Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Anirban Bhattacharya

 
Dr. Anirban Bhattacharya
Associate Professor
Ph.D, IIT Kanpur
Ph: +91-6115-233 117
abhatta[*AT]iitp.ac.in
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ootCEM0AAAAJ
Research Areas : Process-microstructure-mechanical property correlation, Finite element analysis, Dissimilar welding, Incremental sheet metal forming, Wire arc additive manufacturing, Failure analysis.
Courses taught at IITP : Lecture
  • ME525: Metal Cutting and Analysis
  • ME526: Metal Forming and Analysis
  • ME742 / ME507: Advanced Manufacturing Processes
  • ME102: Engineering Mechanics
  • ME203: Advanced Solid Mechanics

Lab

  • ME531: Manufacturing Lab – I (PG)
  • ME110: Workshop
  • ME295: Measurement Laboratory
  • ME210: Workshop – II

At previous organizations:

  • Around 10 different lecture courses for UG and PG, at Thapar University, Patiala
  • Around 7 different lecture courses for UG and PG, Kalyani Government Engineering College, WB.
Ph.D students (Ongoing) :

Madhav Raturi
Harish Suthar
(Co-supervisor: Dr. S.K. Paul)
Mohit Sharma
(Co-supervisor: Dr. S.K. Paul)
Nikhil Kumar
Ph.D students (Graduated) :

Ashu Garg
(2021)
Rishi Kumar Gupta
(2022)		    
M.Tech.
  • Ongoing - 03
    V. Biswas; P. Rout; Ravikant
  • Completed - 04
    Deepak Kumar; Indrajit Kumar; B. K. Raj Vijeta; N. Kumar
  • B.Tech: Ongoing – 01, Completed – 04

At previous organizations:

  • M.Tech – 33 (Completed)
  • B.Tech – 02 (Completed)
Professional Experience :
  • Indian Institute of Technology Patna (since December 2015).

Previous Organizations worked:

  • Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab (presently known as Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology) – 9 years 5 months.
  • Kalyani Government Engineering College, WB – 3 years 4 months
Member of Professional bodies :
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Engineering Failure Analysis, Elsevier.
  • Guest Editors (with Prof. Abhay Sharma, KU Leuven, Belgium) of Special Issue - Current Developments in Welding and Joining Technologies, of journal Metals, MDPI.
  • Name listed among top 2% scientist of the world, by Stanford University, published by Elsevier for the year 2021; 2020; 2019.
  • Best Research Paper Award by Thapar Inst. of Engg. & Tech. Patiala for the papers
    • Garg et al., ‘Chemical Vapor Treatment of ABS Parts built by FDM: Analysis of Surface Finish and Mechanical Strength’ IJAMT, 2017, 89, 2175-2197; (awarded on Nov, 2021)
    • Garg et al. ‘On surface finish and dimensional accuracy of FDM parts after cold vapor treatment’ MMP, 2016, 31(4), 522-529 (awarded on Nov, 2020)
  • Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing - Journal of Manufacturing Processes (2017), Materials and Manufacturing Processes (2014)
  • Collaborative research visit to Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA for collaborative research on Incremental Sheet Metal Forming with funding and scholarship received from Indo-US Centre for Research Excellence in Fabrionics, New Delhi (May - Aug 2010).
Research Sponsored projects : Completed
  • Influence of Secondary Heat in Friction Stir Welding: Mechanical Properties and Metallurgical Observations - sponsored by SERB – Completed (at IIT Patna, as PI).
  • Multi-response Optimization of Process Parameters for the Improved Part Accuracy in Fused Deposition Modeling Process – sponsored by AICTE – Completed (at Thapar University, as Co-PI; PI-A Batish)
  • Experimental investigation for surface improvement of die steels during electric discharge machining with tungsten and titanium powder mixed dielectric - sponsored by UGC – Completed (at Thapar University, as PI; Co-PI-A Batish)
  • Experimental investigation of EDM machined surface of Al-SiC and Al-SiC-B4C metal matrix composites - sponsored by UGC – Completed (at Thapar University, as Co-PI; PI-A Batish)
  • Analysis of metallurgical behavior of weld and heat affected zone during Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) of high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel for different flux compositions, weld parameters with pre and post thermal treatment - sponsored by DRDO – Completed (at Thapar University, as Co-PI; PI-A Batish)
  • Chain weight reduction - sponsored by Rockman Industries Ltd, Ludhiana – Completed (at Thapar University, as Co-PI; PI-A Batish)
Publications : International Journal: (Selected publications)
  • Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattachaya. Attributes of intergranular corrosion in AA6061-AA7075 double sided friction stir weld, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2023, 298, 127429.
  • Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattachaya. Appraising tool wear during secondary heating assisted dissimilar friction stir welding between 6061 and 7075 aluminium alloys, Materials Transactions, 2023, 64(2): 485-491.
  • S Vijay Anand, Sarthak Rastogi, Anirban Bhattacharya. Crack Identification and Trajectory Planning for Automatic Gas Metal Arc Welding, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2023, 911: 89-102.
  • Harish Suthar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Surajit Kumar Paul. Characterizing the anisotropic response of similar and dissimilar FSW joints by DIC-based simultaneous strain measurements on two orthogonal surfaces, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2022, 84: 697-712.
  • Rishi Kumar Gupta, Anirban Mahato, Anirban Bhattacharya. Notch shape influence on damage evolution of Al/CFRP laminates under tensile loading: Experimental and numerical analysis, Applied Composite Materials, 2022, 29: 1981-2012.
  • Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattacharya. Electrochemical corrosion of AA6061-AA7075 double sided FSW joints prepared with and without secondary heating, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2022, 38: 590-612.
  • Harish Suthar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Surajit Kumar Paul. DIC-based approach to predict post necking behavior for AA6061, AA7075 and their friction stir welded joints, Mechanics of Materials, 2022, 104364.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. Effect of microstructural variation on strain localization in double-sided friction stir welded AA6061-AA7075 joints, Strain, 2022, e12413.
  • P. Mastanaiah, G Madhusudan Reddy, Anirban Bhattacharya, Angshuman Kapil, Abhay Sharma. Unveiling Liquation and Segregation Induced Failure Mechanism in Thick Dissimilar Aluminum Alloy Electron-Beam Welds, Metals, 2022, 12(3), 486.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. Assessing profile damage of uncoated and AlTiN coated FSW tools after successive travel on AA6061-T6 plate, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2021, 35: 839-854.
  • Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattacharya. Microstructure and texture correlation of secondary heating assisted dissimilar friction stir welds of aluminum alloys, Materials Science & Engineering A, 2021, 825, 141891.
  • Indrajeet Kumar, Anirban Bhattacharya. Strain rate effect on tensile behavior of AA6061-T6 friction stir welds, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2021, 35: 323-335.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. ‘Effect of tool size on AA6061-T6 double-sided friction stir welds’, Material Design & Processing Communications, 2021; e259, pp. 1-8.
  • Harish Suthar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Surajit Kumar Paul. Determination of local constitutive properties in similar and dissimilar friction stir welded joints from DIC based surface strain measurement in two mutually perpendicular surfaces, Mechanics of Materials, 2021, 160, 103930.
  • Rishi Kumar Gupta, Anirban Mahato, Anirban Bhattacharya. Damage analysis of carbon fiber reinforced aluminum laminate under short beam and single edge notch beam bend test, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2021, 198, 106393. 
  • Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattacharya. Mechanical strength and corrosion behavior of dissimilar friction stir welded AA7075-AA2014 joints, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021, 262, 124338.
  • Bitthal Saraf, Ashu Garg, Suman Saurav, Anirban Bhattacharya. Joining of ABS parts built by material extrusion: Analysis of strength and fracture behavior, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2020, 31: 459–466.
