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THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF METALS CHENNAI CHAPTER
C/o Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai – 600 036
Tel.: 2257 4768; E-mail: [email protected]
A report on the activities of the
Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) Chennai Chapter
for the period from 01.04.2011 to 31.03.2012
On behalf of the Executive Committee, the Secretary is pleased to report the activities of the IIM
Chennai Chapter for the period 01.04.2011 to 31.03.2012. Following are the activities.
1. Chapter Executive Committee Meetings
The Executive Committee Meeting of the IIM Chennai Chapter was held on 22nd
September 2011 in
Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras. The main agenda of the meeting was
to update on the activities carried in last 3 months, Activities for next 3 months, application for best
chapter award, attending council meetings. The second EC meeting was held in Hotel Sabari
Classic on 14th
December 2011. The agenda of this meeting was to discuss future tasks and have a
discussion with Prof. Dr. -Ing. Horst Hahn, Distinguished Honorary Professor of IIT Madras.
2. Activities carried out in 2011-2012
With the help of its members, IIM Chennai Chapter carried out several activities successfully.
These are listed below.
Professor Brahm Prakash Memorial Materials Quiz - 2011
Preliminaries of Professor Brahm Prakash Memorial Materials Quiz - 2010 for +1 and +2 students
of Science Stream was conducted at MME Department, IIT Madras on Saturday, 20th August
starting at 8.30 a.m. A total of 81 students from 22 schools in Chennai participated in the event.
Two teams were selected to represent IIM Chennai Chapter in the National Level Prof. Brahm
Prakash Memorial Materials Quiz - 2011 held in Kalpakkam on 17th
September 2011. A brief report
of the event is enclosed in Annexure I. Dr. Srinivasa Rao Bakshi escorted the student teams to
Kalpakkam for the final quiz. Unfortunately the teams did not qualify the first round.
Two day course on Heat Treatment of Industrial Components
A two course on Heat Treatment of Industrial Components was organized Prof. M. Kamaraj and Dr.
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Srinivasa Rao Bakshi on 29th
and 30th
July 2011, at IC&SR Auditorium, IIT Madras, Chennai. This
course was a huge success with participation of more than 120 participants from industries, defence,
aero-space research organizations, as well as CSIR laboratories and academia. A brief report on this
course is provided in Annexure II.
Two day course on Processing and Applications of Composite Materials
A two-day course on Processing and Applications of Composite Materials was organized on 26th
and 27th
August 2011, at IC&SR Hall No.3, IIT Madras, Chennai. This was attended by more than
55 participants from industries, defence & aero-space research organizations and academia. This
program was coordinated by Prof. M. Balasubramanian and Prof. M. Kamaraj of Dept. of
Metallurgical and Materials Eng. and Prof. R. Velmurugan of Dept. of Aerospace Eng., IIT Madras.
A brief report on this course is presented in Annexure III.
National Seminar on Tribology and Materials (NSTM-2011)
A one day seminar was organized by Prof. N. Siva Prasad as Chairman and Prof. A. S. Sekhar as
and Prof. M. Kamaraj as Secretary on 26th
Aug. 2012. This seminar was a tribute to Prof. K.
Gopinath who retired in June 30th, 2011 and consisted of Invited presentations by speakers
throughout India.
Dr. Placid Rodriguez Memorial Lecture - 2011
IIM Kalpakkam Chapter and IIM Chennai Chapter organized Dr. Placid Rodriguez Memorial
Lecture - 2011 on 5th October, 2011 at the SRI Convention Centre, Anupuram. Dr. S. Srikanth,
Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, delivered the talk entitled “Modelling the
thermodynamics and kinetics of oxidation of multiphase multi-component alloys”. Arrangements
were made for student members of IIM Chennai Chapter and Faculty to attend the talk. A brief
report on the details is included in Annexure IV.
IIM Council Meetings
Dr. Srinivasa Rao Bakshi attended IIM Council meeting held during NMD celebrations on 15th
November 2011 in Hyderabad. An all IIM chapters meet was organized in which Dr. Bakshi
presented IIM Chennai Chapter Activities. It was very much appreciated by the IIM head quarters.
