Funding

Research Grants

Sponsored Projects in Progress (04)

1. Synthesis of C-103 alloy powders and its laser powder bed fusion manufacturing for high, DRDO-ARDB, May 2025-May 2029, 1654.13 lakhs, Role Co-PI. 

2. Experimental and computational analysis of cast iron pipes, Jindal Saw Ltd., May 2023-Aug. 2025, Role PI. 

3. Design and analysis of Gondola for Ropeway systems, USHA BRECO, Dec. 2023-Aug.. 2025, Role PI.

4. Development of high performance, durable and cost-effective micro-scissors for microsurgical applications, DBT, June 2024-June 2025, Role PI. 

International Proposals for Beam time (02)

1. S. Y. Lee and J. Jain, Investigation of Stress Relaxation Phenomenon to Correct Lattice Strain Measurements in Neutron Diffraction Study, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 14-18th Sept. 2018.

2.  S. Y. Lee and J. Jain, Effects of aging temperature and time on precipitation characterization in Mg-Y alloy system, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2019.

Sponsored Projects Completed (13)

1. Enhancement of mechanical properties through microstructure modifications in non-equiatomic CoCrFeNi High entropy alloys, DST-SERB, Amount of funding: 26.51 lakhs, January 2021-July 2024, Role PI.

2. Corrosion and wear resistant advanced coatings based on high entropy alloys for mining equipments, Ministry of Mines, Amount of funding: 24 lakhs, July 2021-July 2023, Role-PI.

3. Development of wear resistant HVOF coatings for steels, Board of Research in Nuclear Science (BRNS) India, Amount of Funding: 45 lakhs, July 2018-Dec. 2021, Role Co-PI.

4. Study of deformation behaviour of precipitate containing Mg-6Al-1Zn alloy, Department of Science and Technology FAST Track, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Amount of Funding: Rs. 21,70,000.00, Oct. 2013- Sep. 2016, Role-PI.

5. Study of Solid solution strengthening in Magnesium alloys, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR, Amount of Funding: Rs. 11,89,000.00, Oct. 2015- Oct. 2018, Role-PI.

6. Development of light weight Mg-Y alloy for transportation and bio-tribological applications, Co-investigators: Deepak Kumar, Sujeet Kumar Sinha, Neetu Singh, Faculty Interdisciplinary Research Proposals (FIRP), IIT Delhi, Dec. 2016-2018. Role-PI.

7. Effect of precipitate characteristics on deformation behaviour of Mg-Y alloy, Aeronautics Research and Development Board (ARDB) India, Amount of Funding: 32.83 lakhs,  April. 2017-April. 2020, Role-PI.

8. Preparing a carbon fibre reinforced polymer chassis for a formula student race car, IRD Discover and Learn Grant (1-2-3-4), IIT Delhi, March 2017-March 2021, Role-PI.

9. Development of a novel low-cost Al alloy, Vedanta Ltd., Oct. 2021-Oct. 2022, Role-PI.

10. Optimising microstructures of textured nano twinned copper for electronic packaging, IIT Delhi-NCTU Taiwan, April 2020-April 2022, Role-PI. 

11. Fabrication and characterization of CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy thin film for industrial applications, FIRP-IIT Delhi, July 2021-July 2022, Role-PI.

12. Development of multifunctional 'Multi-principle-element alloys' coating on steels using HVOF technique, DST-SERB CORE Grant, Dec 2021-Dec 2024, Role Co-PI.

13. Development of a porous 3D printed CoCrMo implant for medical application, NYCU-IITD MFIRP, Feb. 2023-Feb. 2025, Role PI. 

Consultancy projects (47)

1. Failure analysis of compensator wires, Lohia group, Kanpur, UP, April 2025-June 2025.

2. Life prediction of newly developed MCC heat exchanger based on accelerated lab testing, LG India, May 2025-Oct. 2025.

3. Failure analysis of corrosion/oxidation of carbon steel tubes in HP Heater of thermal power plant, Toshiba, Nov. 2024-May 2025.

4. Enhancement of yield of Muzzle Brake castings for defense applications, Ordnance Factory Muradnagar, Nov. 2024-Present.

5. Analysis of porosity in Al castings, BALCO, Oct. 2023-present.

6. Ultrasonic degassing of Al alloys, Minda Corporation Ltd., Sept. 2023-present.

7. To find a superior and sustainable method of plating rose gold (on silver jewellery), that ensures better plating strength and life (>12 months), without any increment in plating cost, Indiejewel Fashions Pvt. Ltd., Karnataka.

8. Design & manufacturing of time capsule for AMRITPEX-2023, Indian Post, New Delhi, Jan. 2023-present (Role-Co-CI).

9. Investigation, analysis and applicability study of 99.99% pure Nickel wires, Hanover Square Capital (Uk) Ltd, 180 Piccadilly, London WLJ 9HF, United Kingdom, Sep. 2022-present (Role-Co-CI).

10. Design and analysis of diaphragm to achieve a life cycle of 1 million cycles at 165 bar pressure in a metallic pressure sensor, Wika process instruments pvt. Ltd, Sep. 2022-present.

11. Analysis of C grade steel during low temperature exposure, RS Infra Projects Private Ltd., Noida.

12. Analysis of effect of chemical composition (High level of Phosphorus) on Mechanical Properties of DI Pipes, Jindal Saw Ltd., New Delhi.

