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Thermodynamics of Materials

Phase Transformations and Heat Treatment

Mechanical Behaviour Of Materials

Kinetics of Materials

Transport Phenomena

Non-Ferrous Metal Extraction

Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy

Heat and Mass Transfer

Design of Metallurgical Processes

Nature and Properties of Materials

Surface Engineering

Comprehensive Examinations and Presentation in Materials Engineering

Materials Testing Lab

Heat Treatment Lab

Process Metallurgy Lab

P.G

Advanced Thermodynamics of Materials

Advanced Materials Processing

Deformation Behaviour of Materials

Kinetics of Materials

Organization

Start Date

End Date

Designation

Nature of Work

 MANIT Bhopal

 21/12/2023  Till Date  Associate Professor Teaching, Research, Administration
 MANIT Bhopal  28/12/2019

 20/12/2023

 Assistant Professor,Gr. I

Teaching, Research, Administration

 MANIT Bhopal

 09.07.2010  27/12/2019

 Assistant Professor, Gr. II

Teaching, Research, Administration

Name of the Student

Topic

Year of Award

Co-Supervisor (if any)

Mr Saurabh Dayal Synthesis and Characterization of MoOx -Carbon Nano-composite Thin Film 2017

NIL

Mr Jogindra Nath Sahu Room Temperature Case Carburizing of Ni-Cr-Mo Steel Using Surface Mechano-Chemical Carburizing Treatment (SMCT) 2019 NIL

Mr Prashant Tadge

Investigation of the Effect of Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment (SMAT) on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Medium Carbon Stee

 

 

2019

NIL
Mr Ajay Kumar Choubey Numerical Modeling, Simulation and Experimental Validation of Deep Drawing Behavior of Aluminium (AA1100) and Stainless Steel (AISI304) Sheet Metals Without Blank-Holde 2020

Dr Geeta Agnihotri

Ms Arshali Sasi

Studies on Electrophoretic Deposition of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and a-MoO3 Thin Films for Supercapacitor Applications 2020 NIL
Mr Lokendra Kumar Katiyar

Modification & Characterization of Nano-structured High Silicon

Bainitic Steel via Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment

ongoing NIL
Mr Sarim Khan

Development of Diamond Like Carbon Based Layered Composite

for Thermal Management Applications

ongoing NIL

Mr Manish Kumar

Hydrogen Storage Materials ongoing NIL

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-PI (if any)

Design and Development of Ultrasonic Transducers

 

S-TIC, ISRO

24 Months

20.5 L

PI: Dr Bharat Modhera

Co-PI: Dr C Sasikumar

Process Optimization Using Indigenously Developed Photocatalytic-Reactor and Regeneration of Catalysts

ONGC Energy Centre (OECT), New Delhi

24 Months

10.63 L

PI: Dr S Suresh

Co-PI: Dr C Sasikumar

Selective Conversion of CO2 into CO using an Inexpensive Nano-porous Carbon Doped Oxides Through Plasma Photocatalytic Conversion

ONGC Energy Centre (OECT), New Delhi

24 Months

14.86 L

PI: Dr S Suresh

Co-PI: Dr C Sasikumar

High Temperature Materials for Thermal Protection Systems

 

Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)s

24 Months

44.48 L

PI: Dr Kantesh Balani

Co-PI:

Prof. Janakarajan Ramkumar, IITK

Dr C Sasikumar, MANITB

Dr Anupkumar Keshri, IIT Patna

Investigation of corrosion on galvanized sheet metal under the Indian atmosphere

Panasonic India Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon, India

36  Months

30.524 L

PI: Prof. Sanjay Srivastava

Co-PI: Dr S Das

Dr C Sasikumar

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-Investigator                       (if any)

Failure Analysis of KHDS CBD Vessel used In Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Bina, Madhya Pradesh, India

BPCL, Bina, Madhya Pradesh

Aug. 2023

0.82 L

Dr Mangesh Lodhe (Co-PI)

Failure Analysis of 2” LPG Loading Arm Spool Piece ( Material: Aluminium)

BPCL, Bina, Madhya Pradesh

Aug. 2023

0.70 L

Dr Ramkishor Anant (Co-PI)

Failure Analysis Of SS 347 Tubes Used in

Vacuum Distillation Unit Of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Bina, Madhya Pradesh, India

BPCL, Bina, Madhya Pradesh

Aug. 2023

0.70 L

Dr Mangesh Lodhe (Co-PI)

Failure Analysis of Weld Joints of Cr-Mo Steel (ASTM A335 P11) Flange Used In HDU PSV Inlet of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Bina, Madhya Pradesh, India

BPCL, Bina, Madhya Pradesh

Aug. 2023

0.76 L

Dr Ramkishor Anant (Co-PI)

failure analysis of ASTM 276 TP410 Centrifugal Pump (12 –PA-CF-105B)

Shaft

BPCL, Bina, Madhya Pradesh

Aug. 2023

0.80 L

Dr Sanjay Srivastava (Co-PI)

Material Identification in a Sample Obtained from a Residue Found Inside a Transformer

BHEL, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

July 2023

0.295

Dr Sanjay Srivastava (Co-PI)

Root Cause Analysis of Pump Shaft Failure

BPCL, Bina, Madhya Pradesh

Aug. 2022

0.85 L

Dr Mangesh Lodhe (Co-PI)

Investigation of Turbine Blade Failure

Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL), Bina, Madhya Pradesh, India

Sep. 2021

0.708  L

Dr Sanjay Srivastava (Co-PI)

Root cause Analysis of failure of Steel Wire Rope used for Lifting goods/materials.