Four day course on Computational Materials Thermodynamics: Hands-on Training with
ThermoCalc
A four day course was organized from 18th
to 21st December 2011, at IC&SR Auditorium, IIT
Madras, Chennai. This was coordinated by Dr. K. C. Hari Kumar and there was huge participation
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from Industry and academia and this course was designed for a limited no. of people. There was a
huge interest for registration, which could not be accommodated. The principles of CALPHAD and
use of ThermoCalc software to generate thermodynamic information was discussed. This course
was attended by IIT Faculty as well. A brief report on the workshop is included in Annexure V.
AMIIM Examinations
As part of the regular activities of the Chapter, AMIIM examinations were conducted in June and
December 2011.
Technical Lectures
Eleven technical lectures were organized on various aspects of Metallurgy and related topics during
the period 01.04.2011 to 31.03.2012. Prominent speakers from within India as well as Abroad were
invited. Two of these lectures were ASM-IIM Invited Lecture. IIM also organized lectures in
collaboration with ASM, IIF and MMS whenever in order to reach more audiences. The details of
technical lectures organized are given in Annexure VI.
3. Membership
Following table shows the membership status of IIM Chennai Chapter.
Member type No. in 2010-2011 No. added in 2011-2012 Total
Life Member 104 1 105
Associate Member 14 0 14
Ordinary Member 28 1 29
Student Member 70 20 90
Total 216 22 238
Dr. Srinivasa Rao Bakshi
Secretary
IIM Chennai Chapter
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Annexure I
A REPORT ON MATERIALS QUIZ PROGRAMME
Conducted by
Indian Institute of Metals, Chennai Chapter
&
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras
Venue: Metallurgy Seminar Hall (MSB 104), IIT Madras
Date: 20th August 2011
Time: 8.30 AM – 2.00 PM
We wish to inform you that we have conducted the preliminaries of the Prof. Brahm Prakash
Memorial Materials Quiz - 2011 for class XI and XII students of Science Stream in our Department
on Saturday, 20th August starting at 8.30 a.m. A total of 81 students from 22 schools in Chennai
participated in the event.
Prof. M. Kamaraj, Chairman of IIM Chennai Chapter welcomed the participants and briefed
them about the IIM Chennai Chapter and its activities. He also highlighted the contributions of
Prof. Brahm Prakash and gave a brief introduction to the Main quiz conducted in IGCAR. Then,
Prof. T.S. Prasanna Kumar, Head, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT
Madras inaugurated the quiz and talked about the importance of metallurgy and materials
engineering to the school students and wished them for the quiz.
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Based on their performance in a written test (for 30 minutes duration) six teams (12
students) were selected for the oral quiz. After the tea, the oral quiz was conducted. There were 5
rounds including two visual rounds. There were audience questions as well to involve them and
prizes were given to them for answering correctly. It was an enjoyable and learning experience for
all. The following two teams were selected to represent IIM Chennai Chapter in the National Level
Prof. Brahm Prakash Memorial Materials Quiz - 20011 to be held in Kalpakkam on 17th
September
2011.
Team Name of Students School Details
1
B. Subramaniam Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School
No. 21, Vasantha Press Road, Adyar
Chennai 600020 K. Saumitran
2
T. Nivetha Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary
School
29, Alagirisamy Salai, K.K. Nagar
Chennai 600078
S. Pavithra
Dr. Srinivasa Rao Bakshi, Secretary, IIM Chennai Chapter announced the winners and the
prizes were distributed to the winning team. Participation certificates were also distributed. Dr.
Bakshi proposed the vote of thanks. This was followed by lunch and an informal feedback session.
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Annexure II
A REPORT ON
TWO-DAY COURSE ON HEAT TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS
The Indian Institute of Metals, Chennai Chapter and Department of Metallurgical and
Materials Engg.,IIT Madras, Chennai Jointly organized a two-day course on Heat Treatment of
Industrial Components on 29th
and 30th July 2011, at IC&SR Auditorium, IIT Madras, Chennai.
This course was organized to cater to the needs of industrialists, academicians and researchers
involved in the area of heat treatment. Prof. M. Kamaraj, Chairman, IIM Chennai chapter warmly
welcomed the invitees, participants from industries and research organizations, and students from
various engineering colleges in and around Chennai. He mentioned the course details and
applications for various industries. Chief Guest Prof. T. S. Prasanna kumar, Head, Dept. of
Metallurgical and Materials Eng., IIT Madras, inaugurated the workshop. He emphasized the
importance of heat treatment course, quality issues and safety aspect of the heat treatment. Dr.
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Srinivasa Rao Bakshi, Secretary of IIM Chennai chapter and Assistant Professor, Dept of
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras suggested all the
participants to become IIM member and discussed the benefit of IIM Membership.