13. Utilization of High Strength Steel in Transmission Tower, Sterlite Power Transmission Limited, India.

14. Failure analysis of stabliser/stem in Reamer, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Rampura, Rajasthan, India (Role-Co-CI).

15. Characterization of BRO samples, Swastika Associates, Aug. 2021-Sept. 2021.

16. Investigations and analysis of behavior of metals and metal based composites, Consortium of Composite panels industries, Oct. 2021-Oct. 2023. 

17. A comparative study on the performance of products respectively made of primary- and secondary-Cu, International Copper Association India, Mumbai, Nov. 2021. 

18. Study of post-consumer beverage packaging waste management in India and exploring suitable tools to facilitate high end recycling, Foundation for innovative packaging and sustainability, Mumbai, Aug. 2021-Aug. 2023.

19. Evaluation of properties of small scale components of different alloys, Havells India Ltd., E1, Sector 59, Noida, India, Feb. 2021-March. 2021.

20. Failure analysis of Monel 400 and SS 316 Bourdon tubes, Wika process instruments pvt. Ltd, Nov. 2020-present.

21. Material characterization of small scale components, Havells India Ltd., E1, Sector 59, Noida, India, Sep. 2020-Dec. 2020.

22. Testing and analysis of Aluminum composite panels, Industrial consortium for IOCL, March 2020-present.

23. Replacement of Cr(VI) Coating for Phosphor Bronze Bellows, Switzer process instruments pvt. Ltd, May 2020-present.

24. Phase analysis of API 5L X80M PSL2 Grade Line Pipe Steel, Welspun Corp. Ltd., Welspun City, Anjar, Gujrat, India, Jan. 2020-March 2020.

25. Aluminium Composite Panel Materials: Measurement of Properties and Analysis, with N. Gosvami and S. Neelakantan, Eurobond Industries Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, July 2019-August 2019.

26. Chemical analysis and coating characterization of small scale components, Havells India Limited, E1, Sector 59, Noida – 201307, India, June 2019-August 2019.

27. Investigations on failure of pressure switch electrical contacts and development of new contact materials for higher current rating design up to 60Amps. and integration of pressure switch with starter, with N. Gosvami, S. Neelakantan and D. Dubey, Switzer process instruments pvt. Ltd, June 2019-present.

28. Investigations on the surface finish and mechanical endurance test failure of the 304L and 316L stainless steel bellows, with N. Gosvami and S. Neelakantan, Switzer process instruments pvt. Ltd, June 2019-Present.

29. Technical advice on springs of starter switch, Exedy Corporation India, Greater Noida, U. P., India, April 2019.

30. Investigations on the formation of coloured product over copper/brass parts of starter motor with N. Gosvami and S. Neelakantan, Auto Ingnition Ltd., Noida, U. P., March 2019-present.

31. Investigation of porosities in membranes, LG Soft India Pvt. Ltd., Greater Noida 201308, UP, Jan. 2019-March 2019.

32. Investigation of edge cracking in high carbon containing stainless steel bars with N. Gosvami, S. Neelakantan and R. Prasad, Ambica Steels, Noida, U. P., Dec. 2018-present.

33. Investigations on the properties of Al composite Materials of different color codes with N. Gosvami and S. Neelakantan, Eurobond Industries Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Nov. 2018-April 2019.

34. Controlling Intergranular Oxidation in Steel Gears with S. Neelakantan, RACL Gears Ltd., Gajraula, U. P., Dec. 2018-Present.

35. Improving shelf-life of pan masala packed in Aluminum Laminate Pouches with N. Gosvami and S. Neelakantan, DS Group, Dec. 2018-Present.

36. Failure Analysis of LHB springs, Indian Railways with N. Gosvami and S. Neelakantan, RITES, Nov. 2018-March 2019.

37. Technical advice on alloy steels, Bhiwadi Manufacturers Association, Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, August 2018.

38. Effect of temperature on mechanical behavior of polymers, LG Electronics, May-June 2018.

39. CTOD testing of Steel pipes, with N. Gosvami and S. Neelakantan, Man Industries India Ltd., Aug. 2017 to Nov. 2017, Kutch, Gujrat.

40. A study of qualitative and quantitative distribution of Iridium, Ruthenium, Osmium added in alloyed gold in their state of solid solution with the aid of electron microscope, Co-investigator: Dr. D. Kumar, MMTC PAMP, India, Dec. 2016-Feb. 2017.

41. Failure Analysis of Brake Pads, with Dr. D. Kumar, Mark Exhaust Systems, March 2016-August 2016.

42. Investigation of cyclic tensile and fatigue behaviour of Mechanical splice comprising of rebar and profiled coupler, Tata steel, Jan. 2016-April 2016.

43. Investigation of chemical composition of steels, Ramky Infrastructure Ltd., Hyderabad, July 2015-August 2015.

44. Testing of stainless steel samples, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Delhi Zonal Unit, May 2015-August 2015.

45. Investigation of Fatigue behaviour of reinforcement bar mechanical splices (couplers), Tata steel, March 2015-August 2015.

46. Microstructural Investigation of Defects in Forged Steel Components, Goodluck Engineering Company, Ghaziabad, March 2015-April 2015.

47. Development of Zn based Zn-Al alloy coating for ductile cast iron pipe, with Prof. R. Prasad, Jindal Saw Ltd., Oct. 2012-Feb.2013.