Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Properties and Processing Technologies of Steel and Alloys

Resistance Spot Welded Al 1100 Alloy with Carbonaceous Interlayers

T. Das, P. Kumar and J. Paul 3
Study of Calcium Treatment in Steel Ladles for the Modification of Alumina Inclusions to
Avoid Nozzle Clogging during Casting
S. Devi, R.K. Singh, N. Sen and N. Pradhan 12
Improvement in Castability of Al Killed Steel in Billet Casters by Process Optimisation
S. Kumar, K.K. Keshari, A. Gupta, A. Prasad, V. Kumar and B. Mishra 21
Investigation on the Influence of Different Additives on Properties of Green Sand Mould
P.K. Sahoo, S. Pattnaik and M.K. Sutar 29
Role of Marangoni Convection in a Repetitive Laser Melting Process
S. Das and S.P. Kar 34
The Dispersion of Lead in Hypoeutectic Aluminium-Silicon Alloys by Spray Forming
Process and their Characterization
S. Kumar, A. Tomar and D. Singh 40
Experimental Analysis of Canola Oil as Dielectric Fluid in Electric Discharge Machining of
AISI D2 Steel
K.M. Rao, D.V. Kumar, K.C. Shekar and B. Singaravel 49
Process Parameter Effects over Bead Properties during Material Deposition of PTAW
Process
S. Mandal, S. Kumar and M. Oraon 55
Comparative Study of some Machining Characteristics during Hard Turning of Alloy Steel
with Untreated and Cryotreated Cermet Inserts
A. Das, S.K. Patel, B.B. Biswal and A. Santoshwar 64
Performance Analysis of Vegetable Oil as Dielectric Fluid in Electric Discharge Machining
Process of Inconel 800
B. Singaravel, K.C. Shekar, G.G. Reddy and S. Deva Prasad 77
Effect of Weld Zone Shape on Microstructure and Tensile Properties in Friction Stir
Welding Process
P. Prakash, R.S. Anand and S.K. Jha 84
Reduction in Surface Defect in Continuous Cast Slab through Intervention in Process
Parameters
S. Roy, R.K. Singh, K.K. Keshari, N. Pradhan, M. Kumar, A. Gupta, R.K. Patra, T.P.
Shivshankar, R. Kiran and B. Mishra 91
Study of Surface Characterization and Parametric Optimization during Wire Electric
Discharge Machining for Inconel 625
A. Kumar, C. Upadhyay and V. Kukkala 97
Residual Stresses Modelling of End Milling Process Using Numerical and Experimental
Methods
M.K. Prakash, K.C.S. Chethan and P.H.P. Thirtha 106
Thermal Modeling of Transport Phenomena for a Pulsed Laser Melting Process
S. Sukumar and S.P. Kar 114
Optimization of Process Parameters in Micro-Electrochemical Discharge Machining by
Using Grey Relational Analysis
N. Kumar, H. Bishwakarma, P. Sharma, P.K. Singh and A.K. Das 121
Multi Objective Optimization of Joining Dissimilar AA5083& AA6061 Alloys Using Friction
Stir Welding- Integrated Taguchi and Grey Systems Approach
B. Ravi Sankar, P. Umamaheswarrao, K. Rajasekhara Babu and M. Pardhasaradhi 133
Wear Behavior of Plasma Processed LM6 Alloy
J. Parida, S.C. Mishra and S.C. Pattnaik 140
Synthesis and Phase Investigation of Equiatomic AlCrFeMnNi Alloys Dispersed with
Partially Stabilized Zirconia for Nuclear Applications
K. Raja Rao and S.K. Sinha 145
Influence of Temperature on Low Cycle Fatigue and Ratcheting Behavior of SA333 Gr-6 C-
Mn Steel
G. Kumar, H.N. Bar, S. Sivaprasad and A. Kumar 152
Tensile Toughness Characteristics of Cast Al-Zn-Mg Alloys Processed by Equal Channel
Angular Pressing
G.K. Manjunath, K.U. Bhat and G.V.P. Kumar 161
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel High Entropy Alloys
A. Kumar, B. Vinith, A.K. Choudhary and M.K. Chopkar 167
Influence of Joint Configuration on Mechanical Properties of Laser Weld-Brazed
Aluminum to Steel Joint
D. Narsimhachary, S.M. Shariff, S. Pal, G. Padmanabham and A. Basu 174

