METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING: Recent submissions

  • LITHIUM ION BATTERY-SUPERCAPACITOR HYBRID USING BIMATERIAL ELECTRODES 
    Saxena, Shobhit (I.I.T Roorkee, 2017)
    The electrochemical energy storage system stores the electrical energy in the form of chemical energy while charging and delivers electrical energy while discharging. This type of device is a green system as it does not ...
  • TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR OF SiC-WC COMPOSITES 
    Sharma, Sandan Kumar (I.I.T Roorkee, 2017)
    Silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics are considered as suitable materials for various structural applications such as nozzles, heat exchanger tubes, mechanical seals, bearings, cutting tools or cylinder liners because of their ...
  • ULTRA-NARROW GAP P-GMA WELDING FOR THICK SECTION OF 304LN STAINLESS STEEL TO HSLA STEEL 
    Ramkishor (I.I.T Roorkee, 2017)
    Dissimilar metal welding of thick wall austenitic stainless steel (γ-SS) and high strength lowalloy steel (HSLA) plates are used in defense, power generation, chemical, petrochemical and nuclear industries where the ...
  • FATIGUE & FRACTURE STUDIES ON ULTRAFINE GRAINED 2014 AL ALLOY 
    Joshi, Amit (I.I.T Roorkee, 2017)
    Al alloys are extensively used in high strength applications due to its high strength to weight ratio. Among Al alloys, Al 2014 alloy is generally used for aircraft and automobile applications and is key engineering ...
  • MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF UFG ZIRCALOY-2 PROCESSED BY CRYOROLLING: EXPERIMENTS & SIMULATION 
    Goel, Sunkulp (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015-03)
    Zircaloy-2 is used for fabricating core components in nuclear power reactors. The alloy in the form of tubes i) 60 mm diameter with a wall thickness of 1 to 2 mm is used as Calandria tubes in Pressurised Heavy Water ...
  • STUDIES ON HOT CORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF CONVENTIONAL AND NANOSTRUCTURED COATINGS 
    Shukla, Vishwambhar Nath (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2013-12)
    Huge amounts of material wastage occur due to high temperature oxidation and erosion of boiler tubes in steam generating system of coal fired boiler and power generation industry, resulting in tube wall thinning and ...
  • MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ULTRAFINE GRAINED 5083 Al ALLOY PROCESSED BY CRYO ROLLING 
    Singh, Dharmendra (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2013-08)
    Aluminium 5083 alloy (Al-4.4Mg-0.7Mn-0.08Cr) is a medium strength, non-heat treatable alloy known for its excellent corrosion resistance. The unique mechanical properties of the alloys, greater design efficiency, better ...
  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF COATINGS FOR RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS AT X-BAND 
    Kumar, Abhishek (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2013-07)
    Radar absorbing materials (RAMs) have attracted more attention around the world since last several years, as they have considerable importance in stealth technology. With the development of advanced radar and microwave ...
  • ULTRASONIC PROCESSING OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY MELTS 
    Pandurang, Bhingole Pramod (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-03)
    Magnesium alloy developments have traditionally been driven by requirements of aerospace and automobile industries. Interest in Mg based alloys stems from their low density, high strength-to-weight ratio and low inertia ...
  • DEVELOPMENT OF TiAl BASED INTERMETALLICS BY MECHANICAL ALLOYING AND SINTERING 
    Mishra, Debesh Devadutta (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-05)
    This study is a part of larger effort towards the fundamental understanding of structure-property relationship of mechanically alloyed titanium aluminide based nanocomposites containing Cr, Nb and Ni-P coated graphite and ...
  • EFFECT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL MODIFICATION ON THE ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITY OF ALUMINIUM FOAM 
    Jeenager, Vinod Kumar (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-06)
    With the advancement in technology, there is increasing scientific and industrial interest in the development of material with excellent properties intended for automotive, structural and lightweight applications. Metal ...
  • WEAR AND CORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF ELECTROLESS Ni-P BASED NANOCOMPOSITE COATINGS 
    Makkar, Preeti (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015)
    Wear and corrosion resistance is counted as the basic requirements for reliable and efficient service life of the engineering system. The purpose of conducting wear and corrosion tests of the coatings is to understand ...
  • CHARACTERIZATION OF SPRAY DEPOSITED COLD ROLLED Al-Si-Pb ALLOYS 
    Mittal, Rashmi (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-07)
    Al-Si-Pb systems are potential materials for bearing alloys because they possess superior performance like high hardness, good thermal conductivity, low wear rate, high corrosion resistance and low cost of production than ...
  • DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FeAl BASED COMPOSITES 
    Kant, Ravi (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015-05)
    Iron aluminides are promising structural materials for industrial applications relative to typical steels and other engineering alloys due to its low density, low material costs, high melting point and excellent ...
  • DEVELOPMENT OF SHORT STEEL FIBER REINFORCED ALUMINIUM BASED COMPOSITES BY P/M ROUTE 
    Jain, Sidharth (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-06)
    Light alloy MMC systems based on Al and Mg matrices with ceramic reinforcements of particulate, whisker and short fiber morphologies have been well developed and extensively investigated. Metal-metal MMC systems have been ...
  • THERMOMECHANICAL PROCESSING OF PLAIN LOW CARBON AND MICROALLOYED STEELS 
    Rajput, Sunil Kumar (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-12)
    The usage and importance of structural applications of steels continue to lead in critical areas even when the availability of ceramics, polymeric and composite materials with the improved properties exists for many decades, ...
  • EROSION STUDIES ON NITRONIC STEELS FOR UNDERWATER PART APPLICATIONS 
    Selokar, Ashish Wamanrao (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-12)
    Energy is the primary requirement of economic development. Every sector needs input of energy. Power generation is mostly dependent on the nonrenewable fossils energy sources, these sources are fast depleting. The natural ...
  • PROCESSING-STRUCTURE-PROPERTY CORRELATION IN ULTRAFINE GRAINED 6061 ALUMINIUM ALLOY 
    Rao, P. Nageswara (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015-01)
    The thesis presents the processing-structure-property correlation in ultrafine grained Al 6061 alloy. The coarse grained alloy with grain size in several microns is processed through various thermo mechanical routes to ...
  • SYNTHESIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF HARD AND TOUGH NANOCRYSTALLINE METAL NITRIDE COATINGS 
    Dubey, Paritosh (Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-12)
    Nanocrystalline metal nitrides coatings have been successfully applied on various industrial components since the 1970’s, for the protection and particularly to enhance the life of components. The metal nitrides coatings ...
  • FLOOD PLAIN ROAD DESIGN ANALYSIS IN LAKSAR AREA USING GEOMATICS TECH-NIQUES 
    Vijay, Ashish Kumar (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Flood plains may be regarded place nearby riverside which are prone to frequent floods when the river is flowing at high stage. In these conditions the areas along the riverside get submerged under the influence of floods, ...