Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Design

Prof. Prasanta Sahoo received a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design) both from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Currently, he is Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has more than 28 years of teaching and research experience in Manufacturing, Materials and Mechanical Engineering, with special emphasis in Tribology of Materials. He has also interest in structural mechanics, contact mechanics, fractal modeling, composites, and coatings. Presently, he acts as Reviewer for more than 70 prestigious Web of Science journals. He is ranked among top 2% global scientists in Stanford listing and is Recipient of INSA teacher award. In addition, he has edited 3 volumes and authored 2 books, over 30 book chapters and more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings (h-index: 41, citations:8000+). Prof. Tapan Kumar Barman received B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering all from Jadavpur University. Currently, he is Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in design and manufacturing with special emphasis in material characterization and additive manufacturing. He has supervised a number of Ph.D. and master’s students. He has authored a book, number of book chapters, and over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings (h-index: 24, citations: 1700+).

• Effect of Na2O on ionic-electronic conduction and dielectric relaxation of P2O5-ZnO-V2O5 glass system.- Study of structural and DC electrical conductivity mechanism of V2O5–Nd2O3–ZnO glass system.- Investigation of topological bahaviour and glass transition temperature of chalcogenide M5-Se60-Te20-Ge15 (M=Sn, Zn, Sb) glassy alloys.- Fabrication and Characterization of Mg-ZrO2 composites.- Ultrasonic Assisted Stir Casting Synthesis and Characterization of Magnesium Metal Matrix Composites Contribution.- Scratch Resistance Behavior of Al–WC Nanocomposites.- Environmental Influences on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Gudro Species of Domestic Abyssinia Banana (GsDAB) Fiber Epoxy Composite.- Corrosion Behaviour of Banana Peel Based Epoxy Polymer Composite under different weight solution of NaOH and NaCl Solution.- Three interval thixotropy test (3ITT) of alumina dispersed in 14 wt% Pluronic F-127 hydrogel and with PVA as additive.- Evaluation Of Strength and Durability Parameters of Geopolymer Concrete.- Utilization of Cupola slag as Fine Aggregates in Green Concrete.- MICROSTRUCTURAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS STUDY OF TiO2 REINFORCED Ni-P-MO ALLOY COATINGS.- Tribological Behaviour of DC, Pulse and Reverse Pulse Deposited Ni-Co-P Alloy Film.- Minimization of Friction Coefficient of ENB Coatings using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO).- Comparison of corrosion resistance of electroless Ni-B, Ni-B-W, Ni-B-Mo and Ni-B-W-Mo coating obtained from stabilizer free bath.- Corrosion Resistance of Electroless Ni-B-W Coatings.- Effect of deep cryogenic treatment with post tempering on hardness of Nimonic-90 alloy.- DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN INEXPENSIVE HEMOSTATIC FILM WITH OYSTER SHELL WASTE.- Effect of Load Ratio on Fatigue Crack Growth Rate  Behaviour of Base Alloy 617M at 710 °C.- LOW CYCLE FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR OF 316L AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL AT 873K.- Microstructure- Property Relations in a Hydraulically Pressed and Machined Medium Carbon Low Alloy Quenched and Partitioned Steel.- Study on Fatigue Crack Propagation Reduction and Extended Service Life in an Arc-Shaped Cracked Specimen using Piezoelectric Patch.- Fracture characteristics of PEEK biomaterial plate with circular discontinuities using Phase-field method.- LOW CYCLE FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR OF Cu-Cr-Zr ALLOY IN SOLUTION TREATED AND AGED CONDITIONS.- A study on Silicon-Doped Graphene Oxide: Wet  Chemistry Synthesis and Characterization of a  Novel Nanomaterial.- MICROSTRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION OF LASER ENGRAVING OF JALORE PINK GRANITE.- Effect of microstructure on fatigue crack growth rate of Ti-6Al-4V alloy.- Artificial neural network modeling of coiling temperature for dual phase steel.- Experimental and ANN evaluation on tribological performance of corn-husk filler-based composites.- The effects of treated rice husk bio-filler at different weight fraction on tribological characteristics of sustainable composites and its ANN evaluation.- PREDICTING AN OPTIMAL ELECTROLESS Ni-B COATING BATH COMPOSITION FOR HIGHER THICKNESS USING ANN-GA TECHNIQUE..- Mechanical property prediction of high-entropy alloys using machine learning methodology.- GREY TAGUCHI BASED PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATION STUDIES ON MACHINABILITY OF CUPOLA SLAG REINFORCED LM11 MATRIX COMPOSITES.- Improvement of Machinability in Dry Turning of EN8 Steel Using Taguchi based Grey Relational Analysis.- Prediction of Kerf Qualities for Al 7075 Alloy Micro-machining using Artificial Neural Network.- Exploring Kerf Width in Wire EDM of EN36B Steel: A Statistical Analysis.- Application of Neural Networks for Prediction of Bead Geometry in ATIG Welding.- Application of friction stir processing for generating novel engineering parts – a review.- Investigation of joint Properties of Friction Stir Welded 316L Stainless Steel Pipes.- Formability Control Using Forming Limit Curve and Hole Expansion Ratio in Single Point Incremental Forming.- EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF FIBER LASER MICRO-CHANNELLING ON COPPER.- Optimization of Laser Marking process for enhanced surface characteristics of Aluminium workpieces..- Experimental investigation into the laser processing of white pat silk fabric.- Multi-Criteria Decision-Making for Laser Metal-Polymer Welding: A MACONT Approach.- Characterization of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured  SS308L: Study of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties.- Wire Arc Additive Remanufacturing of Mild Steel Components.- Reduction of Burr in Drilling Using a Step Drill.- PDP ATTRIBUTES FOR LEVERAGING PRODUCT QUALITY: ISM AND SEM BASED APPROACH.- Free vibration analysis of rotating porous power-law functionally graded conical shell in thermal environment.- Study of Geometric Nonlinear Free Vibration of AFG Microbeam Embedded on Variable Winkler Foundation.- Free Vibration of Sandwich Cantilever-Folded Plate with A Homogeneous Core.- Flow-induced vibrations of an inclined elliptic cylinder.- Biomechanical analysis of BOX® total ankle replacement design: a finite element study.- NONLINEAR FIRST PLY FAILURE CHARACTERISTICS OF CLAMPED COMPOSITE CROSS PLY CYLINDRICAL PANELS UNDER NON UNIFORM LOAD.- Modelling of Single Particle Damper for Structures under Variable Frequency Loading.- INFLUENCE OF STRUCTURAL TAILORING ON THE DYNAMICS OF A TAPERED ANISOTROPIC BOX BEAM.- Structural Analysis of a Tea Plucking Frame.- Design, synthesis & optimization of latch mechanism using mathematical model for closing doors in aerospace vehicles.- Contact Analysis of Functionally Graded Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Composite (FG-CNT).- Impact Analysis of Unidirectional Polyethylene-Glass Fi-ber Reinforced Phenolic Polymer Composite Laminate.