Chapter 2: Properties and Processing Technologies of Composite

Materials

Bacterial Cellulose Based Composites: Preparation and Characterization

P. Choudhary, A. Jaiswal, S. Singh and S.K. Gupta 183
A Review on the Fabrication of In Situ Metal Matrix Composite during Friction Stir
Welding
A. Sharma and J. Paul 191
Development and Characterization of Al2O3 and SiC Reinforced Al-Cu Metal Matrix
Hybrid Composites
B. Behera, R. Dalai, D.K. Mishra and S.K. Badjena 202
Synthesis of PMN-PT/PDMS Piezoelectric Composite for Energy Harvesting
A. Kumar and A. Roy 209
Development of Hybrid Composites with Improved Heat Insulation Capability Using Short
Human Hair Fiber
B.P. Nanda and A. Satapathy 216
Analysis of Erosion Wear Behavior of LD Sludge Filled Polypropylene Composites Using
RSM
A. Purohit, A. Satapathy and P.T.R. Swain 222
A Study on Acoustic Property of Composites from Waste Tyres
B.P. Jena, A. Jagdev, B.B. Nayak and S. Satapathy 229
Analysis of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion in Carbon Black Filled PDMS Composite
H. Shivashankar, R. Sangamesh and S.M. Kulkarni 237
Study on Ballistic Characteristics of Glass-Epoxy-Rubber Sandwiches
R. Sangamesh, H. Shivashankar, K.S. Ravishankar and S.M. Kulkarni 245
A Study on the Mechanical Behavior of Jute-Epoxy Laminated Composite and its Hybrid
J. Dehury, A. Behera and S. Biswas 250
In-Plane Low Velocity Impact Behavior of GFRP Laminate
Mahesh and K.K. Singh 257
Free Vibration Analysis and Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Un-Damped Woven
Roving Laminated Composite Plate Using Different Boundary Conditions
M.K. Sutar, S.K. Behera and S. Pattnaik 264
Optimization of EDM Process Parameters of Thixoformed A356-5TiB2 In Situ Composites
S.D. Kumar, S. Dewangan, J. Ghose and S.K. Jha 271
Thermal Shock Effect of Nano-TiO2 Enhanced Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymeric
Composites: An Assessment on Tensile and Thermal Behavior
K.K. Mahato, K.C. Nuli, K. Dutta, R.K. Prusty and B.C. Ray 277
Synergetic Impact of Carbon Nanotube and/or Graphene Reinforcement on the Mechanical
Performance of Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composite
K.C. Nuli, A.O. Fulmali, Nagesh, B. Sen, K.K. Mahato, R.K. Prusty and B.C. Ray 284
Experimental Investigation of Surface Modified Abaca Fibre
A.K. Sinha, H.K. Narang and S. Bhattacharya 291
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Gamma-Irradiation of E-Glass/Epoxy Composite: A Study of its Mechanical and Thermal

Sustainability
A.P. Chakraverty, S. Beura, U.K. Mohanty, S.C. Mishra and B.B. Biswal 296
Effect of Bath Concentration during Electrophoretic Deposition on the Interfacial
Behaviour of Hybrid CFRP Composites
S. Yandrapu, P.K. Gangineni, S. De, B.C. Ray and R.K. Prusty 304
An Assessment of Mechanical Performance of CNF Modified Glass Fiber/Epoxy
Composites under Elevated Temperatures
D.K. Rathore, R.K. Prusty and B.C. Ray 311
The Influence of Moisture Absorption on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of
Chemically Treated DPL Reinforced Hybrid Composite
P.T.R. Swain, S.N. Das, P.K. Patnaik and A. Purohit 316
CNT Reinforced Laminated Composite under In-Plane Tensile Loading: A Finite Element
Study
K. Bhowmik, S. Akhtar, R.K. Kalshyan, N. Khutia and A. Roy Choudhury 323
Temperature and Loading Rate Effect on the Load-Displacement Response of Metal-
Metallic Glass (Al-Cu50Zr50) Layered Structure during Nano-Indentation
P. Gupta and N. Yedla 330
Predicting Effective Electromechanical Properties of Pb-Free Polymer Composite Using
Finite Element Method
N. Mishra, C. Shah and K. Das 337
Simulative Estimation of Reaction Force and Drill Accuracy of CFRP Composites
D. Dimple, P. Elango and M.K. Prakash 344