  • Ashu Garg, Madhav Raturi, Abhishek Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of double-sided friction stir welding between AA6061-T6 and AA7075-T651, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2020, 31: 431–438.
  • Rishi Kumar Gupta, Anirban Mahato, Anirban Bhattacharya. Strength and Failure Behavior of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Laminates under Flexural Loading, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 2022, 29(5): 662-676.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. Friction stir spot welding of AA6061-T6 and Cu with preheating: Strength, failure behavior at different test temperatures, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2020, 108(5-6): 1613–1629.
  • Harish Suthar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Surajit Kumar Paul. Local deformation response and failure behavior of AA6061-AA6061 and AA6061-AA7075 friction stir welds, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2020, 30: 12–24.
  • Ashu Garg, Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattacharya. Strength, failure and microstructure development for friction stir welded AA6061-T6 joints with different tool pin profiles, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2020, 29: 99-114. 
  • Vinod Kumar, Tarun K Bera, Anirban Bhattacharya. Development and performance analysis of semi-automatic movement setup for planar welding, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2019, 34(11): 1251–1261.
  • Ashu Garg, Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattacharya. Influence of Additional Heating in Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys with Different Tool Pin Profiles, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2019, 105: 155–175.
  • Madhav Raturi, Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. Joint strength and failure studies of dissimilar AA6061-AA7075 friction stir welds: Effects of tool pin, process parameter and preheating, Engineering Failure Analysis, 2019, 96: 570–588.
  • Ashu Garg, Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattacharya. Metallurgical behavior and variation of vibro-acoustic signal during preheating assisted friction stir welding between AA6061-T6 and AA7075-T651 alloys, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2019, 29: 1610–1620.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. Influence of Cu powder on strength, failure and metallurgical characterization of single, double pass friction stir welded AA6061-AA7075 joints, Materials Science & Engineering A, 2019, 759: 661–679.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. Strength and failure analysis of similar and dissimilar friction stir spot welds: Influence of different tools and pin geometries, Materials and Design, 2017, 127: 272-286.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. Similar and Dissimilar Joining of AA6061-T6 and Copper by Single and Multi-spot Friction Stirring, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2017, 50: 330-344.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish. Effect of Cold Vapour Treatment on Geometric Accuracy of Fused Deposition Modelling Parts, Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2017, 23(6):1226-1236.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. On Lap Shear Strength of Friction Stir Spot Welded AA6061 Alloy, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2017, 26:203–215.
  • Sanjeev Kumar, Ajay Batish, Rupinder Singh, Anirban Bhattacharya. Effect of cryogenically treated copper-tungsten electrode on tool wear rate during electro-discharge machining of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy, Wear, 2017, 386–387:223–229.
  • Tarun Kumar Bera, Sushank Dixit, Anirban Bhattacharya, Devender Kumar, Arun Kumar Samantaray. Thermal modelling, simulation and experimental validation of heat accumulation in a framed glass cabin, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2017, 55(3): 911–922.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya. An insight to the failure of FDM parts under tensile loading: finite element analysis and experimental study, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2017, 120: 225–236.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish. Chemical vapor treatment of ABS parts built by FDM: Analysis of surface finish and mechanical strength, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2017, 89(5):  2175–2191.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Sanchit Singla. mechanical properties and metallurgical characterization of dissimilar welded joints between AISI 316 and AISI 4340, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 2017, 70(4): 893–901.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Sanchit Singla, Dissimilar GTAW between AISI 304 and AISI 4340 Steel: Multi-response optimization by analytic hierarchy process, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 2017, 231(4): 824–835.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish. Failure investigation of FDM parts fabricated at different raster angles under tensile and flexural loading. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2017, 231(11): 2031-2039.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish. On Surface Finish and Dimensional Accuracy of FDM Parts after Cold Vapor Treatment, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2016, 31(4): 522-529.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Ramesh Kumar. Dissimilar Joining between Austenitic and Duplex Stainless Steel in Double Shielded GMAW: A Comparative Study, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2016, 31(3): 300-310.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya. Revisiting Arc, Metal Flow Behavior in Flux Activated Tungsten Inert Gas Welding, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2016, 31(3): 343-351.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Tarun Kumar Bera, Vinod Kumar Suri. Effect of process parameters on toughness and metallurgical behaviour during uniaxial automatic gas metal arc welding of austenitic stainless steel AISI 316, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Application, 2016, 230(4): 869–878.
  • Surinder Tathgir, Anirban Bhattacharya. Activated-TIG welding of different steels: Influence of various flux and shielding gas, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2016, 31(3): 335-342.
  • Ramesh Kumar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Tarun Kumar Bera. Mechanical and metallurgical studies in double shielded GMAW of dissimilar stainless steels, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2015, 30(9): 1146-1153.
