National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Mechanical Metallurgy
Areas of Interest
  • Mechanical working (forging, rolling, sheet forming, extrusion, bar and wire drawing) of metallic materials.
  • Microstructure and crystallographic texture evolution during plastic flow of metallic materials
  • Anisotropy in mechanical properties, planar and through thickness anisotropy.
  • Development of new aerospace grades of alloys, low density high entropy alloys and other advanced materials.
  • Thermo-mechanical processing and heat treatment.
  • Tensile, Creep, fatigue and fracture mechanism,

Kumud Kant Mehta Assistant Professor Grade-I

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

mehtakk@nitrkl.ac.in

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PUBLICATIONS

2

SPONSORED PROJECTS

2

CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

3

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

3

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Kumud Kant Mehta

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Room Number: MM-210

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2015

Ph.D.
Metallurgical Engineering, Texture and Mechanical Properties in Nickel-based Solid-Solution Strengthened Alloys
IIT, BHU, Varanasi

2010

M.Tech
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Low cycle fatigue behavior of Ni-based Superalloy Supercast-247
IIT, Kharagpur

1996

B.Sc (Engg)
Metallurgical Engineering
BIT, Sindri

Teaching Experience
  • High Temperature Materials,  NIT, Rourkela,   01 Jan 2021 - till date
  • Mechanical Metallurgy Lab,  NIT, Rourkela,   01 Jan 2021 - till date
  • Mechanical Working of Metallic Materials,  NIT, Rourkela,   01 Jul 2020 - till date
  • Physical Metallurgy Lab,  NIT, Rourkela,   01 Jul 2020 - till date
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Effects of mode of deformation and extent of reduction on evolution of crystallographic texture,  Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, (DGAQA), Min of Defence, C/o DRDL, Hyderabad,   03 Jan 2018 - 26 May 2018
  • Optimization of heat treatment cycle of Titanium, Nickel and Iron based alloys.,  Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, (DGAQA), Min of Defence, C/o DRDL, Hyderabad,   11 May 2017 - 09 Nov 2017
  • Orientation dependent strain hardening behaviour of Steel and Nickel based alloys,  Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, (DGAQA), Min of Defence, C/o DRDL, Hyderabad,   02 Mar 2016 - 21 Jul 2016
  • Thermomechanical processing and plastic forming of aerospace grade alloys,  Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, (DGAQA), Min of Defence, C/o DRDL, Hyderabad,   29 Jan 2016 - 16 Jun 2018
Industrial Experience
  • Indigenization and development of high pressure turbine disc, low pressure compressor blades, and vanes, titanium and nickel based alloys for manufacture of AL31FP Sukhoi Engine components. Experience in the area of quality inspection during manufacturing of AL31FP Sukhoi Engine.,  Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, (DGAQA), Min of Defence, Koraput,   18 Jun 2018 - 10 Jun 2020
  • Quality assurance, development, indigenization and production of aeronautical materials, manufactured at DMRL (DRDO), M/s MIDHANI LTD. and other private vendors. Involved in various aeronautical material development / indigenization activities along with related R & D work.,  Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, (DGAQA), Min of Defence, C/o DRDL, Hyderabad,   08 Sep 2006 - 16 Jun 2018
  • Mechanical testing of various metallic materials and components, Activities related to BIS marking/certification, Training and NABL.,  National Test House, Ministry of Consumers Affairs, Kolkata.,   17 May 2000 - 04 Sep 2006
  • Steel Melting in LD Furnace and their secondary refining for continuous casting and continuous slab casting of steel.,  Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela SAIL.,   18 Jul 1998 - 21 Jan 2000
  • Quality Engineering Department, Heat treatment of Aluminum alloys and quality inspection.,  Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Aircraft Division Bangalore,   27 Mar 1998 - 06 Jul 1998
  • QC, R&D department of Cold Rolling Mill and Galvanizing unit.,  Lloyds Steel Industries Ltd., Wardha.,   10 Oct 1996 - 10 Jun 1997
Laboratory Development
  • Mechanical testing laboratory,  National Test House (ER), Ministry of Consumer affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India, Kolkata,   Coordinated a research project between National Test House (ER), Ministry of Consumer affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India, Kolkata and RDCIS (SAIL), Ranchi in year 2004-2005 related to development of roof supports in underground coal mines. Devised new tensile test facility for roof bolts testing and established related laboratory, analyzed test results, suggested measures to improve the quality of roof bolts. A letter of appreciation was awarded in this regard from RDCIS (SAIL) Ranchi.
  • Non Destructive Testing Laboratory,  NIT Rourkela,   Non-Destructive testing laboratory developed p[particularly for Ultrasonic and Dye penetrant testing. For Magnetic Particle Testing Collaborated with Abinash Engineering Services, Bhubaneswar.

