Name :   Mr.Rajinikanth V

Designation :   Principal Scientist

Contact Information :

• Email id :  rajni@nml.res.in
• Mobile/Phone no:  08986633622, +916572345009

Educational Qualification :   M.Tech

Areas of Expertise :   Thermomechanical processing of Steel, Electron microscopy, Failure Analysis

No. of Papers Published :   36

• International :   1.Kumar, Sanjay; Bandopadhyay, A; Rajinikanth, V; Alex, TC; Kumar, Rakesh; Improved processing of blended slag cement through mechanical activation, Journal of materials science, 39, 10, 3449-3452, 2004. 2. Rajinikanth, V; Jindal, Vikas; Akkimardi, VG; Ghosh, Mainak; Venkateswarlu, K; Transmission electron microscopy studies on the effect of strain on Al and Al–1% Sc alloy, Scripta materialia, 57, 5, 425-428, 2007. 3. Rajinikanth, V; Arora, Gaurav; Narasaiah, N; Venkateswarlu, K; Effect of repetitive corrugation and straightening on Al and Al–0.25 Sc alloy, Materials Letters, 62, 2, 301-304, 2008. 4. Venkateswarlu, K; Rajinikanth, V; Naveen, T; Sinha, Dhiraj Prasad; Ray, Ajoy Kumar; Abrasive wear behavior of thermally sprayed diamond reinforced composite coating deposited with both oxy-acetylene and HVOF techniques, Wear, 266, 995-1002, 2009. 5. Venkateswarlu, K; Rajinikanth, V; Ray, Ajoy Kumar; Xu, Cheng; Langdon, Terence G; The characteristics of aluminum–scandium alloys processed by ECAP,Materials Science and Engineering: A, 527, 6, 1448-1452, 2010. 6. Venkateswarlu, K; Saurabh, Suman; Rajinikanth, V; Sahu, Ranjan Kumar; Ray, Ajoy Kumar; Synthesis of TiN reinforced aluminium metal matrix composites through microwave sintering, Journal of materials Engineering and Performance, 19, 2, 231-236, 2010. 7. Venkateswarlu, K; Rajinikanth, V; Ray, Ajoy Kumar; Xu, Cheng; Langdon, Terence G; Effect of a Scandium addition on an Al-2% Si alloy processed by ECAP, Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci, 25, 99-106, 2010. 8. Rajinikanth, V; Venkateswarlu, K; An investigation of sliding wear behaviour of WC–Co coating, Tribology International, 44,12, 1711-1719, 2011. 9. Venkateswarlu, K; Rajinikanth, V; Sen, Mani Kuntal; Alhajeri, Saleh N; Langdon, Terence G; Application of high-pressure torsion to Al-Si alloys with and without scandium additions, Materials Science Forum, 667, 743-748, 2011. 10. Singh, Raghuvir; Swaminathan, J; Paswan, S; Rajinikanth, V; Chattoraj, I; Investigations on high temperature corrosion of wire enameling oven, Engineering Failure Analysis, 18, 5, 1375-1387, 2011. 11. Sahu, JK; Das, DK; Nandy, TK; Mandal, D; Rajinikanth, V; Swaminathan, J; Ray, Ashok K; Effect of titanium aluminide coating on cyclic plastic deformation and fatigue life of a titanium alloy at 600° C, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 530, 664-668, 2011. 12. Rajinikanth, V; Venkateswarlu, K; Sen, Mani Kuntal; Das, Mousami; Alhajeri, Saleh N; Langdon, Terence G; Influence of scandium on an Al–2% Si alloy processed by high-pressure torsion, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 528, 3, 1702-1706, 2011. 13. Ray, Ajoy K; Sahu, Ranjan K; Rajinikanth, V; Bapari, Himangshu; Ghosh, Mainak; Paul, Parimal; Preparation and characterization of graphene and Ni-decorated graphene using flower petals as the precursor material, Carbon, 50, 4123-4129, 2012. 14. Mousumi Das, Goutam Das, Mainak Ghosh, Matthias Wegner, V. Rajnikant, S. GhoshChowdhury, T.K. Pal; Microstructures and mechanical properties of HPT processed 6063 Al alloy, Materials Science Engineering A, 558, 525-532, 2012. 15. Rajinikanth, V; Mukherjee, K; Ghosh Chowdhury, S; Schiebahn, A; Harms, A; Bleck, W; Mechanical property and microstructure of resistance spot welded twinning induced plasticity-dual phase steels joint, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 18, 6, 485-491, 2013. 16. Metya, Avijit Kr; Munda, Parikshit; Rajinikanth, V; Roy, Rajat Kr; Failure analysis of SA213-T22 re-heater rear tube of thermal power plant, Transactions of the indian institute of metals, 69, 2, 665-668, 2016. 17. Parikshit Munda, Subodh Kumar, Amit Prakash, Md Murtuja Husain, V Rajinikanth, S Ghosh Chowdhury; Failure Investigation of Boiler Water Wall Tubes of a Thermal Power Station, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 16, 1, 2016. 18. Murugesan, AP; Rajinikanth, V; Mahato, B; Wegner, Matthias; Witte, M; Wilde, G; Chowdhury, S Ghosh; Concurrent precipitation and associated texture evolution in AA 6082 alloy during high-pressure torsion (HPT) processing, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 700, 487-494, 2017. 