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Prof Dr. Md Abdul Maleque

Professor

Manufacturing and Materials Engineering

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING

Advanced Composite Materials, Hybrid Composite Coating, Sustainable light weight materials, Surface Engineering, Tribology & Tribo-corrosion

Professor Dr. Md Abdul Maleque serves as an Advisor at the Advanced Materials & Surface Engineering Research Unit (AMSERU), within the Department of Manufacturing & Materials Engineering at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Additionally, he holds the esteemed position of Chairman of the Technical Committee on Standardization of Alloy Steel in Malaysia. Prof. Maleque is recognized as a Fellow and Chartered Mechanical Engineer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), United Kingdom, and has been honored with the prestigious LIF Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK. Commencing his illustrious career as a lecturer in 1995 at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia, Prof. Maleque has since served in various teaching and researcmore...

PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Tribology and Tribo-material) from UM, Malaysia; M.Sc. and B.Sc. Engg. (First Class) in Metallurgical Engineering from BUET, Bangladesh. Leaders in Innovation Fellowships 2019-2020, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK

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  1. Idriss, A. N. Md and Kasolang, S. and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Mohd Azhari, M. A. (2025) The compressive strength and failure behaviours of the Alporas foam—effect of different geometric sizes. In: 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Manufacturing Systems and 6th International Manufacturing Engineering Conference, 11-12 September 2024, Melaka.
  2. Paijan, Lailatul Hairina and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Abdollah, Mohd Fadzli and Rosli, Nor Ana (2025) Influence of thermochemical gas nitriding on morphology and dry wear of Duplex-S32205. Jurnal Tribologi, 45. pp. 117-128. E-ISSN 2289-7232
  3. Maleque, Md. Abdul and Abdul Aziz, Adam Nuqman and Hj Hassan, Masjuki and Efeoglu, Ihsan (2025) Sustainable hybrid coating on Ti-alloy—synthesize and characterization. In: ICAMME 2024, 13–14 August 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  4. Naping, Rosmia and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Sarifuddin, Norshahida and Hj Hassan, Masjuki and Mohd Zulkifli, Nurin Wahidah (2025) Effects of heat input on the morphology and hardness of hybrid coating. In: ICAMME 2024, 13–14 August 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  5. Naping, Rosmia and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Sarifuddin, Norshahida and Hj Hassan, Masjuki and Mohd Zulkifli, Nurin Wahidah (2025) Effects of heat input on the morphology and hardness of hybrid coating. In: ICAMME 2024, 13–14 August 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  6. Maleque, Md. Abdul and Zawawi, Muhammad Zaidul Abrar and Efeoglu, Ihsan and Gulten, Gokhan and Rahman, Md Mustafizur and Zulkifli, Nurin Wahidah (2025) Niobium-doped diamond-like carbon coatings on metallic alloy and their tribological performance in biodiesel environment Environment. In: ICAMME 2024, 13–14 August 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  7. Maleque, Md. Abdul and Samat, Noorasikin and Ahmad Azhar, Ahmad Zahirani and Mokhtar, Suhaily and Nordin, Norhuda Hidayah and Rozhan, Alya Naili, eds. (2025) Proceeding of 6th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering: ICAMME 2024, 13–14 August, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering . Springer, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-96-3813-0
  8. Parvez, Md. Shohan and Rahman, Md Mustafizur and Samykano, Mahendran and Maleque, Md. Abdul (2025) Interfacial mechanism of sulfonic acid-doped polyaniline/ cotton fabric for maximized electrical properties and tailored surface functionality. Surfaces and Interfaces, 65. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2468-0230
  9. Merabet, Boualem and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Belhachi, Sofyane and Masood, A Ibnu and Hossain, Mohammad Sayeed and Algethami, Abdullah A and Ali, Hafiz T (2025) Predicting thermoelectric performance of AlGaSbAs-based systems for thermo-photovoltaic cell applications. Physica Scripta, 100 (3). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0281-1847 E-ISSN 1402-4896
