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Micro-09: Programme

NRC-M Workshop on Microstructural Engineering
25-30 May 2009
UGC Networking Resource Centre for Materials
Department of Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore 560 012.

Programme

Monday, 25 May 2009

9:45 Welcome
10:00 Asim Tewari
Mathematical methods in applied microstructural engineering
11:00 Coffee
11:30 Rajesh Prasad
Microstructural evolution in steel welds
12:30 Lunch
14:00 S. Ranganathan
Alloy Design : Some Vignettes
15:00 Coffee
15:30 M. Sundararaman
Thermal and deformation induced microstructure evolution in superalloys
16:30 T.A. Abinandanan
Elastic stress effects on microstructures of coherent solids
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
09:00 R.K. Ray
Crystallographic texture -- An integral part of microstructural engineering
10:00 J. Gautam
Surface Microstructure and texture evolution during phase transformation annealing in low carbon steels
10:20 Coffee
10:45 A.H. Chokshi
The role of interfaces in high temperature deformation and failure
11:45 S. Ghosh Chowdhury
Recrystallization textures of FCC materials - Revisited
12:45 Lunch
14:00 S. Tarafder
Participation of microstructure in deformation, fatigue and fracture processes
15:00 Nilesh Gurao
Effect of grain size on deformation texture evolution in nickel
15:20 Coffee
15: 45 S. Saroja
Design of microstructure for improving mechanical properties and corrosion resistance in materials for nuclear reactor applications
16:45 Sanjay Kashyap

Microstructural evolution and phase formation in laser ablation-deposited Nb/Si multilayers

Wednesday, 27 May 2009
9:00 A. Haldar
Design of microstructures for new generation high strength steels
10:00 Shibayan Roy
An EBSD investigation of texture and microstructure development in titanium alloys
10:20 Coffee
10:45 I. Samajdar
Crystallographic Texture and Microtexture
11:45 G.K. Dey
Characterization of materials by transmission electron microscopy
12:45 Lunch
Thursday, 28 May 2009
9:00 Subodh Kumar
Microstructure and properties of light metals and alloys
10:00 Sudha Joseph
Effect of strain rate and temperature on compression behaviour of a near eutectic Al-Si alloy
10:20 Coffee
10:45 M. Sujata
Microstructural effects on the properties of Al and Ti-alloys used for aerospace applications
11:45 Aloke Paul
Beyond Kirkendall
12:45 Lunch
14:00 N. Prabhu
Controlling temper embrittlement in petroleum reactor pressure-vessel steel shells
15:00 George Rapheal
Laser surface modification of creep resistant magnesium alloy MRI 230D
15:20 Coffee
15:45 K. Biswas
Solidification microstructure: Issues and development
16:45 M.J.N.V. Prasad
Deformation – thermal coupling effect on grain growth in nano-nickel
Friday, 29 May 2009
9:00 S.V. Sarma
Development of textured coated high temperature superconducting (HTS) cables
10:00 Ashok Mondal
Creep, wear and corrosion behaviour of AE42 magnesium alloy and its composites
10:20 Coffee
10:45 S. Suwas
Issues pertaining to development of microstructure and texture during severe plastic deformation
11:45 Somjeet Biswas
Microstructure and Texture Evolution by Severe Plastic Deformation of Mg and Mg alloy
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Srinivasan Raghavan
Structure and stress in thin films
15:00 V. Jayaram
Thin films: Microstructure and mechanical behaviour
16:00 Coffee
16:30 S. Ranganathan (Special Lecture)
Splendours of Indian bronzes
Saturday, 30 May 2009
9:00 Shiv Brat Singh
TRIP-aided steels for auto body applications
10:00 S. Chitra
Enhancement in lattice expansion of Bi & Ag and depression in melting point of embedded Bi due to size effect during mechanical milling
10:20 Coffee
10:45 M.P. Gururajan
Modelling elastic stress driven morphological instabilities
11:45 Santonu Ghosh
Influence of weak electric field on grain growth in tetragonal zirconia