DOCTORAL THESES (MMD): Recent submissions

  • 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 ...
  • Preparation and characterization of Al-SiCp nanocomposites developed by stir casting 
    Kumar, Sourabh (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Al-6061 alloy is mostly used for automobile parts because of its good corrosion behavior and high stiffness. However, it has poor wear resistance which limits its wide applications. Metal matrix composite (MMC) in which ...
  • DISSOLUTION BEHAVIOUR OF POTASSIUM FROM MICACEOUS MINERALS 
    Singh, Yogendra Pratap (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Potassium (K) is one of the essential elements for the growth of plants and thereby for humans. It is vital for many plant functions such as carbohydrate metabolism, enzyme activation, osmotic regulation and protein ...
  • DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMIC COMPOSITES FOR IMPROVED TOUGHNESS 
    Kumar, Vipin (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    Ceramic based composites were reviewed, using the recently developed methods to improve the fracture toughness. Silicon carbide material was chosen because of its application in aerospace, automobiles and bulletproof vests. ...
  • MAGNESIUM BASED MATERIAL SYSTEM FOR ORTHOPAEDIC APPLICATION 
    Jaiswal, Satish (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    The development of biodegradable implants has grown into one of the important areas in medical science. It has fascinated researchers because of the importance in supporting tissue revival and healing, which generally ...
  • DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESSING MAPS BY PHYSICAL SIMULATION OF LOW ALLOY MEDIUM CARBON STEEL 
    Kumar, Niranjan (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IITR, 2016-05)
    There is leading applications and importance of steels continue in many critical areas even when the availability of ceramics, polymers, composites etc. with improved properties exists. “Nothing can replace a steel, only ...
  • THIN FILM SYNTHESIS IN COMPOUND OXIDES AND THEIR ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC CHARACTERIZATION 
    Hadimani, Prajul (METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING IITR, 2016-05)
    In this project TM (Transition Metal) doped ZnO thin films Zn(1-X)FeXO (0 < X < 20) with molarity 1M were synthesized by sol-gel method and deposited the on glass substrate by spincoating. Films were synthesized by ...
  • BROADBAND RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS USING FRACTAL FSS FOR STEALTH APPLICATION 
    Panwar, Ravi (MMED IIT ROORKEE, 2015-08)
    In the past few years, development of radar absorbing materials (RAMs) has attracted attention of researchers because of their increasing demand for stealth application. The -10 dB absorption bandwidth, coating thickness ...
  • SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LiFePO4/CPOLYMER CATHODE MATERIAL FOR Li-ION BATTERY 
    Sehrawat, Rajeev (MMED IIT ROORKEE, 2015-07)
    Due to the economic liability of fossil fuels and increasing global warming concerns, it is required to develop alternative renewable and clean energy sources (such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power) intensively ...
  • MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ULTRAFINE GRAINED Al-Mg-Si ALLOY PROCESSED THROUGH SPD 
    Hussain, Maruff (MMED IIT ROORKEE, 2015-10)
    The thesis presents the effect of various thermo mechanical treatments on the microstructure evolution and its influence on the precipitation hardening behavior of Al-Mg-Si alloy. The starting material with grain size ...
  • EFFECT OF NANO-GRAPHITE COATING ON SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE PERFORMANCE 
    Panjiar, Himanshu (MMED IIT ROORKEE, 2016)
    Energy efficient systems are always in demand due to the ever widening supply demand gap. Oil import bill of India consumes about one-third of its total expenditure. A large proportion of the oil is consumed by the automobile ...
  • PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES OF Y2O3 REINFORCED Al-7075 COMPOSITES BY POWDER FORGING 
    Joshi, Tilak Chandra (DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, IIT ROORKEE, 2016)
    Aluminum alloy composites are in recent times finding applications in critical areas of aerospace as well as automobile industries. Aluminum alloy 7075 based composites are suitable for these applications as they offer ...