AI-Assisted Modelling and Parameter Optimization for Hot-Press Joining of Aluminium–Polymer Hybrid Structures via RSM, ANN, and GA

Dufera Bulto Gonfa; Devendra Kumar Sinha; Pooja Singh; Subhash Mishra; Shri Bhagwan; Shankar Kumar

doi:10.5750/ijme.v168iA5(S).1985

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Published: Oct 21, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5750/ijme.v168iA5(S).1985

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Hot press joining Response surface methodology Artificial neural network Genetic algorithm

Dufera Bulto Gonfa

College of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia

Devendra Kumar Sinha

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, 121003, Haryana, India

Pooja Singh

School of Computer Science and Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Subhash Mishra

IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Shri Bhagwan

Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Shankar Kumar

Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

Poly Butylene Terephthalate (PBT) was joined with Aluminum-Magnesium-Silicon alloy (AA6082) using a hot-press
joining technique. The experiments have been carried out per the established setup through the joining process parameters (time, pressure, and temperature) and the succeeding surface modification with three different plies of glass fiber between the two substrates. The experimental design has been carried by Design of Experiment (DOE) method through Box Behnken approach. Subsequently, the optimization of joining process parameters has been done through Response Surface Methodology (RSM), machine learning via Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Genetic Algorithm (GA). The optimum joining parameter was found with maximum joining strength at pressure of 5bar, temperature of 270^oC and duration of 3min as recorded through RSM. The optimum shear strength of the joint was found 0.9508 kN at a process parametric combination of temperature, pressure, and time at 270.3^oC, 5.2 bar, and 3.03 minutes respectively with grounded surface modifications.

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Vol. 168 No. A5(S) (2026): Integrating Innovation Across Disciplines New Paradigms in Multidisciplinary Research

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