Metal Casting Engineering by Zainul Huda

Metal Casting Engineering by Zainul Huda

This book covers all main aspects of metal-casting processes and practices, including mold/gating-system design, melting of metal, solidification, QC/QA, safety, economic, and environmental considerations. The flow and solidification of metal is presented with reference to Bernoulli’s Law, Fick’s 2nd law, and Chvorinov’s rule, with detailed mathematical analyses and calculations. Foundry practices involving mold design, molding sand characteristics, melting furnaces, testing/NDT, and QC are explained, including both conventional casting processes and recent advances in casting technologies. There are around 120 diagrammatic illustrations, which have been properly labelled to enhance the understanding of readers. One of the salient features of the book is the inclusion of an industrially-oriented project; the key solution of the project is presented with the aid of mathematical analysis and diagrams. The metal-casting design project cultivates managerial skills enabling the reader to work effectively as an engineer/manufacturing manager in an industry.

Prof. Zainul Huda is the author of five (5) books and 120 research/academic articles published by reputed publishers. Dr. Zainul Huda is Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. His teaching interests include: Materials Science & Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Plasticity & Metal Forming, Metallurgy, and Aerospace Materials. He has been working as a Full Professor in reputed universities (e.g. University of Malaya, Malaysia; King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, etc.) since Feb. 2007. He possesses over 35 years' academic experience in materials/metallurgical/mechanical engineering at various universities in Malaysia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.

Prof. Z. Huda earned PhD in Materials Technology/Metallurgy from Brunel University, London, UK in 1991. He is also a postgraduate in Manufacturing Engineering. He obtained B. Eng. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Karachi, Pakistan in 1976. He is the author/co-author/editor of 125+ publications; which include 5 books and 34 peer-reviewed international SCOPUS-indexed journal articles (26 ISI-indexed papers) in the fields of materials/ manufacturing/mechanical engineering published by reputed publishers from USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Singapore. He has been cited around 600 times in www.scholar.google.com . His author h-index is 12 (i10-index: 15). He, as PI, has attracted eight (8) research grants, which amount to a total worth of USD 0.14 Million. Prof Huda is the recipient of UK-Singapore Partners in Science Collaboration Award for research collaboration with British universities; which was awarded to him by the British High Commission, Singapore (2006). He is also the recipient of a shield awarded by the Minister of Defense Production of Pakistan for presenting a paper about tank gun barrel during an international conference (1994).

Prof Huda has successfully completed 20+ industrial consultancy/R&D projects in the areas of failure analysis and manufacturing in Malaysia and Pakistan. He is the developer of Toyota Corolla cars' axle-hub's heat-treatment manufacturing process first ever implemented in Pakistan (through Indus Motor Company/ Transmission Engineering Industries Ltd, Karachi) during 1997. Besides industrial consultancy, Dr. Huda has worked as C. Plant Manager, Development Engineer, Metallurgist, and Gr. Engineer (Metallurgy) in various manufacturing companies, including Pakistan Steel Mills Ltd. Prof Z. Huda has delivered Guest Lectures/Presentations in the areas of materials and manufacturing in the UK, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Malaysia. Prof Z. Huda holds Memberships of prestigious professional societies, including: (a) Pakistan Engineering Council, (b) Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), London, UK, and (c) Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM), Canada. He has supervised/co-supervised to completion a number of PhD and Master research theses. His biography has been published in Marque's WHO's WHO IN THE WORLD, 2008-2016. He is a member of the International Biographic Centre (IBC), UK's TOP 100 ENGINEERS -2015. He is the World's Top 20 (No. 14) research scholar in the field of Materials and Manufacturing (go to www.scholar.google.com and type Zainul Huda).