Welcome to Advanced Materials Design and Processing group of Dr. Saurabh S. Nene at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Jodhpur. Our group mainly works in the broader domains of Physical and Mechanical Metallurgy with a focus on structure-property correlations in new and conventional metallic alloys systems. Among the conventional metallic alloy systems, the group exhibit expertise in designing and processing of ultralight Mg based alloys for automotive, aerospace and biomedical applications.

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         Larger section of the group is mainly focused on another evolving yet demanding area in metallurgy at present which is designing and processing of microstructurally flexible high entropy alloys (HEAs) which have multi-functionality. This work mainly involves both modelling and experimentation tasks. Modelling includes, thermodynamic predictions for phase stability, effect of minor change in constituent elements in a HEA system on enthalpy and entropy of mixing and so on whereas experimentation involves fabrication and thermo-mechanical processing of these newly designed HEAs. A detail investigation of microstructural evolution and resultant properties is made using advanced characterisation techniques such electron channelling contrast imaging (ECCI), electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD) and room temperature mechanical testing facilities.

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         Our group is also specialised in Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of dissimilar and similar materials along with Friction Stir Processing (FSP) of advanced alloys such as Eglin Steel, High Entropy Alloys and Ti alloys. We attempt to tune the joining efficiency and fatigue strength using FSW/FSP as a strong tool of materials processing.

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         Our Group has very strong collaborations with reputed research institutions in India such as IIT Kanpur, IIT Hyderabad, ISRO, Trivendrum, BARC, Mumbai, IISc Banglore etc. We are also globally connected with highly ranked research groups such as Centre for Friction Stir Processing (CFSP), University of North Texas, USA, Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design Group, Max Plank Institute Germany and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University Australia. 

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           We hope you would like to spend a crucial time of your research career with us in coming time and thank you for your visit. If you have any comments/queries, please feel free to contact Prof. Nene at ssnene@iitj.ac.in