The workshop had a two-day program comprising 16 invited lectures given by experts drawn
from various organizations. The details of the speakers and topics were
1) Dr. Srinivasa Rao Bakshi, IIT Madras on Fundamental concepts in steel heat treatment
2) Mr. S. M. Sharif, ARCI on Laser Surface hardening of steels
3) Dr. K. Venkateswaran, Advanced Heat Treatment Services on Carburising: Process and case
studies
4) Mr. V. Raghunathan, Fluidtherm Technology on Nitriding and Carbo-nitriding
5) Mr. N. Isravel Prabakar, Intech Industries on Plasma-nitriding: process and applications
6) Mr. Umesh V. Bhat, Bhat Metals Research Pvt. Ltd. on Vacuum heat treatment
7) Mr. R. D Mehta, Inductotherm India Pvt. Ltd, Induction hardening of steels
8) Mr. S. Ravishankar, Ashokleyland on Chromizing, Tufftriding and Boriding and Heat
treatment distortion
9) Prof. T. S. Prasanna kumar, IIT Madras on Quench Probe - A new quality assurance tool for
quench heat treatment
10) Prof. Kesavan Nair, IIT Madras on Measurement of Retained Austenite and Residual stress in
heat treated components
11) Mr. Shanmugam, WABCO-TVS on Heat treatment of Heat treatment of Non-ferrous alloys
12) Prof. S. S Mohamed Nazirudeen, PSG Tech, Coimbatore on Heat treatment of Castings
13) Mr. R. Ravi, Ador Welding Ltd. on Heat treatment of welded joints
14) Prof. M. Kamaraj, IIT Madras on Mechanical testing techniques
15) Dr.Raghavendra Bhat, HAL Bangalore on Heat treatment related failures and relevance of
special process approval
The workshop was attended by more than 120 participants from industries, defence, aero-space
research organizations, as well as CSIR laboratories and academia. The workshop was a big success
involving interactive session between experts who were presenting advanced technologies/methods
of heat treatment and the users. Prof. M. Kamaraj and Dr. Srinvasa Rao Bakshi distributed the
participation certificates to all participants. Finally, Dr. Srinivasa Rao Bakshi Secreatry of IIM
Chennai chapter thanked all the speakers and delegates.
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Annexure III
A REPORT ON
TWO-DAY COURSE ON PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS OF
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
The Indian Institute of Metals, Chennai Chapter, and Department of Aerospace Engineering
and Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, jointly organized
a two-day course on, “Processing and Applications of Composite Materials”, on 26th
and 27th
August 2011, at IC&SR Hall No.3, IIT Madras, Chennai.
This course was organized to cater to the needs of industrialists, academicians and researchers
involved in the area of composite materials. Prof. M. Kamaraj, Chairman, IIM Chennai chapter
warmly welcomed the invitees, participants from industries and research organizations, and students
from various engineering colleges. Prof. M.Balasubramanian explained the course details and
applications of composites for various industries. After that Prof. R.Velmurugan, Department of
Aerospace Engg., IIT Madras gave an introduction about the composite materials. He emphasized
the importance of composite materials and also discussed about the classification of composites and
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various types of reinforcements and matrix materials used in composites. Dr. Srinivasa Rao Bakshi,
Secretary of IIM Chennai chapter and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras suggested all the participants to become IIM
member and discussed the benefit of IIM Membership.
The course had a two-day program comprising 10 invited lectures given by experts drawn from
various organizations. The details of the speakers and topics are given below :
16) Prof.R.Velmurugan, IIT Madras on Introduction to Composite Materials
17) Dr. A.Selvam, FRP Institute, Chennai on Reinforcement fibres
18) Prof. Abhijit Deshpande, IIT Madras on Polymer matrix materials
19) Mr.U. S. Manivannan, Technocraft, Chennai on Hand lay-up
20) Prof. M. Balasubramanian, IIT Madras on Manufacturing of polymer composites
21) Dr. N. G. Nair, NGN Composites, Chennai on Design considerations
22) Prof. R.Velmurugan, IIT Madras on Properties and characteristics of FRP
23) Prof. M.Balasubramanian, IIT Madras on Applications of FRP
24) Dr. Srinivas Rao Bakshi, IIT Madras on Processing and applications of MMC
25) Dr. F. D. Gnanam, Ceramic Consultant, Chennai on Processing and applications of CMC
In addition to the lectures, there was a demonstration session, in which various composite
manufacturing and testing techniques were demonstrated. This session was well appreciated by the
participants.