Optimization of post-investment cast HIPing treatment of aerospace grade Ti-6AI-4V alloy for improvement of fatigue life. Aeronautics R&D Board (ARDB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Optimization of post-investment cast HIPing treatment of aerospace grade Ti-6AI-4V alloy for improvement of fatigue life. Aeronautics R&D Board (ARDB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Analyses of Fatigue Failure in Cast Aluminum Alloy Wheels Synergies Castings Limited, Visakhapatnam
  • Co-PI
  • 25 Nov 2022 - 15 Dec 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Development of Supernickron alloy with heat treatment to achieve hardness 320-350 BHN CASTECH Foundaries Pvt. Ltd., Junagadh, Gujarat
  • PI
  • 13 Jul 2022 - 31 Aug 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy

Total Publications: 26

S. Khaja, K. K. Mehta, R. V. Babu, R., and A. Singh,"Mechanical Properties Anisotropy of Isothermally Forged and Precipitation Hardened Inconel 718 Disk", METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A, vol.46a, pp.1140-1153, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International 2014, March 2015, 10.1007/s11661-014-2706-2       Article

K. K. Mehta, P. Mukhopadhyay, R. K. Mandal, and A.,"Microstructure, Texture, and Orientation-Dependent Flow Behavior of Binary Ni-16Cr and Ni-16Mo Solid Solution Alloys", METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A, vol.46a, pp.3656-3669, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International 2015 2015, 10.1007/s11661-015-2947-8       Article

K. K. Mehta, M. Prantik, M. R. K, and S. A. K,"Mechanical Properties Anisotropy of Cold-Rolled and Solution- Annealed Ni-Based Hastelloy C-276 Alloy", METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A, vol.45a, pp.3493-3504, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International 2014 2014, 10.1007/s11661-014-2294-1       Article

K. K. Mehta, P. Mukhopadhyay, R. Mandal, and A.,"Mechanical properties anisotropy of cold rolled and solution annealed Ni–20Cr–8Fe alloy", Materials Science & Engineering A, vol.613, pp.71-81, Elsevier 2014, 10.1016/j.msea.2014.06.067       Article

K. K. Mehta, R. Mitra, and S. Chawla,"Effect of post-solutionizing cooling rate on microstructure and low cycle fatigue behavior of a cast nickel based super alloy", Materials Science & Engineering A, vol.611, pp.280-289, Elsevier 2014, 10.1016/j.msea.2014.06.003       Article

Non-Destructive Evaluation of Engineering Materials: Theory and Practice Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Workshop)
4th International Conference on Processing & Characterization of Materials (ICPCM-2022) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Conference)
3rd International Conference on Processing and Characterization of Materials Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Conference)

  • MM4108 : Stainless steel Technologies {Theory}
  • MM5211 : Mechanical Working of Metallic Materials {Theory}
  • MM5532 : High Temperature Materials {Theory}
  • MM4123 : Physical Metallurgy Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM4222 : Mechanical Metallurgy Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [2]
Mechanical Metallurgy
Yogesh Singh
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Mechanical Working of Metallic Materials
Manojkumar S
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Deformation behaviour of metallic materials of specific application.
Vivek Kumar
Enrolled: Jan 2021
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Nominated as Main member of Material Standard Sub - committee (MSSC) by Department of Standardisation, Ministry of Defence for the period Aug, 2016 to June 2018, and the responsibility was to prepare standard / specification for various metallic materials of defence use.,   2018
  • Received appreciation letter from M/s Midhani Ltd, Defence PSU, for contribution towards optimization of heat treatment cycle of MDN 132 grade of forged bars,   2017
  • Agni award for self reliance for indigenization of various aluminium alloys, Awarded by Outstanding Scientist and Associate Director, DMRL, DRDO, Hyderabad for outstanding contribution.,   2015
  • Awarded for successful indigenization of airworthy Aluminium alloy 2014 AA and Maraging steel MDN 250A grades of materials for Astra Missile, Award given by Project Director, Astra Missile, DRDL, DRDO, Hyderabad for significant contribution.,   2014
  • Best Paper award at "International winter school 2010 on advanced aeronautical materials" held at Hyderabad and organised by RCMA (Mat.), DRDO, Hyderabad.,   2010
  • Received appreciation letter from RDCIS, Ranchi, (SAIL) for devising new tensile test facility for roof bolts testing, analyzing test data and coordinating the R & D project jointly organized by NTH(ER), Kolkata and RDCIS (SAIL), Ranchi.,   2005
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Life member of Society of Failure Analysis, Hyderabad.,   2012
  • Life member of Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing, Chennai,   2012
  • Life member of Indian Institute of Metal, Kolkata.,   2011
  • Associate Member for Institute of Engineers, Kolkata.,   2007