19. Mandal, GK; Rajinikanth, V; Kumar, Sunil; Mishra, Dipesh; Misra, S; Srivastava, VC; Chowdhury, S Ghosh; Microstructure Evolution During Hot Deformation of a Micro-Alloyed Steel, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 70, 4, 1019-1033, 2017. 20. Munda, Parikshit; Husain, Md Murtuja; Rajinikanth, V; Metya, AK; Evolution of Microstructure During Short-term Overheating Failure of a Boiler Water Wall Tube Made of Carbon Steel, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 18,1, 199-211, 2018. 21. Roy, Rajat K; Dutta, Siuli; Panda, Ashis K; Rajinikanth, V; Das, Swapan K; Mitra, Amitava; Strangwood, M; Davis, Claire L; Assessment of recovery and recrystallisation behaviours of cold rolled IF steel through non-destructive electromagnetic characterisation, Philosophical Magazine, 98,21,1933-1944, 2018. 22. Bansal, Gaurav K; Rajinikanth, V; Ghosh, Chiradeep; Srivastava, VC; Kundu, S; Chowdhury, S Ghosh; Microstructure–property correlation in low-si steel processed through quenching and nonisothermal partitioning, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49, 8, 3501-3514, 2018. 23. Rajinikanth, V; Soni, MK; Mahato, B; Rao, M Ananda; Study of microstructural degradation of a failed pinion gear at a cement plant, Engineering Failure Analysis, 95, 117-126, 2019. 24. Bansal, GK; Pradeep, M; Ghosh, Chiradeep; Rajinikanth, V; Srivastava, VC; Bhagat, AN; Kundu, S; Evolution of microstructure in a low-Si micro-alloyed steel processed through one-step quenching and partitioning, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 50, 2, 547-555, 2019. 25. Munda, Parikshit; Husain, Md M; Soni, MK; Kumar, Pankaj; Rajinikanth, V; Metallurgical investigation of the collapsed front structure of a dragline in a coal mine, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 19, 1, 161-176, 2019. 26. Dutta, Siuli; Rajinikanth, V; Panda, Ashis K; Mitra, Amitava; Chatterjee, Subrata; Roy, Rajat K; Effect of annealing treatment on mechanical and magnetic softening behaviors of cold rolled interstitial-free steel, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 28, 4, 2228-2236, 2019. 27. Divya, M; Albert, Shaju K; Rajnikanth, V; Liquation cracking susceptibility of partially melted zone in 304B4 SS multipass weldments, Welding in the World, 63, 4, 1101-1113, 2019. 28. Rajinikanth, V; Kumar, Tipu; Mahato, B; Chowdhury, Sandip Ghosh; Sangal, Sandeep; Effect of Strain-Induced Precipitation on the Austenite Non-recrystallization (T nr) Behavior of a High Niobium Microalloyed Steel, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 50, 12, 5816-5838, 2019. 29. Bansal, GK; Junior, LP; Ghosh, Chiradeep; Rajinikanth, V; Tripathy, S; Srivastava, VC; Bhagat, AN; Ghosh Chowdhury, S; Quench Temperature-Dependent Phase Transformations During Nonisothermal Partitioning, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 50, 3410-3424, 2020. 30. Bansal, GK; Rajinikanth, V; Ghosh, Chiradeep; Srivastava, VC; Dutta, Monojit; Chowdhury, S Ghosh; Effect of cooling rate on the evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties of nonisothermally partitioned steels, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 139614, 2020. 31. Bansal, GK; Jena, PSM; Ghosh, Chiradeep; Srivastava, VC; Rajinikanth, V; Dutta, Monojit; Chowdhury, S Ghosh; Quench Temperature-Dependent Mechanical Properties During Nonisothermal Partitioning, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 51, 10, 5088-5100, 2020.
• National :   1. Venkateswarlu, K; Rajinikanth, V; Sirkar, MK; Sinha, Dhiraj Prasad; Das, SK; High stress abrasive wear behavior of coal mill liner materials–A model based factorial design, Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science, 50, 3, 151-156, 2008. 2. Srivastava, VC; Poddar, Palash; Rajinikanth, V; Sahoo, KL; LIGHT METALS RESEARCH–LEGACY AND CURRENT STANDING, Science and Culture, 78, 2012. 3. Rajinikanth, V; Munda, Parikshit; Minz, RK; Chowdhury, S Ghosh; In Quest of self Reliance: NML’s steel development program, Science and Culture, 78, 532-536, 2012. 4. Ghosh Chowdhury, S; Minz, RK; Rajnikanth, V; Munda, Parikshit; Shah, Minal; Das, Swapan K; Sahoo, KL; Paul, KK; Development of new silt erosion resistant steel for hydro turbine components, Iron & Steel Review, 59, 2015. 5. Kumar, Sunil; Mandal, GK; Rajinikanth, V; Misra, S; Chowdhury, S Ghosh; Srivastava, VC; Effect of cooling media on microstructure and mechanical properties of Nb/Ti containing microalloyed steel, Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science, 60, 1, 1-12, 2018.