The course was attended by more than 55 participants from industries, defence & aero-space
research organizations and academia. The course was a big success involving interaction between
experts, who were presenting the advanced technologies/methods of composite materials processing
and the participants. Prof. M. Kamaraj distributed the participation certificates to all participants.
Finally, the coordinators of the course thanked all the speakers and delegates.
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Annexure IV
Dr.Placid Rodriguez Memorial Lecture - 2011
Indian Institute of Metals,
Kalpakkam & Chennai Chapters
The third Placid Rodriguez Memorial Lecture of 2011 was conducted on 5th
October, the birth
anniversary day of Dr. Placid Rodriguez. It may be recalled that The Indian Institute of Metals had
graciously initiated the annual lecture series in memory of Dr. Placid Rodriguez, a distinguished
metallurgist of India and past President of The Indian Institute of Metals.
The Placid Rodriguez Memorial Lecture Series was inaugurated by Dr. Baldev Raj, former
President, the Indian Institute of Metals and the then Director of The Indira Gandhi Centre for
Atomic Research, Kalpakkam on 26th
November 2009 at IGCAR, Kalpakkam. Prof. Atul Chokshi
of The Indian Institute of Science delivered the first Dr. Placid Rodriguez Memorial Lecture on
“Strength and Creep in Nano-Crystals”. The second memorial lecture, was delivered by Prof.
Seeram Ramakrishna of National University of Singapore on “Nanofibers & Global Challenges”, on
25th
October, 2010 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai.
The third PRML-2011 lecture was delivered by Dr. S. Srikanth, Director, National Metallurgical
Laboratory, Jamshedpur on 5th October, 2011 at the SRI Convention Centre, Anupuram. The topic
was on Modelling the thermodynamics and kinetics of oxidation of multiphase multi-component
alloys. The memorial lecture was conducted under the auspices of the Kalpakkam and Chennai
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chapters of the Indian Institute of Metals. The Memorial Lecture is sponsored The Indian Institute
of Metals, BRNS, and Defence Research & Development Organization.
Dr. P. R. Vasudeva Rao, Director, Chemistry Group of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Chairman, welcomed all the members. He recollected vividly the footprints left behind by Dr.
Placid Rodriguez and various facets of his contributions to the country. He also thanked Mrs.
Blossom Rodriguez for having kindly blessed the occasion by her presence, despite her travel
schedules. Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali, Member of PRML committee introduced the genesis of the
annual event, while Dr. Srinivasa Bakshi, Secretary of IIM, Chennai chapter introduced the speaker.
This was followed by the 3rd
Placid Rodriguez Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr. S. Srikanth,
Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur. Dr. Srikanth has developed leadership in
many areas like extraction of metals from lean and complex ores, non-equilibrium phase
transformations, high temperature corrosion, failure analysis and solid oxide fuel cells, to name a
few. He is a recipient of many awards like CSIR Young Scientist award, Young Metallurgist award
and Metallurgist of the Year award by Ministry of Steel and Mines and MRSI Medal. He is a
Fellow of many professional societies and is on the editorial board of many international journals.
Dr. S. Srikanth delivered a lecture on modeling the thermodynamics and kinetics of oxidation of
multi-phase multi-component alloys. Dr. Srikanth had provided an excellent overview of modeling
of thermodynamics and kinetics of the oxidation process in multi-component, multi phase alloys
like nickel based superalloys, without the need for simplifying assumptions. He elucidated the role
of oxygen diffusion and the role of point defects in the oxidation process. He demonstrated that the
nature of oxide phases formed and their growth can be predicted using the commercially available
thermodynamic database and experimental parabolic rate constants documented in the literature.
Dr. T. Jayakumar, Director, Metallurgy and Materials Group presented the cash award of
Rs.20,000/- to Dr. S. Srikanth. Dr. P. Parameswaran, Vice-Chairman, The Indian Institute of
Metals, Kalpakkam Chapter released the CD and the book containing the manuscript and
presentation of PRML – 2011. The copies of the books and CDs were distributed to the audience.
The participants, around 150, constituted a wide spectrum of age group, from young trainees and
research scholars in the area of materials science to experienced scientists in the area of physical
metallurgy and thermodynamics. The participants were from the Chennai and Kalpakkam chapters
of IIM. The third lecture in the Dr. Placid Rodriguez Memorial lecture series, PRML-2011 was
concluded with vote of thanks by Dr. M. Vijayalakshmi, Convener of PRML committee.
