Dr. Nikhil Kumar
Dr. Nikhil Kumar is working as an Assistant Professor at the School of Material Science and Technology (SMST), IIT-BHU Since 9 November 2020. Prior to join IIT BHU he was associated with the VIT, Vellore campus from May, 2020 to Nov, 2020. He was post doctoral fellow in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science department, IIT Mumbai from April, 2019 to May, 2020. He worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Howard University, USA from July 2017 to April 2019. He completed his M.Tech. (2011-2013) and PhD (2013-2017) from Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, IIT Roorkee.
Corresponding/First Author
- Pallavi Singh, D Atchuta Ramacharyulu, Nikhil Kumar, Kuldeep K. Saxena, Sayed M. Eldin.Change in the Structure and Mechanical Properties of Al-Mg-Si Alloys Caused by the Addition of Other Elements: A Comprehensive Review. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 27:1764-1796.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.09.220. (2023)
AD Nakhate, N Kumar, P Sharma, PC Yadav. Mechanical properties of cross rolled CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 96 :172307.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.1
Ravi Kumar Singh, Sunkulp Goel, Nikhil Kumar, B. D. Y. Sunil, Soni Kumari, Sayed M. Eldin, and Kuldeep K. Saxena. “Influence of Wire Rolling on Zircalloy-2: Tensile Behaviour and Microstructural Investigation.” Journal of Materials Research and Technology 25:2001–13. doi: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.06.052. (2023)
- O. O.Ajide, O. C. Adedokun, N. Idusuyi, Nikhil Kumar, O. A. Aogo, O. J. Ajao, A. S. Adebayo, K. K. Sexena, Ankita Joshi, and Chander Prakash. “Examining the Mechanical Response and Microstructural Evolution of Heat-Treated Al-5Si-3Cu Alloy for Automotive Applications.” Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies. doi: 10.1080/2374068X.2023.2184602. (2023)
- Soumy Prateek, Rajnish Garg, Kuldeep Kumar Saxena, V. K. Srivastav, Hitesh Vasudev, and Nikhil Kumar. “Data-Driven Materials Science: Application of ML for Predicting Band Gap.” Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies. doi: 10.1080/2374068X.2023.2171666. (2023)
- Ravi Kumar Singh, S. S. S. Guraja, O. O. Ajide, G. M. Owolabi, and Nikhil Kumar. “Investigation of Initial Metallurgical Factors on the Dynamic Impact Response and Adiabatic Shear Bands Formation of the 6061 Al Alloy.” Materials Science and Engineering: A 865. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2023.144636. (2023)
- Nikhil Kumar, Kritika Singh, and Aparna Singh. “Enhancement of Strength and Ductility of Fe–13Al–16Mn–5Ni −0.8C Steel by Annealing at High Temperature.” Materials Science and Engineering: A 850. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2022.143577. (2022)
- Nikhil Kumar, Kritika Singh, and Aparna Singh. “Microstructural Evolution after Heat Treatment of High Specific Strength Steel: Fe-13Al-16Mn-5Ni-0.8C and Correlation with Tensile Properties.” Materialia 22. doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2022.101412. (2022)
- Abinash Dash, Prasenjit Chanda, P. K. Tripathy, and Nikhil Kumar. “A Review on Stabilization of Ladle Furnace Slag-Powdering Issue.” Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy 8(4):1435–49. doi: 10.1007/s40831-022-00597-7. (2022)
- Mandal, P. K., Ramkishor Anant, and Nikhil Kumar. “Effect of Scandium Addition on Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Evolution in Al-Zn-Mg Alloys Processed through the Friction Stir Processing.” Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis 11(1):158–67. doi: 10.1007/s13632-022-00834-1. (2022)
- S. S. S. Guraja, Suman Patra, Kanwer Singh Arora, and Nikhil Kumar. “Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) of High-Strength Steels During Spot Welding: A Review.” Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 75(7):1695–1709.(2022)
- Marshal Hembram, Pallavi Singh, and Nikhil Kumar. “High Strain Behaviour of Ultrafine‑grained Aluminium Alloys Processed Through the Severe Plastic Deformation Techniques: A Review.” Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis 11(5):684–703. 9 (2022)
- Nikhil Kumar, R. Jayaganthan, and G. M. Owolabi. “Grain Refinement Mechanism in 6082 Al Alloy Fabricated by Cryo-Multiaxial Forging.” Materials Science and Engineering: A 833. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2021.142518. (2022)
- Maruff Hussain, Kamal Sharma, Kahtan A. Mohammed, and Nikhil Kumar. “Tensile Properties of Cross Cryo-Rolled and Room Temperature Rolled 6063 Al Alloy.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. doi: 10.1177/09544089221105929. (2022)
- O. O. Ajide, O. Onakoya, I. G. Akande, Kuldeep K. Saxena, Kahtan A. Mohammed, and Nikhil Kumar. “Fatigue Life Examination and Crack Propagation Characteristics of Two Ferrous Based Alloy Materials.” International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing. doi: 10.1007/s12008-022-00965-3. (2022)
Monograph/Single Author
1.Nikhil Kumar. “Investigation of Tensile Properties and Microstructural Evolution of Al–Mg–Si Alloy Produced through the Multi-Axial Forging at −147 C and Room Temperature.” Vacuum 205:111471. doi: 10.1016/J.VACUUM.2022.111471. (2022)