  • Geeta Bhatt, Ajay Batish, Anirban Bhattacharya. Experimental investigation of magnetic field assisted powder mixed electric discharge machining, Particulate Science and Technology, 2015, 33(3): 246-256.
  • Ajay Batish, Anirban Bhattacharya, Naveen Kumar. Powder mixed dielectric: An approach for improved process performance in EDM, Particulate Science and Technology, 2015, 33(2): 150-158.
  • Surinder Tathgir, Anirban Bhattacharya, Tarun Kumar Bera. Influence of current and shielding gas in TiO2 flux activated tig welding on different graded steels, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2015, 30(9): 1115-1123.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Tarun Kumar Bera, Ankit Thakur. On cutter deflection profile errors in end milling: Modeling and experimental validation, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2015, 30(8): 1042-1059.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Tarun Kumar Bera, Vinod Kumar Suri. Influence of heat input in automatic GMAW: Penetration prediction and microstructural observation, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2014, 29(10): 1210-1218.
  • Anikate Gupta, S V Ramagopal, Ajay Batish, Anirban Bhattacharya. Surface roughness and profile error in precision diamond turning of C18000, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2014, 29(5): 606-613.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Tarun Kumar Bera. Development of automatic gmaw setup for process improvements: Experimental and modelling approach, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2014, 29(8): 988-995.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish, Geeta Bhatt. material transfer mechanism during magnetic field assisted electric discharge machining of AISI D2, D3 and H13 die steel, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2015, 229(1): 62-74.
  • Ajay Batish, Anirban Bhattacharya, Manwinder Kaur, Manjot Singh Cheema. Hard turning: Parametric optimization using genetic algorithm for rough/finish machining and study of surface morphology, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2014, 28(5): 1629-1640.
  • Hardeep Singh, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish. Finite element modeling and analysis of powder mixed electric discharge machining process for temperature distribution and volume removal considering multiple craters, International Journal of Modeling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing, 2014, 05(3): 145009­–1-12.
  • Michael Beltran, Rajiv Malhotra, A. J. Nelson, Anirban Bhattacharya, N. V. Reddy, Jian Cao. Experimental study of failure modes and scaling effects in micro-incremental forming, Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing (Transactions of ASME), 2013, 1(3): 031005– 1-15.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish, Naveen Kumar. Surface characterization and material migration during surface modification of die steels with silicon, graphite and tungsten powder in EDM Process, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2013, 27(1): 133-140.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish. Effect of process variables on microhardness, grain size and strain during machining of various die steels with PMEDM using dummy treated experimental design’, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2012, 226(7): 1192-1204.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish, Kulwinder Singh. FE Simulation and experimental validation of powder mixed EDM process for estimating the temperature distribution and volume removed in single crater, International Journal of Modeling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing, 2012, 3(2): 1250006– 1-22.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish, Gurmail Singh, V K Singla. Optimal parameter settings for rough and finish machining of die steels in powder mixed EDM, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2012, 61(5-8): 537-548.
  • A Bhattacharya, K Maneesh, N Venkata Reddy, J Cao. Formability and Surface Finish Studies in Single Point Incremental Forming, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering-Transactions of ASME, 2011, 133(6), 061020– 1-8.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish, Gurpreet Singh. Surface modification of high carbon high chromium, EN31 and hot die steel using powder mixed EDM process, Materials Science Forum, Special Issue on: Rapid Casting Solutions, 2012, 701: 43-59.
  • Ravindra Pratap Singh, Ajay Batish, T. P. Singh, Anirban Bhattacharya. An experimental study to evaluate the effect of ambient temperature during manual lifting and design of optimal task parameters, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 2014, 24(1): 54-70.
  • Ajay Batish, Anirban Bhattacharya, V K Singla, Gurmail Singh. Study of material transfer mechanism in die steels using powder mixed electric discharge machining, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2012, 27(4): 449-456.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Ajay Batish, Gurpreet Singh. Optimization of powder mixed electric discharge machining using dummy treated experimental design with analytic hierarchy process, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2012, 226(1): 103-116.
  • Jung-Mo Kim, Jaho Seo, Ajay Batish, Anirban Bhattacharya. Effect of parameters in Resistance Micro-welding of Stainless Steel Cross Wire using Fractional Factorial Experimental Design, International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 2011, 6(3): 290-303.
  • Parveen Kumar, Ajay Batish, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ravinder Kumar Duvedi, Effect of process parameters on microhardness and microstructure of heat affected zone in submerged arc welding, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2011, 225(5): 771-721.
  • R. Malhotra, A. Bhattacharya, A. Kumar, N.V. Reddy, J. Cao. A new methodology for multi-pass single point incremental forming with mixed tool paths, CIRP Annals-Manufacturing Technology, 2011, 60(1): 323-326.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Avijit Sen, Santanu Das, An investigation on the anti-loosening characteristics of threaded fasteners under vibratory conditions, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2010, 45(8): 1215-1225.
  • Kandarp Patel, Ajay Batish, Anirban Bhattacharya, Optimization of surface roughness in an end-milling operation using nested experimental design, Production Engineering, 2009, 3(4-5): 361–373.
  • Anirban Bhattacharya, Santanu Das, P. Majumder, Ajay Batish, Estimating the effect of cutting parameters on surface finish and power consumption during high speed machining of AISI 1045 steel using Taguchi design and ANOVA, Production  Engineering, 2009, 3(1): 31–40.

