Mechanical Engineering

Vyas Mani Sharma

Doctor of Philosophy Address: D*25, B R Ambedkar Hall of Residence,

Department of Mechanical Engineering IIT Kharagpur - 721302, West Bengal (India) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Email: ********@*****.*** Gender: Male, Language : Hindi and English ********@******.**.** DOB: November 12, 1989 Contact: +919*********

Education

Year Course/Degree Institute CGPA/Percentage

2020 PhD, Department Mechanical Engi-

neering (In Process)

Indian Institute of Technology,

Kharagpur, India

-

2015 Master of Technology Manufactur-

ing Science and Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology,

Kharagpur, India

8.66/10

2012 Bachelor of Engineering Mechani-

cal Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology,

Mesra, India

7.5/10

Research Interests

Friction stir processing, Friction stir welding, Micro structural analysis, Metal foam, Micro-CT analysis, Material Characterizations, Sintering, and Powder Metallurgy Publications

Patents

Sharma VM, Racherla V, Pal SK Add-on kit for doing cost effective, rapid, solid-state friction sintering on vertical milling/drilling/friction stir welding machine, Filled Application no. 201********* (Indian).

Sharma VM, Racherla V, Pal SK A system for solid state sintering of hollow metallic cylindrical components and a method of such sintering, Filled Application no. 202********* (Indian).

Sharma VM, Racherla V, Pal SK A system for fabrication of bonded metal foam metal sandwich structures and process thereof, Filled Application no. 202********* (Indian). Journal publications

V.M. Sharma, S.K. Pal, V. Racherla, A new sintering method for fabrication of open-cell metal foam parts, Mater. Manuf. Process. 35 (2020) 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2020.1784933.

A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, J. Paul, Fabrication of bulk aluminum-graphene nanocomposite through friction stir alloying, J. Compos. Mater. 54 (2020) 45–60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998319859427.

A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, A. Gugaliya, P. Rai, S.K. Pal, J. Paul, Friction stir lap welding of AA6061 aluminium alloy with a graphene interlayer, Mater. Manuf. Process. 35 (2020) 258–269. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2020.1718694.

O.M. Ikumapayi, E.T. Akinlabi, A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, O.P. Oladijo, Tribological, structural and mechani- cal characteristics of friction stir processed aluminium-based matrix composites reinforced with stainless steel micro-particles, Eng. Solid Mech. 8 (2020) 253–270. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.esm.2019.12.001.

V.M. Sharma, V. Racherla, S.K. Pal, Synthesis of open-cell copper foam using friction sintering, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 103 (2019) 3163–3174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-019-03562-z.

V.M. Sharma, V. Racherla, S.K. Pal, Friction sintering of brass powder, Adv. Mater. Process. Technol. 5 (2019) 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2018.1524257.

A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, B. Sahoo, S.K. Pal, J. Paul, Effect of multiple micro channel reinforcement filling strat- egy on Al6061-graphene nanocomposite fabricated through friction stir processing, J. Manuf. Process. 37 (2019) 53–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2018.11.009.

A. Sharma, D. Narsimhachary, V.M. Sharma, B. Sahoo, J. Paul, Surface modification of Al6061-SiC surface com- posite through impregnation of graphene, graphite & carbon nanotubes via FSP: A tribological study, Surf. Coat- ings Technol. 368 (2019) 175–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.04.001.

A. SHARMA, V.M. SHARMA, J. PAUL, A comparative study on microstructural evolution and surface prop- erties of graphene-CNT reinforced Al6061 SiC hybrid surface composite fabricated via friction stir process- ing, Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China (English Ed. 29 (2019) 2005–2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1003- 6326(19)65108-3.

A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, B. Sahoo, J. Joseph, J. Paul, Effect of exfoliated few-layered graphene on corrosion and mechanical behaviour of the graphitized Al–SiC surface composite fabricated by FSP, Bull. Mater. Sci. 42 (2019) 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-019-1885-2.

S.K. Sahu, D. Mishra, R.P. Mahto, V.M. Sharma, S.K. Pal, K. Pal, S. Banerjee, P. Dash, Friction stir welding of polypropylene sheet, Eng. Sci. Technol. an Int. J. 21 (2018) 245–254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2018.03.002.

A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, B. Sahoo, J. Joseph, J. Paul, Study of Nano-Mechanical, Electrochemical and Raman Spectroscopic Behavior of Al6061-SiC-Graphite Hybrid Surface Composite Fabricated through Friction Stir Pro- cessing, (2018) 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs2020032.

A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, S. Mewar, S.K. Pal, J. Paul, Friction stir processing of Al6061-SiC-graphite hybrid surface composites, Mater. Manuf. Process. 33 (2017) 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2017.1401726. Conference Publications

V.M. Sharma, V. Racherla, S.K. Pal, Fabrication of copper foam plate using friction sintering, in: ASME 2019 14th Int. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Conf. MSEC 2019, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2019-2952.

V.M. Sharma, D. Maity, V. Racherla, S.K. Pal, Friction Sintering of Copper Powder Using a New Rapid, Cost Effective and Energy Efficient Process, (2018) V004T03A008. https://doi.org/10.1115/msec2018-6684. Conference Attended

Advances in Materials & Processing Technologies Conference, December, 11-14 2017, VIT University Chennai.

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Conference, June, 18-22 2018, Texas A&M University, USA.

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Conference, June, 10-14 2019, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA, USA.

MATADOR Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, July, 8-10 2019, Hangzhou, China. Research Experience & Projects

Friction stir processing of Al6061-T4 Under Guidance of Prof. S.K. Pal and Prof V. Racherla

Friction sintering of metal powder Under Guidance of Prof. S.K. Pal and Prof V. Racherla,

Design and development of setups for fabrication of metal foams on friction stir welding machine Under Guidance of, Prof. S.K. Pal and Prof V. Racherla

Mechanical characterization of copper metal foam Under Guidance of Prof. S.K. Pal and Prof V. Racherla Professional Experience

Departmental (Mechanical Engineering) Research Scholar representative, IIT Kharagpur, 2016-2018.

Mess committee member, B.R.Ambedkar Hall, IIT Kharagpur, 2016-2017.

General Secretary Maintenance, B.R.Ambedkar Hall, IIT Kharagpur, 2017-2018.

Coordinator of student committee appointed to conduct Ph.D. entrance examination for Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur, 2015-2019.

Member of Audience management committee during 62nd, 63rd, and 64th Convocation, IIT Kharagpur. Professional Activities

Reviewer in

Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies

Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference

Helped and trained M-Tech and B-Tech students to carry out their academic projects and in writing scientific articles for publication..

Technical Skills

Material characterization Tool: SEM, XRD, EBSD, and X-ray Mirco CT.

Software: SolidWorks, LAB View, Adobe Suite, MS Office

Programming Languages: LATEX

Extra Curricular Activities

Participated in Research Scholar Premium League (Cricket and Football), IIT Kharagpur, 2015-2019.

Participated in Inter Hall Sports Meet (400 and 800 meter race), IIT Kharagpur, 2017.

Participated in Inter Hall Hindi dramatic, IIT Kharagpur, 2017.

Participated in Inter Hall Hockey Game, IIT Kharagpur, 2018-2020. Referee

Prof. Vikranth Racherla, Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Email Id: ********.********@****.******.**.**

Prof. Surjya Kanta Pal, Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Email Id: *****@****.******.**.**

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