Bekir YAVUZER

Bekir YAVUZER is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Beykent University, affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. He has also held academic roles in the Vocational School, including Doctor Lecturer in the Electronics and Automation Department (2020) and Lecturer in the Department of Machinery and Metal Technologies (2020-2021).

His research focuses on Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, with emphasis on:

• Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
• Microstructure Analysis of Metal Alloys
• Tribological and Mechanical Properties of Solder Alloys
• Surface Wear and Optimization Techniques
• Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers
• Shape Memory Alloys

Recent publications highlight his work on:

• Improving mechanical performance in 3D-printed recycled polypropylene via annealing (2025)
• Resin-filling techniques for PP-CF composites (2025)
• Niobium additions in Cu-Al-Ni and AISI 304 alloys (2023-2024)
• Process parameter optimization for FDM-printed parts (2024)
• Microstructure evolution in thixoformed A356 alloys (2021)