Advances in Materials and Mechanical Engineering

This book presents the select proceedings of 1st International Conference on Future Trends in Materials and Mechanical Engineering (ICFTMME-2020), organised by Mechanical Engineering Department, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (Formerly known as SRM University), Delhi-NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. The book provides a deep insight of future trends in the advancement of materials and mechanical engineering. A broad range of topics and issues in material development and modern mechanical engineering are covered including polymers, nanomaterials, magnetic materials, fiber composites, stress analysis, design of mechanical components, theoretical and applied mechanics, tribology, solar, additive manufacturing and many more. This book will prove its worth to a broad readership of engineering students, researchers, and professionals.


Dr. Chandan Pandey is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He has completed his Master of Technology and Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, in 2012 and 2018, respectively. His major areas of research interest include welding, processing of nuclear grade steel, material characterization and heat treatments. He has published more than 70 papers in reputed international journals.

Dr. Vikas Goyat is working as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department of SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He obtained Doctorate of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (CAD) with a gold medal from Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Haryana, India in 2018 and 2012, respectively. He obtained Bachelor of Technology with Honours in Mechanical Engineering from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India, in 2009. He has published 10 papers in reputed international journals/conferences. His areas of research include mechanical engineering design, fracture mechanics, functionally graded materials and finite element method.

Dr. Sunkulp Goel is currently working as Assistant Professor in Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. He obtained his Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India, and Master of Technology in Applied Mechanics from National Institute of Technology Allahabad, India. He completed his Doctorate of Philosophy from Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India in 2015. He has published 28 papers in reputed international journals. He has expertise in the field of severe plastic deformation, mechanical behaviour of materials and characterisation of materials.