No.of.Patents :   1. G.K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, C. Ghosh, V.C. Srivastava, A.N. Bhagat, A. Haldar, S.G. Chowdhury; “Hot rolled and direct quenched low alloy steel and a process of producing the same”, Indian Patent No. - 201931034264, 2019. 2. G.K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, S.G. Chowdhury, C. Ghosh, A.N. Bhagat, S. Kundu; “Hot Rolled Quenched and Nonisothermally Partitioned Low Alloy Steel with High Strength, Impact Toughness and Abrasion Resistance”, Indian Patent No. 201831010547, 2018. 3. G.K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, R.K. Minj, S.K. Das, S.G. Chowdhury, C. Ghosh, S. Kundu, R. Saha; “Low alloy steel with improved abrasion resistance and impact toughness through non-isothermal quenching and partitioning process”, Indian Patent No. 201731006998, 2017. 4.G.K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, R.K. Minj, S.K. Das, S.G. Chowdhury, C. Ghosh, S. Kundu, R. Saha; “Low alloy steel with improved abrasion resistance and impact toughness through direct water quenching to room temperature”, Indian Patent No. 2017310071148, 2017. 5. RK Sahu, Madan M, H Bapari, N.Halder, V.Rajinikanth, "Heating Assembly", Indian Patent No. 201821040548, 2018. 6. RK Sahu, Madan M, H Bapari, N.Halder, V.Rajinikanth, "Heating Assembly", Indian Patent No. 201821038531, 2018.

• Awarded :   --
• Filed :   --

No.of.Technologies :   1. Hot Rolled Low Alloy Steel with High Strength, Impact Toughness and Abrasion Resistance, 2018-19.

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Equipment/Software Skills :   EPMA, SEM-EBSD, TEM, Thermo-Calc, Gleeble Thermomechanical Simulator

Awards and Recognitions :   1. Award of Academic Excellence in M.Tech Programme at IIT Kanpur 2006. 2. Best presentation award in EMSI-NC-06 held at NIIST, Trivandrum, 2006. 3. Shilowbadra Bannerjee Award for Best Inhouse Project at CSIR-NML, 2009-10.