2. Nikhil Kumar. “Hardness Measurement of Al-Mg-Si Alloy: Experimentation and Theoretical Validation.” Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis 11(3):467–71. doi: 10.1007/s13632-022-00865-8. (2022)
3.Nikhil Kumar. “Severe Plastic Deformation of Al–Mg–Si Alloys Processed Through Rolling Techniques: A Review.” Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis 11(3):353–404. doi: 10.1007/s13632-022-00859-6. (2022)
4.Nikhil Kumar. “An Exploration of Microstructural In-Homogeneity in the 6082 Al Alloy Processed through Room Temperature Multi-Axial Forging.” Materials Characterization 176:111134. doi: 10.1016/J.MATCHAR.2021.111134. (2021)
CO-Author
1. F. A. Musa, O. O. Ajidea, N. Idusuy, A. Adebayoa, B. P. Odunaro, O. P. Obasi, O.O. Oluwolea, K. M. Oluwasegun, Nikhil Kumar, A.S. Adebayo, Development and Performance Evaluation of a Mini-potentiostat for Corrosion Experimentations, Journal of Engineering Research and Reports 22 (7), 39-45, https://doi.org/10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i717548 (2022)
2. Dharmendra Singh, Sunkulp goel, Nikhil Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, Effect of Water and Mercury Quenching on the Microstructure and Mechanical behavior of Room Temperature Rolled zircaloy-2 Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences 29, Vol 29, No 4, 10.56042/ijems.v29i4.47288 (2022)
Conference paper
1. OO Ajide, TO Dada, N Idusuyi, FA Musa, OA Aogo, AS Adebayo, Nikhil Kumar, Influence of Casting Moulds on the Tensile and Corrosion Characteristics of Palm Kernel Shell Ash Reinforced Al6063-SiC Composite , Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Inventive Material Science (2022)
2.RK Singh, N Kumar. Analyzing the Effect of Dynamic Impact in 6061 Al Alloy Using MATLAB as a Post Processing Tool.Proceedings of the International Conference on Metallurgical Engineering and Centenary Celebration pp 297–310
Current PhD Students
1. Name: Ravi Kumar Singh
Email Id: ravikumarsingh.rs.mst20@itbhu.ac.in
Contact Number: 9453223345, 7983887434
LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravi-kumar-singh-331b40bb/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&authuser=1&user=aPtO1MAAAAAJ
2. Name: Pallavi Singh
Email Id: pallavisingh.rs.mst21@itbhu.ac.in
Contact Number: 9354586473
LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pallavi-singh-85b948201/
3. Name: Manas Pandey
Email Id: manaspandey.rs.mst21@iitbhu.ac.in
LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manas-pandey-5bb83255
Contact Number: 8303503433
Current M.Tech Students
1. Shubham Modanwal
ShubhamModanwal.mst22@itbhu.ac.in
2. VEERARAMESH
Email: veerarameshgm.mst22@itbhu.ac.in
Current IDD Students
1. Name: Sharath Ram S B
Email: sharath.ramsb.mst19@itbhu.ac.in
2. Devulapalli Koundinya Abhiram
Email: devulapalli.kabhiram.mst19@iitbhu.ac.in
Current Project Students
Name: Vishal Gupta
Email: vishal.me27@gmail.com
M.Tech Alumni
1. Name: Shanmukha Satya Srinivas Guraja
Email id: shanmukhasatyasrinivas@gmail.com
linkedin Profile: linkedin.com/in/shanmukha-guraja-65a035179
Current Position: Working as a Materials Engineer for Atotech Research and Development Centre, Gurgaon, Haryana
2. Name: Abinash Dash
Email id: abinashdash1998@gmail.com
Current Position: Jindal steel & Power, Raigarh, Dept.- Research & Development
Designation: Assistant Manager
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Abinash-dash-74622512b
3. Name: Marshel Hembram
Current Position: PhD student in IIT BHU (Metallurgical Engineering)
Designation: Research Scholar
4. Name: Akshay D Nakhate
Email ID: akshaydnakhate.mst21@itbhu.ac.in
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-d-nakhate
Contact Number: +91 7223008665
Current Position: Sahajanand medical technologies
5. Name: Sanjay Kumar Sharma
Email ID: sanjaykumarsharma.mst21@itbhu.ac.in
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-kumar-sanjay044
Contact Number: +91 9736787078
Current Position: Sarloha Advanced materials
IDD Alumni
1. Soumy Prateek
Working in Large Capitals and Standard Chartered Bank
1. SEED GRANT IIT BHU (PI)
2. SERB (SRG)- NOV 2022 to NOV 2024 (PI)
Title: Effect of composition and microstructural alternation on the constant and dynamic loading response of Al-Mg-Si alloys for electric vehicle applications.
3. UP-CST- NOV 2022 to NOV 2025 (PI)
Title: Study of Composition and thermo-mechanical processing of 4.8% Cu-Al alloy for fabricating the fuselage skins and frames for aerospace application.
FATIGUE TESTING MACHINE
1. Standard Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates: ASTM Standard: ASTM E647 and ASTM E1820 Tests can be done in constant load control, K control or combination of these. Online graphs of da/dN, load vs. COD, crack length vs cycles, K vs cycles. 2. Fatigue Testing: Standards for:
Online display of unloading modulus, ratio of unloading and loading modulus, plastic strain, max-min stress and strain. | |
HIGH-SPEED CUTTING MACHINE
Suitable for precise cutting of all kinds of small metals, non-metals, and various electronic components.
Maximum cutting capacity: 20 mm Cutting speed: Variable (0-500 RPM) Weight load: Up-to 250 gm Maximum sample dimensions: Up-to 50 mm diameter | |
Inverted Optical Microscope |
Will be announced.