International Conferences (Selected)

  • Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattachaya, ‘Appraising tool wear during secondary heating assisted dissimilar friction stir welding between 6061 and 7075 aluminium alloys’, 18th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys ICAA 2022, 4-8th September 2022 at Toyama, Japan.
  • Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattachaya, ‘Effect of additional heating on corrosion of dissimilar friction stir welded aluminum alloys’, Fourth International Conference on Materials Science and Manufacturing Technology (ICMSMT 2022), 8-9th April 2022, Coimbatore, India.
  • S Vijay Kumar, Sarthak Rastogi, Anirban Bhattachaya, ‘Crack Identification and Trajectory Planning for Automatic Gas Metal Arc Welding’, Fourth International Conference on Materials Science and Manufacturing Technology (ICMSMT 2022), 8-9th April 2022, Coimbatore, India.
  • Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattacharya, ‘Post corrosion tensile strength and failure of dissimilar friction stir welded aluminium alloys’, The 17th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys 2020 (ICAA17), October 26-29, 2020, Grenoble, France.
  • N Kumar, A Bhattacharya, ‘Dissimilar friction stir welding between AA2024-T3 and copper with threaded tool pin’, 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Manufacturing Technology 2020 (ICMSMT 2020), April 9-10, 2020, Coimbatore, TN, India.
  • Ashu Garg, Madhav Raturi, Anirban Bhattacharya, ‘Experimental and finite element analysis of progressive failure in friction stir welded AA6061-AA7075 joints’, The 3rd International Conference on Structural Integrity, 2-5 September 2019, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
  • Madhav Raturi, Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya, ‘Tensile strength and failure of dissimilar friction stir welded joints between 6061-T6 and 2014-T6 aluminum alloys’, The 3rd International Conference on Structural Integrity, 2-5 September 2019, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya, ‘Characterizing various zones formed in friction stir spot welding with different tool pins’ 16th ICAA – International Conference on Aluminum Alloys, June 17-21, 2018, Montreal, Canada.
  • Ashu Garg, Anirban Bhattacharya, ‘Finite element analysis of thermal and material flow behavior during friction stir spot welding’, ICHMT International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, May 28-June 1, 2017, Napoli, Italy.

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