METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING: Recent submissions

  • FRICTION STIR PROCESSING OF PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITE 
    Singh, Raghavendra (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    In this study friction stir processing is utilized for microstrucutral modification of metal matrix composite. Friction stir processing is a relatively newer technique for microstrucutral modification. It offers many ...
  • FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF CLOSED CELL METAL FOAM 
    Surender (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    The numerical simulation of crushing under compressive load is employed to predict deformation pattern of closed cell aluminium foam. To represent closed cell aluminium foam, tetrakaidecahedral structure is used due the ...
  • INFLUENCE OF HYDROGEN ON DELAYED FRACTURE IN HIGH MANGANESE TWINNING INDUCED PLASTICITY (TWIP) STEELS AND OTHER ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS (AHSS) 
    Rajput, Ajeet Singh (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Delayed fracture (DF) behaviour by presence of hydrogen is a non–negligible obstacle for fully application of excellent formability of advanced high strength steel (AHSS) such as high manganese Twinning Induced Plasticity ...
  • FRICTION STIR PROCESSING OF POWDER METALLURGICAL Al ALLOYS 
    Endow, Supratim (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Friction stir processing (FSP) is used for microstructural modifications in powder metallurgical aluminium alloys. It serves the purpose of grain refinement, reduction in porosity, homogenisation and thus improves the ...
  • EFFECT OF FSP ON SPRAY FORMED Al-Si ALLOY 
    Bajpai, Abhijeet (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Spray Forming (SF) is an advanced materials processing technology that transforms molten metal into a near-net-shape solid by depositing atomized droplets onto a substrate. As Aluminum (Al) – Silicon (Si) alloy with addition ...
  • CORROSION OF STEEL WELDMENT 
    Prasad, Neeraj kumar (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Austenitic stainless steels find important and variety application such as construction materials in chemical and petrochemical industries, civil engineering, marine, ship building, oil and gas industry. SS 316 (stainless ...
  • CREEP BEHAVIOR OF ULTRASONICALLY PROCESSED AZ91-NANO Al2O3 COMPOSITE 
    Goel, Nikita (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    The goal of this study is to evaluate core principles and to establish quantitative basis for the effects of ultrasonic processed AZ91-nano Al2O3 composite on the microstructure and creep properties. The nano composite was ...
  • Fatigue & Fracture behaviour of Zr-alloy processed through SPD 
    Agarwal, Vikas (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    In Nuclear fuel complex, Hyderabad the bars of Zircaloy-4 (Zr-4) are used for the production of endcaps which is a critical component in terms of quality for Pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) fuel assembly. These ...
  • MECHANICAL & TRIBOCORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF ULTRA-FINE GRAINED 316L STAINLESS STEEL 
    Mitta, Divya (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Stainless steels are primarily chosen for their corrosion resistance. Most commonly used grades are the non-magnetic austenitic kind. Using severe plastic deformation processes results in grain refinement which contributes ...
  • SYNTHESIS AND FIELD EMISSION RESPONSE OF ANODICALLY REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE 
    Mohandas, Nikhil (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) has in recent studies proven to be a suitable contender for electron field emission owing to high field enhancement due to high aspect ratio and atomically thin edges. Graphene thin films for ...
  • DRY SLIDING WEAR STUDIES ON SINTER-FORGED Fe-Cu-C-xMo ALLOYS 
    S, Vignesh (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Fe-Cu-C system is the most commonly used ferrous alloy system in ferrous powder industry and finds a wide range of applications in automobile industry due to its superior mechanical properties, sinterability and competitive ...
  • HIGH TEMPERATURE EROSION WEAR OF TiCN-BASED CERMETS 
    Singh, Dinesh (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    In order to improve wear resistance of cermets for the use in cutting tool applications, development of new compositions is necessary. The purpose of the preset work is to prepare dense TiCN-10 wt% Mo2C-10 wt%WC-10 wt%Ni-10 ...
  • MICROSTRUCTURE & MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FERRITIC LOW DENSITY STEEL 
    Alam, Parvez (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Weight reduction of automotive steels is required to lessen the fuel consumption, and therefore minimises greenhouse gas ejection. It is found that addition of Aluminium to steel is a excellent option to make steel lighter ...
  • IMPROVING WORKABILITY OF IN-SITU ALUMINIUM COMPOSITES 
    Dhiman, Amandeep Singh (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    In the past few decades, materials research has shifted from conventional materials to composite materials, adjusting to the global need for reduced weight, high quality, and high performance with low cost in structural ...
  • HIGH TEMPERATURE EROSION WEAR OF SiC-TaC CERAMIC COMPOSITES 
    Kapil (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Highly densified SiC composites were prepared with 10, 20 or 30 wt% TaC addition by spark plasma sintering of SiC and TaC powders at 1800°C at 55 MPa for 5min in Ar atmosphere. The sintered ceramic composites were subjected ...
  • AGING BEHAVIOUR OF INCONEL 718 PPREPARED BY LASER PROCESSING 
    Tomar, Ajay Singh (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    The inconel 718 is a commercially successful nickel-base superalloy widely used in nuclear reactors, heavy machinery and other high-temperature applications because of its good corrosion resistance, mechanical properties ...
  • THERMAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSING OF SILICATE ROCK FOR POTASSIUM RELEASE 
    Pradhan, Gulshan Kumar (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Potassium is vital for the growth of healthy plants and crops. India does not have any commercial resources of potash, a large quantity is imported every year from the global market to meet the agricultural demand. In this ...
  • SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LOW DENSITY STEEL 
    Choudhry, Atul (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Steel is an ever green structural material; but, it has a problem of low strength to specific weight ratio. This makes the use of steel in automobile industry slightly a less competitive, due to heavy weight and hence more ...
  • “COMBINATORIAL SYNTHESIS OF MAGNETIC HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS” 
    Saksena, Aparna (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    High Entropy Alloys are a new class of alloys that have gained a lot of interest because of their outstanding mechanical properties even at low temperatures. Present study focuses on designing a HEA having notable magnetic ...
  • EFFECT OF THERMAL CYCLING ON SLURRY EROSIVE BEHAVIOUR OF MEDIUM CARBON LOW ALLOY STEEL 
    Ahlawat, Rakesh (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Slurry erosive wear is defined as the phenomenon of material removal from the surface by the impact of solid particle flowing in fluid at certain velocity and angle. Slurry erosion is important in various engineering ...