Abdul Latif
Doctoral Researcher @Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
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WORK HISTORY
Doctoral Researcher @Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Palermo, IT
Machining processes like milling, drilling, turning, etc, and manufacturing processes such as additive manufacturing, incremental forming, and extrusion etc lead to scrap production. Looking at these scraps\' size, somehow they are identical to powder. Normally, they are remelted and returned back as feedstock. But in the case of aluminum, remelting this kind of scrap causes significant material loss due to oxidation and has several adverse impacts on the environment. Therefore, the potential candidates are solid-state manufacturing processes, and interestingly, these processes skip the melting stage, thus saving material, energy, and resources.\\\\n\\\\nIn my Ph.D. research, I am working on recycling and upcycling metal scraps by applying solid-state techniques. Specifically, I am working on friction stir consolidation (FSC) that welds together metal scraps in a solid state without undergoing the melting stage.\\\\n\\\\nFurther, I am assessing the performance of recycled parts in terms of mechanical and material characterization, studying forming behavior, developing a numerical tool to forecast billet quality, and analyzing the impact on the environment compared to its parent materials. Major motives are to enhance the quality of recycled billet (at least) comparable or (preferably) superior to its parent material, encourage green manufacturing process and provide a lead for a successful transition of friction stir consolidation process from laboratory to industrial scale.\\\\n\\\\nSo far, the representative contribution:\\\\n1. Highlighted existing issues during recycling, such as lower mechanical properties compared to its parent material\\\\n2. Proposed three new variants of friction stir consolidation to enhance mechanical properties\\\\n3. Introduced FSC as a new method for manufacturing functionally graded material\\\\n4. Performed forgeability and extrusion tests to analyze the formability of recycled billet.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n
EDUCATION
Islamia College Peshawar
FSc, Pre-Engineering, 86.54%
Università degli studi di Palermo
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.32
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
M.S Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 3.67
ABOUT ABDUL LATIF
My Ph.D research is focused on recycling and upcycling of metal scraps using Friction Stir Consolidation (FSC). Currently, I am engaged in the material characterization of recycled billets, the development of a numerical simulation model to predict the quality of FSC-recycled billets, and the investigation of environmental impacts associated with FSC technology. Key Accomplishments-Identified issues during metal recycling with FSC, addressing issues of lower quality and non-homogeneous mechanical properties-Proposed three innovative FSC variants to enhance mechanical properties and reduce inhomogeneity-Introduced FSC as an upcycling method for manufacturing functionally graded materials, including mono-material, bi-material, and sandwiches from metal scraps-Conducted comprehensive Life Cycle Assessments, evaluating environmental impacts in Norway, China, and Italy-Assessed the formability of recycled billets through various tests, including forging, upsetting, and extrusion tests, and designed a new die for forging tests-Explored the process mechanics enabling chip-to-chip welding during the recycling FSC process, using a combination of experimental methods and numerical simulations-Developed an experimental setup to analyze material flow during the FSC process. Collaborations-Friedrich Alexander University, Germany: Advancing the characterization of extracted samples and local mechanical properties-Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Conducting Life Cycle Assessments of newly introduced FSC process variants-TU Dortmund University: Formability and characterization of FSC-recycled billets. Achievements-Received the Outstanding Paper Award at NAMRC 51 (2023) in the US-Participated in the 2022 Outstanding Paper Award competition at Palermo University (Results awaited).
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