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Annexure V
FOUR-DAY COURSE ON
COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS THERMODYNAMICS:
HANDS-ON TRAINING WITH THERMO-CALC
The Indian Institute of Metals, Chennai Chapter and Department of Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai jointly organized a four-day workshop on Computational
Materials Thermodynamics: Hands-on Training With Thermo-Calc, 18—21 December 2011, at
IC&SR Auditorium, IIT Madras, Chennai. This course was organized to cater to the needs of
researchers involved in the area of Computational Materials Thermodynamics.
Professor M. Kamaraj, Chairman, IIM Chennai chapter warmly welcomed nearly 30 participants
from industrial R&D, government research organizations, and academic institutes from all over the
country. He mentioned the course details and applications for various fields of research and
industry.
The workshop had a four-day schedule comprising of 7 lectures interspersed with hands-on training
to use Thermo-Calc and databases to solve practical problems. Following topics were covered:
1. Introduction to Thermo-Calc and databases
2. Hands on with calculations using Thermo-Calc
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3. Principles of Gibbs energy modeling
4. Hands on with construction of thermodynamic databases
5. Principles of Gibbs energy model parameter estimation
6. Importance of experimental thermochemical and phase diagram data in the contest of Gibbs
energy modeling
7. Hands on with model parameter estimation
All the lectures and training programs were by K.C. Hari Kumar of Dept. Metallurgical and
Materials Engineering, IIT Madras. At the end of the workshop participation certificates were
distributed to all attendees.
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Annexure VI
Technical Lectures organized by IIM Chennai Chapter from 01.04.2011 to 31.03.2012
Sl
No
Date Speaker Title
1 June 22,
2011
Dr. Sankara Sarma V Tatiparti,
Research Scientist,
India Science lab, General Motors Tech.
Center, Bangalore
Mg-based nanomaterials for on-board
vehicular hydrogen storage applications
and novel fabrication methods for
alternative energy storage systems
2 July 4, 2011 Dr. Kumar Sadayappan,
Senior Research Scientist,CANMET,
Materials Technology Laboratory,
Hamilton, ON, Canada
ASM-IIM Invited Lecture
Development of materials for energy
efficient transportation
3 July 6, 2011 Dr. Rajan Ambat,
Associate Professor,
Materials and Surface Engineering,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Technical University of Denmark, DK
2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Climatic reliability of microelectronics
4 August 1,
2011
Prof. Ganpati Ramanath,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Materials Science and Engineering
Department, Troy, NY 12180, USA
Molecularly tailored nanobulk energy
materials and heterointerfaces for
applications
5 August 2,
2011
Dr. Karthik Nagarathnam,
Senior Materials Scientist
UTRON Kinetics LLC
Manassas, Virginia, USA
Materials Education in USA and Higher-
Perrformance Powder Metallurgical
Tribological Components
6 November
30, 2011
Dr. Hannes Schweiger
Senior Scientist
Support & Marketing - Materials Design
Post Doctoral studies on fuel cells at
Case Western Research University;
Catalysis at ISMANS and the French
Petroleum Institute.
Infrastructure for Atomistic Modeling -
Mechanistic Understanding and Prediction
7 December
22, 2011
Prof. K. Narasimhan
Professor,
Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering &
Advanced Manufacturing Processes for
Automotive Applications
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Sl
No
Date Speaker Title
Materials Science
IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076
8 December
22, 2011
Prof. C. Ravi Ravindran
Professor,
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Ryerson University,
Toronto, Ontario,
A Castor’s Tale: Travels in Castability
9 February 15,
2012
Prof. Raju V. Ramanujan
Professor,
School of Materials Science and
Engineering
Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore 639798
Non Equilibrium Processing of Advanced
Materials
10 February 28,
2012
Dr. H. Md. Roshan,
Adjunct Professor, University of
Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, USA
Jointly with ASM, MMS and IIF
Potential Areas of Education and Research
in Metallurgical Engineering relevant to
Manufacturing Industries
11 March 21,
2012
Dr. Sai V. Raj,
Research Materials Engineer,
NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC),
Cleveland, OH, USA
ASM-IIM Invited Lecture
Low Temperature Creep Behavior of
Extruded Near-Stochiometric NiTi Alloy