Chapter 3: Materials and Technologies in Electronics and

Optoelectronics

Designing Novel Multiferroic Perovskite Oxide for Prospective Photovoltaic Applications

P. Swarnakar, L.D. Besra, S. Chatterjee, S. Mukherjee and A. Roy 353
Structural and Behavioural Analysis of As2Se3, TeO2, SiC, SiO2 and Si3N4 for Photonic
Application
Shahiruddin, M.A. Hassan, A. Kumar and D.K. Singh 360
First Principle Study of Na and P Co-Doped Heptazine Based Monolayer g-C3N4
D.K. Gorai and T.K. Kundu 369
Poly Lactic Acid, Poly Acrylic Acid and Ethanol Based Bio-Materials for PCF Design
Shahiruddin, M.A. Hassan, M. Singh and D.K. Singh 377
Resistive Switching Behaviour of Dip Coated ZnO Films with the Changing with Drawal
Speed
S. Roy, S.S. Dash, P.K. Sahu, S. Mishra and J.P. Kar 384
Investigation on the Optical, Electrical and Dielectric Properties of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3
(LCMO) Via. Different Routes: A Comparative Analysis of Micro and Nanoparticles
B. Panda and D. Behera 390

Chapter 4: Functional Materials and Surfaces

Anionic Electrochemical Exfoliation of Few-Layer Graphene Nano-Sheets: An Emphasis on

Characterization
A. Srinivasanaik, A. Das and A. Mallik 399
Binary Mixture of Solid-Solid Phase Change Material: Synthesis, Characterization and
Experimental Study
C.R. Raj, S. Suresh, A. Upadhyay, K.A. Govind and R. Nivethaa 407
Electromagnetic Characteristics of Shape Memory Spring
T. Devashena and K. Dhanalakshmi 421
Deformation Behaviour of Single Linear Surface Defect Nickel Nanowire at Different
Temperatures Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations
K.C. Katakam and N. Yedla 428
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Evaluation of Ni62Nb38 Bimetallic Glass Formation under Hydrostatically Pressurised

Quenching
M. Manna and S. Pal 436
Role of Exchange-Correlation Functional in Bulk Bismuth
S. Jena and S. Datta 446
The Effect of Bond Phase Additive and Sintering Temperature on the Properties of Mullite
Bonded Porous SiC Ceramics
D. Das and N. Kayal 454
Microstructural and Joint Analysis of Ultrasonic Welded Aluminum to Cupro-Nickel Sheets
for Lithium-Ion Battery Packs
S. Das, M.P. Satpathy, B.C. Routara and S.K. Sahoo 463
Limit Elastic Analysis of FG Ceramic Rotating Disk on the Basis of Effective Mechanical
Properties
R. Madan, K.N. Saha and S. Bhowmick 470
An Anomaly in Creep Property Dependence on Grain Size for Ultrafine Grain
Nanocrystalline Nickel at Higher Creep Temperature
M. Meraj and S. Pal 477
Effect of Crack on the Tensile Strength of a Bicrystal Zr - A MD Based Evaluation
D. Singh and A. Parashar 487
Preparation of Superhydrophobic Coatings on Filter Paper for Oil-Water Separation
S. Sriram, R.K. Singh and A. Kumar 492
An Investigation on Anti-Corrosion Properties of Electroplated Copper-Graphene Nano-
Composite Films
A.K. Behera and A. Mallik 499
Wettability Control of Copper Surface Using Picosecond Laser for Enhancing
Condensation Heat Transfer
K. Venkata and S. Suresh 505
Mathematical Modeling on the Residual Stresses in Coatings Due to Heat Treatments
M.K. Srinath and M.S.G. Prasad 514

Chapter 5: Chemical Technologies of Environmental Engineering and

Mineral Processing

Effect of Mineralogy on Reduction Behaviour of Iron Ore Pellets

A.B. Kotta, S.K. Karak and M. Kumar 525
Studies on Recovery of Industrial Heavy Minerals from Lean Deposits of Brahmagiri Coast
of Odisha, India
S. Routray, R. Swain and R.N. Mohapatro 532
Recovery of Valuable Materials from Bauxite Mining Waste for Industrial Application
R.N. Mohapatro, R. Swain, S. Routray and S. Mohanta 537