Research Profile

Vidyanand S GalphadeAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Metallurgy and Materials Science,College of Engineering Pune (COEP), Pune, India

Website : www.coep.org.inEmail gvidyanand@gmail.com , vsg.meta@coep.ac.in

CV - Education and Experience

Education: B.E. Metallurgy,(1999), Government College of Engineering

Pune, India

M.Tech Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, (2003), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur,India

Pursuing PhD in Materials Engg and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India (Since 2013)

Experience: Assistant Professor, Metallurgy and Materials Science, COEP,

Pune (Since 2009)

R&D Centre, HEG Ltd, Near Bhopal, M.P. India (2004-2009)

Other Statistics and professional links

Project Guided:B.Tech: 6 Nos.and M.Tech :1 No. (Inprocess : 3 Nos. B.Tech + 3 Nos. M.Tech Projects)

Papers: Journal 1 , Conference 3 Nos.

Indian Patent: Applied as Co-Investigator 1 No.(Related to addition of PAN based carbon fiber in electrographite)

Research Funding: AICTE-RPS Project INR 16 Lacs for : Development of Carbon based Bipolar plate for PEM Fuel cell

Consultancy Projects: Completed 5 No.s (~INR 3 Lacs)

Life member: IIM Pune chaper, Indian Carbon Soceity

Linkages: IITs, IISc, CSIR Labs, ARAI, Major Automobile companies, multinational companies near by Pune.

Research Interests:

Effect of eutectic cell count on mechanical properties

Cast ironCasting/ Heat treatment

4. Phase transformation

Structural transition Material/ Layered casting, Magnetism

Cast iron – Aluminum alloy

Casting/ Diffusion/ Powder metallurgy/ Electroless coating

3. Fe-Al interface development, Fe-Al Intermetallic

Bipolar plate for PEM fuel cell

Expanded/ Synthetic Graphite, Carbon blacks, Carbon Fibers, CNTs, Graphene

Molding, Extrusion2. Carbon based composites

Bulk Nano-Grains, Metal forming, Super plasticity

Steel, Aluminum Alloys,Magnesium Alloys

Equal chanel angular pressing, Friction stir Processing

1. Severe plastic deformation (SPD)

Objectives/ Application

MaterialsProcessArea of interest

Glimpses of R&D Projects & facilities

1. Severe plastic deformation by ECAP

ECAP Die assembly

Glimpses of R&D Projects & facilities

1. Severe plastic deformation by ECAP

(b) and (c) showing ECAP’ed Al – rod thorugh die(a) ECAP Die attached to 60 Ton UTM

Glimpses of R&D Projects & facilities

2. Carbon based bipolar plate for PEM Fuel cell

3. Structural transition Fe-Al material

SEM photomicrograph of composite Optical photomicrograph of Fe-Al joint showing interface

Consultancy project: Failure investigation of 5 MW steam Turbine Rotor Shaft

Consultancy project: Failure investigation of a ceiling fan blade

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