Avgol India Pvt. Ltd., Mandideep, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Nov 2019

0.295 L

Dr S Das (Co-PI)

Materials Characterization XRD/SEM/Materials Testing

Academic /Research organizations

2019-2023

5.03 L

NIL

Authors

Title

Journal

VOL. NO.,

PAGE NO

YEAR

SCI/

Scopus

IMPACT FACTOR

Mohd Sarim  Khan, C Sasikumar

Diamond-like carbon/Cu composite films on stainless steel: synthesis and investigation of heat transfer properties

Journal of Nanoparticle Research 

26 (3), 62

2024

SCI

2.5

Deepti Vishwakarma, C Sasikumar

Investigations of TiC and SiC films synthesized by DC magnetron sputtering and thermal annealing

Part E: Journal of process mechanical engineering

https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089231223030

2024

SCIE

2.4

S Sahu, Mohd Sarim Khan, N Gupta, K Chennakesavulu, C Sasikumar

The hydrogen storage capacity of carbon nano-onions fabricated by thermal chemical vapour deposition

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

In Press

2023

SCI

7.2

B Mehta, C Sasikumar

Mechanochemical Synthesis of PZT Powders and the Effects of Mechanical Activation on Solid-State Sintering Kinetics

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals

76 (3),

849-857

2023

SCI

1.6

L Kush, S Srivastava, C Sasikumar, SK Vajpai, Y Srivastava, Y Jaiswal

Effect of A-site doping on electrical properties of La2-xPrxFeCoO6 double perovskite prepared by sol-gel technique

Journal of Solid State Chemistry

315,

123539

 

2022

SCI

3.3

Mohd Sarim  Khan, C Sasikumar

A water droplet erosion-induced fatigue crack propagation and failure in X20Cr13 martensitic stainless-steel turbines working at low pressure

Engineering Failure Analysis

139, 106491

2022

SCI

6.3

L Kush, S Srivastava, C Sasikumar, SK Vajpai, Y Srivastava, Y Jaiswal

Composition-dependent tunability of thermoelectric properties at low temperature for Pr-doped LPFCO double perovskite

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

33 (22), 17535–17550

2022

SCI

2.8

LK Katiyar, MF Ansari, C Sasikumar

Stress-induced modifications on microstructure and mechanical properties of dual-phase steel sheets by repetitive corrugation and straightening.

Sādhanā 

47 (3), 119,

2022

SCI

1.6

N. Anoop, Suresh Sundaramurthy, Jay Mant Jha, Sasikumar Chandrabalan, Nimmi Singh, Jyoti Verma, Damaraju Parvatalu & Sanjeev Katti

Plasma catalysis: a feasible solution for carbon dioxide valorization?

 

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

23, 2789–2811

2021

SCI

4.3

Tadge Prashant, Sasikumar Chandrabalan

Effect of surface mechanical attrition on microstructure and mechanical properties of hypoeuctectoid steel

Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences (IJEMS)

27, 418-423

2021

SCI

0.61

JN Sahu, C Sasikumar

Evaluation of microstructure due to addition of carbon in Ni–Cr–Mo steel mechanically through surface mechanochemical case carburizing treatment (SMCT)

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals

72, 55-63

2019

SCI

1.6

JN Sahu, C Sasikumar, KK Saxena

Surface mechano-chemical case carburising treatment (SMCT) of Ni-Cr-Mo steel: a post-annealing and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) analysis

Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies

6, 338-349

2020

Scopus

4.73

Jogindra Nath Sahu, C Sasikumar

Development of hard and wear resistant surface coating on Ni-Cr-Mo steel by surface mechano-chemical carburization treatment (SMCT)

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

263, 285-295

2019

SCI

6.3

P Tadge, C Sasikumar

 

Improvements in Mechanical Properties of Spring Steel through Surface Tempering and Hardening Assisted by SMAT

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals

71, 1543-1552

2018

SCI

1.6

JN Sahu, C Sasikumar

Mechanical properties of a Ni–Cr–Mo steel subjected to room temperature carburizing using surface mechano-chemical carburizing treatment (SMCT)

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals

71, 915-921

2018

SCI

1.6

A Sasi, C Sasikumar

Galvanostatic deposition of hierarchical layered a-MoO3 thin films and its characterization to study the influence of heat treatment

Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures

12, 615-620

2017

SCI

0.96

Ajay Kumar Choubey, Geeta Agnihotri, C Sasikumar

Experimental and Mathematical Analysis of Simulation Results for Sheet Metal Parts in Deep Drawing

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

31,

4215–4220

 

2017

SCI

1.6

S Dayal, C Sasikumar, S Srivastava

Development of ultra-smooth ballas diamond incorporated nano-composite carbon thin films using PECVD technique

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

27, 8188-8196

2016

SCI

2.8

Saurabh Dayal and C Sasi Kumar

Development of hierarchical layered nanostructured a-MoO3 thin films using dc magnetron sputtering

Materials Research Express

3, 106405(1-09)

2016

SCI

2.3

JN Sahu, C Sasikumar

Room Temperature case carburizing of a Ni–Cr–Mo steel through shot peening/blasting techniques

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals

68, 227-233

2015

SCI

1.6

AK Choubey, G Agnihotri, C Sasikumar

Influence of Variable Blank Holding Pressure on Impeller Sheets in Deep Drawing Process

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals

68, 47-51

2015

SCI

1.6

G Sreejith, T Sunny, JN Sahu, C Sasikumar

Low temperature boronizing of surface nanostructured Ni-Cr-Mo steel using SMAT

Materials Science Forum

830, 663-666

2015

Scopus

0.21

A Kumar, G Sharma, C Sasikumar, S Shamim, H Singh

Effect of Cr on grain refinement and mechanical properties of Al-Si-Mg alloys

Applied Mechanics and Materials

789, 95-99

2015

Scopus

0.24

M Mandal, C Sasikumar

Electrodeposition of nanostructured Ni based alloys/composites–a critical analysis

Advanced Materials Research

984, 514-519

2014

Scopus

0.50

Muskan, Parul Dengre, Jaya Kaithwas, Sakshi Choudhary & C. Sasikumar

Synthesis And Characterization Of Alumina Coating On Steel For High Temperature Oxidation And Wear Applications

international Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD)

10,

232–240

 

2020

Scopus

0.20

Astha Dixit, Anuja Ingale, C.Sasikumar

Role Of Graphitization On Pitting Corrosion Behavior Of Asme Sa179 Heat Exchanger Tubes

International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD)

10, 364–372

2020

Scopus

0.20

SKRSPM T. C. Alex, C. Sasikumar, Ansu J. Kailath, Rakesh Kumar

Analysis of mechanically induced reactivity of boehmite using kinetics of boehmite to γ-Al2O3 transformation

Metallurgical Transactions B

42, 592-603

2011

SCI

3.0

C Sasikumar, S Srikanth, NK Mukhopadhyay, SP Mehrotra

Energetics of mechanical activation–Application to ilmenite

Minerals Engineering

22, 572-574

2009

SCI

4.8

C Sasikumar, DS Rao, S Srikanth, NK Mukhopadhyay, SP Mehrotra

Dissolution studies of mechanically activated Manavalakurichi ilmenite with HCl and H2SO4

Hydrometallurgy

88, 154-169

2007

SCI

4.7

S Srikanth, SK Das, C Sasikumar, B Ravikumar

Failure of evaporator tubes initiated by lamellar tearing during the commissioning of a waste heat recovery boiler

Engineering Failure Analysis

14,

262-278

 

2007

SCI

6.3

C Sasikumar, S Srikanth, SK Das

Analysis of premature failure of a tie bar in an injection molding machine

Engineering Failure Analysis

13,

1246-1259

2006

SCI

6.3

C Sasikumar, DS Rao, S Srikanth, B Ravikumar, NK Mukhopadhyay, SP Mehrotra

Effect of mechanical activation on the kinetics of sulfuric acid leaching of beach sand ilmenite from Orissa, India

Hydrometallurgy

75, 189-204

2004

SCI

4.7

Amit Dubey, Savita Verma and C. Sasikumar

Chapter 9. Structure–Activity Relationship of Functionalized Porous Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites for Catalytic Applications, in Book: A Closer Look at Chemical Kinetics

Nova Science Publishers

979-8-88697-484-3

2023

Book Chapter

 

 

Rahul Sharma, C. Sasikumar, Jayashree Baral

Chapter 4: Layered Grain Growth of Aluminum Between MWCNT Layers During Sintering of Al–MWCNT Composites, in Book: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing: Challenges and Opportunities

Springer Nature

978-981-99-1970-3

2023

Book Chapter

 

 

Katiyar, L.K., Sasikumar, C., Khan, M.S

Chapter 7:BainiticTransformation in Steel via Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment at Room Temperature. In: Tewari, A., Dhawan, N., Agarwal, G., Das, S., Mishra, S., Karmakar, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing: Challenges and Opportunities. AMPCO 2022. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 293. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1971-0_21

Springer, Singapore.

978-981-99-1970-3/978-981-99-1971-0

2023

Book Chapter

 

 

 

Title

Year

Agency

Co-Investigator(if any)

Published/Granted

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