  10. Paijan, Lailatul Harina and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Mohd Rosli, Zulkifli and Abdollah, Mohd Fadzli and Mamat, Mohd Fauzi and Md Idriss, Ahmed Nazrin (2024) Taguchi optimization of wear properties of duplex stainless steel reinforced surface with silicon carbide using TIG torch melting. International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM), 17 (SPECIAL ISSUE ICOSM 2023). pp. 39-45. ISSN 1985-5761 E-ISSN 2232-1535
  11. Efeoglu, Ihsan and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Gulten, Gokhan and Yesilyurt, Mustafa and Yaylali, Banu and Totik, Yasar and Kalam, Md Abul and Haji Hassan, Masjuki and Zulkifli, Nurin Wahidah (2024) Nb-doped hydrogenated diamond-like carbon coated biodiesel injectors material: Synthesis, structure and properties. Diamond and Related Materials, 149. pp. 1-10. ISSN 0925-9635
  12. Md Idriss, Ahmed Nazrin and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Kamdi, Zakiah and Muhammad, Noorhafiza and Azhari, Azmir (2024) The preheating effect of mild steel layers deposited using SMAW at 100 A and 70 A. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mechanics, 119 (1). pp. 112-120. E-ISSN 2289-7895
  13. Maleque, Md. Abdul and Md Idriss, Ahmed Nazrin and Naping, Rosmia and Rahman, Md Mustafizur and Efeoglu, Ihsan (2024) The influence of TiC dispersion and density on the microstructural features and microhardness fused by TIG Arc process. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mechanics, 114 (1). pp. 33-42. ISSN 2289 – 7895
  14. Naping, Rosmia and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Sarifuddin, Norshahida and Hj Hassan, Masjuki and Bello, Kamilu Adeyemi (2024) Contemporary progress in the hybrid coating of titanium alloys using the liquid additive manufacturing technique. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mechanics, 113 (1). pp. 108-117. ISSN 2289-7895
  15. S Y, Cetin and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Haji Hassan, Masjuki and Hamdani, Adib and M.M., Rahman (2023) Corrosion simulation of automotive materials under exposure in biodiesel. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 37 (1). pp. 122-130. E-ISSN 2811-4701
  16. Naping, Rosmia and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Sarifuddin, Norshahida and Hassan, Masjuki and Bello, Kamilu Adeyemi (2023) Hybrid coating of titanium alloys via liquid additive manufacturing method: a review of recent advances. In: 6th International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering 2023 (ICMAAE '23), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
  17. Maleque, Md. Abdul and Mat Jusoh, Ahmad Haziq and Salehudin, Nabilah Farhana and Yee, Sen Tat and Din, Mohd Idrus and Adenan, Rashimah and Abdullah, Mohamad Akhir and Mat Zain, Mohd Hafizy and Lim, Sooi San and Chum, Pak Kuan and Ahmad Salman, Shafiq Wazzan and Yazid, Zurawati and Mat Isa, Mohd Azlan and Mohd Saleh, Mohd Khairul Annuar and Chua, Seok Cheng and Idris, Mohd Nazri and Karam Singh, Salvinder Singh and Lee, Hooi Lan and Tan, Chin Guan and Pang, See How (2023) Stainless steels for general purposes – Part 2: Corrosion-resistant semi-finished products, bars, rods and sections (First revision) (ISO 16143-2:2004, MOD). Policy Paper. Department of Standard Malaysia (DSM), Malaysia.
  18. Paijan, Lailatul Harina and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Adeyemi, Bello Kamilu and Mamat, Mohd Fauzi and Hussein, Nur Izan Syahriah (2023) Influence of ceramic particles size on the incorporation of SiC into stainless steel material using 480 J/mm heat input for tribological applications. Jurnal Tribologi, 37. pp. 15-28. E-ISSN 2289-7232
  19. Bello, Kamilu Adeyemi and Dodo, Rayyan Mamuda and Babaswasun, Muhammad Sani and Umma, Abdullahi and Adebisi, Abdulmumin Adetayo and Maleque, Md. Abdul (2022) Effect of two-step austempering heat treatment on the dry sliding wear behavior of austempered ductile cast iron. In: 37th Annual Conference and Annual General Meetings, 26th - 29th October 2022, University of Abuja, Nigeria.
  20. Maleque, Md. Abdul and Haji Hassan, Masjuki and Yusuf Cetin, Safa and Efeoglu, Ihsan and Rahman, Md Mustafizur (2023) Wear and corrosion of ceramic coated metallic surface in presence of biodiesel. In: Proceeding of 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering ICAMME 2022, 9—10 August, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9-10 August, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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