and 4.63%, respectively. Furthermore, several interactions between discharge duration with other parameters were also significant on the model for both responses. Higher MLTE and Rz were recorded during high discharge duration and peak current due to the impact of increasing the discharge energy.
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    A Review of Surgical Bone Drilling and Drill Bit Heat Generation for Implantation
    ( 2022-11-01)
    Islam M.A.
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    Nur Saifullah Kamarrudin
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    Ruslizam Daud
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    Mohd Noor S.N.F.
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    Azwan Iskandar bin Azmi
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    Zuradzman Mohamad Razlan
    This study aims to summarize the current state of scientific knowledge on factors that contribute to heat generation during the bone drilling process and how these aspects can be better understood and avoided in the future through new research methodologies. Frictional pressures, mechanical trauma, and surgical methods can cause thermal damage and significant micro-fracturing, which can impede bone recovery. According to current trends in the technical growth of the dental and orthopedic industries’ 4.0 revaluation, enhancing drill bit design is one of the most feasible and cost-effective alternatives. In recent years, research on drilling bones has become important to reduce bone tissue damage, such as osteonecrosis (ON), and other problems that can happen during surgery. Reviewing the influence of feed rate, drill design, drill fatigue, drill speed, and force applied during osteotomies, all of which contribute to heat generation, was a major focus of this article. This comprehensive review can aid medical surgeons and drill bit makers in comprehending the recent improvements through optimization strategies for reducing or limiting thermal damage in bone drilling procedures used in the dental and orthopedic industries.
  • Publication
    Effects of machining conditions on the specific cutting energy of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites
    ( 2017-10-29)
    Azwan Iskandar Azmi
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    Syahmi A.
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    Naquib M.
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    Tan Chye Lih
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    Ahmad Fairuz Mansor
    ;
    Khalil A.
    This article presents an approach to evaluate the effects of different machining conditions on the specific cutting energy of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites (CFRP). Although research works in the machinability of CFRP composites have been very substantial, the present literature rarely discussed the topic of energy consumption and the specific cutting energy. A series of turning experiments were carried out on two different CFRP composites in order to determine the power and specific energy constants and eventually evaluate their effects due to the changes in machining conditions. A good agreement between the power and material removal rate using a simple linear relationship. Further analyses revealed that a power law function is best to describe the effect of feed rate on the changes in the specific cutting energy. At lower feed rate, the specific cutting energy increases exponentially due to the nature of finishing operation, whereas at higher feed rate, the changes in specific cutting energy is minimal due to the nature of roughing operation.
  • Publication
    Experimental investigation on the microdefects formation due to the electrical discharge coating process: A fractional factorial design
    ( 2024-03-07)
    Ahmad Fairuz Mansor
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    Azwan Iskandar Azmi
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    Zailani Zainal Abidin
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    Zain M.Z.M.
    Electrical discharge coating (EDC) is a well-known technique among researchers for modification of metallic surfaces. This process is capable of producing a hard coating layer, biocompatible and high corrosion resistance at low operating cost. Unfortunately, the process develops unfavourable microcracks and porosity on the substrate surface attributed by heat generation. Thus, in this study, the effect of several parameters to the microdefects' formation was investigated through an experimental work based on fractional factorial design. This work was conducted on a nickel-titanium (NiTi) shape memory alloy by varying the EDC parameters, namely; polarity, discharge duration, peak current, pulse interval, gap voltage and additive Ti nano powder concentration in deionized water (DI water). ANOVA results exhibited that the discharge duration has dominated the microcracks and porosity fraction on the substrate surface due to the impact of high intensity of discharge energy. Although, the Ti nano powder mixed in the DI water had capability to reduce the microcracks formation, the porosity fraction during at high gap voltage setting was elevated with the Ti nano powder mixed.
  • Publication
    Surface treatment of recycled carbon fibre for interfacial enhancement in reinforced polypropylene product
    (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020)
    A Salleh
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    Norshah Aizat Shuaib
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    N W Y Omar
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    Azwan Iskandar Azmi
    Recycled carbon fibre (rCF) is used in various applications as measures to reduce the carbon fibre waste in landfill. This study focuses on using rCF in powder form in injection moulded polypropylene (PP) products. The rCF was treated with 0.5 mol/L and 1.0 mol/L nitric acid. The tensile and flexural properties were evaluated and morphological surface of the samples was characterised using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). As the result, higher concentration of nitric acid increased the tensile strength but leads to lower flexural strength. Apart from that, the environmental assessment using OpenLCA software shows that the addition of RCF filler loading leads to reduction of climate change and acidification potential.
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    Mechanical properties and environmental assessment of recycled carbon fibre reinforced polypropylene and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene products
    ( 2020)
    A N Allawi
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    Norshah Aizat Shuaib
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    N W Y Omar
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    Azwan Iskandar Azmi
    In this study, the main objective is to determine effect of recycled carbon fibre (RCF) on the mechanical properties of thermoplastics composites and associated environmental impacts. Such study is important to improve the strength of the composites as previous studies are limited on RCF composites, particularly in environmental aspects. In the compounding stage, extrusion process was carried out by using two different thermoplastics i.e. polypropylene (PP) and acrylonitrile butadience styrene (ABS) mixing with RCF. Particle size and weight loading of RCF were chosen as parameters to be studied. Bonding strength between the RCF and thermoplastics matrix was investigated through tensile and flexural properties. Lastly, the assessment of the products was carried out to determine the environmental impacts. Generally, the incorporation of RCF into PP and ABS plastic increases the tensile and flexural properties of the samples. It can be seen that the addition of rCF significantly improves tensile modulus and flexural strength up to 10 wt% filler loading. From the environmental impact assessment, the ABS products have greater impact in all categories. The usage of rCF reduce the amount of plastic hence leads to lower environmental impacts. The product has a potential to be used in mechanical demanding application particularly those require high flexural strength and tensile modulus properties.
  • Publication
    Roles of new bio-based nanolubricants towards eco-friendly and improved machinability of Inconel 718 alloys
    ( 2020-04-01)
    Ali M.A.M.
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    Azwan Iskandar Azmi
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    Muhamad Nasir Murad
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    Mohd Zahiruddin Md. Zain
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    Ahmad Nabil Mohd Khalil
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    Norshah Aizat Shuaib
    The adverse effects of mineral oil-based metal cutting fluid on environmental sustainability have led to increased industrial concerns. Alternatively, biodegradable lubricants such as vegetable oil has a more positive impact with equivalent performance, but insufficient research on their benefits demands further exploration. This work features extensive experimental investigations on machining of Inconel 718 using novel formulations of coconut bio-based oil with enhanced nanoparticles and coco-amido-propyl-betaine. Bio-based with 0.8 wt% of Al2O3 managed to minimise the rapid growth of tool wear and prolong the tool life by 40.17%. Conversely, bio-based with 0.5 wt% of Al2O3 yielded lower values of cutting force (64.32 N), spindle power (2070 kW), specific cutting energy (6.55 W/mm3), and surface roughness (0.29 μm). The outstanding performance of bio-based nanolubricants contributed to superior machinability efficiency and eco-friendly machining environments.
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