Resumen:

Cast Mg alloys have found many applications and current focus of research is on wrought Mg alloys. One major challenge in this effort is poor formability of Mg alloys. In this talk, I will present the results of current research work in my group to improve formability of AM30 Mg alloy by Asymmetric Rolling.

In the second part, I will present the results of current research work in my group on improving mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy (CFRE) laminate and impart self-healing to it by sizing carbon fiber reinforcement with functional graphene oxide (hGO) tagged to polyetherimide and dispersing hGO in epoxy matrix. Recycling of polymer matrix composites is a big challenge. I will also present the results of recycling of CFRE laminate by our patented water-based solution SaLSO.

Biografía:

B. Tech. and M. Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT, Kanpur, India; Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Imperial College, London, U.K.; Post-doctoral fellowship at Erich-Schmid-Institute, Leoben, Austria. Currently, Professor at Department of Materials Engineering, IISc, Bangalore, India. Broad areas of research are processing, characterization, mechanical behaviour and corrosion protection of light materials and composites. Supervised 16 Ph.D. and 32 Masters students. Published 153 research papers and granted 3 patents.