Dr. Vijay Kumar

Assistant Professor (Contractual-II)

Specialization

HVOF Coating, Surface Modification, Additive Manufacturing (3D-printing)

Email

vijay.kumar5@thapar.edu

Specialization

HVOF Coating, Surface Modification, Additive Manufacturing (3D-printing)

Email

vijay.kumar5@thapar.edu

 

Contact No.

+91-7004016776

 

Biography

Dr. Vijay Kumar, an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET), Patiala, has a dynamic materials researcher and academician with expertise in thermal sprayed coatings, surface engineering, additive manufacturing (3D printing), laser surface texturing, Machining and Casting. Passionate about innovation and technological advancements in wear & corrosion resistance, superhydrophobic coatings, and tribological studies. Extensive experience in industrial collaborations, mentoring students, and executing research projects with premier institutions.

Academic Profile

  • Ph.D. in Manufacturing Technology (Coating) | NIT Jalandhar (July 2019 – April 2023)
    Thesis: Development of graphene-premixed WC-Co-Cr coatings utilizing laser surface texturing for enhanced wear and corrosion behavior. CGPA: 7.75/10
  • M.Tech in Manufacturing Technology | NIT Jalandhar (2017 - 2019)
    Thesis: Superhydrophobic coating. CGPA: 7.91/10
  • B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering | WBUT, West Bengal (2012 - 2016)
    CGPA: 8.06/10

Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor (Research), Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India (March 2025 – Continued)
  • Research Assistant Professor | Chennai Institute of Technology (25.08.2024- 25.11.2024)
  • Project Staff | IIT Guwahati (02.01.2024 – 22.08.2024)
    Project: Design and development of an intelligent extrusion device for 3D printing of concrete structures (Project Completed)
  • Assistant Professor | RPS Engineering College (07.08.2023 – 30.12.2023)

Research Interests

  • Thermal Spraying & Surface Engineering (HVOF, plasma coatings, corrosion & wear resistance)
  • Nanomaterial Reinforced Coatings (Graphene, GNPs, ceramic composites)
  • Laser Surface Texturing (LST) (Tribological & superhydrophobic surface modifications)
  • Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) (Concrete, polymers, composite materials)
  • Casting & Metal Processing (Wear and corrosion property enhancement)
  • Machining (Surface finishing and tool wear optimization)

Technical Skills

  • Coating Technologies: HVOF spraying, superhydrophobic coatings, ceramic matrix composite coatings
  • Material Characterization: XRD, SEM, EDX, FTIR, Microhardness, Tribological Analysis, Electrochemical Corrosion, Salt Spray Testing
  • Manufacturing & Fabrication: 3D Printing, Laser Ablation, Thin Film Deposition, Nano-Mechanical Testing, Machining
  • Software Skills: Origin, AutoCAD, CREO, CATIA

Research Publications

SCI (18)

  1. Kumar, V., Singh, V., Verma, R., Bansal, A. and Ghosh, G., 2024. Cavitation-corrosion analysis of HVOF-sprayed WC-Co-Cr- graphene nanoplatelets coatings with LST pre- treatment. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, p.106610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2024.106610 [Q1, IF- 4.2]
  2. Singh, V., Bansal, A., Singla, A.K. and Kumar, V., 2024. Corrosion behavior of as-sprayed VC-CuNiCr based coatings developed by high-velocity oxygen fuel process. Journal of Central South University, 31(5), pp.1385-1397. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-024-5645-0 [Q1, IF- 3.7]
  3. Verma, R., Kumar, V., Kango, S., Khilla, A. and Gupta, R., 2024. Microstructural, wettability, and corrosion behaviour of TiO2 thin film sputtered on aluminium. Journal of Central South University, 31(7), pp.2210-2224. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-024-5703-7 [Q1, IF- 3.7]
  4. Jha, S., Singh, V., Kumar, V., Bansal, A., Singh, J., Singla, A.K., Singla, J. and Goyal, D.K., 2024. Microstructure, wettability, cavitation and corrosion performance of aluminum (Al6061) coated with RF-sputtered AlN thin film. Surface and Coatings Technology, 489, p.131168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2024.131168 [Q1, IF- 5.4]
  5. Kumar, V., Singh, V., Bansal, A. and Verma, R., 2024. 3 Body abrasion test of HVOF sprayed WC-10Co-4Cr and WC-10Co-4Cr+ 2% graphene coating on IS-2062 steel. Diamond and Related Materials, p.111329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2024.111329 [Q2, IF- 4.3]
  6. Singh, V., Kumar, V., Bansal, A., Singla, A.K. and Verma, R., 2024. Corrosion–Cavitation Erosion Improvement of Marine Steel by High-Velocity Oxy-fuel-Sprayed Vanadium Carbide Coatings and Polytetrafluorethylene Topcoat. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, pp.1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-09711-0 [Q2, IF- 2.2]
  7. Jha, S., Singh, V., Bansal, A., Singh, J., Singla, A.K., Kumar, V. and Goyal, D.K., 2024. Characterization of RF-Sputtered ZnO Thin film Coatings on Aluminium (Al6061): Microstructure, Wettability, Cavitation, and Corrosion Analysis. Journal of Molecular and Engineering Materials. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2251237324400227 [Q3, IF- 2.4]
  8. Singh, V., Kaur, S., Kumar, V., Bansal, A., Singla, A.K. and Jha, S., 2024. Exploring wear resistance: Three-body abrasion evaluation of HVOF-sprayed TiC and CoNi coatings on SS316 steel. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, p.09544062241262257. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544062241262257 [Q2, IF- 1.8]
  9. Singh, V., Kumar, V., Bansal, A., Singla, A.K., Kaur, S. and Vishnoi, M., 2024. Investigating the Effect of Poly-tetra-fluoro-ethylene on the Cavitation-Erosion and Corrosion Resistance of HVOF Sprayed TiC Coatings on Stainless Steel. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, pp.1-14, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-10238-7 [Q2, IF- 2.2]

Year 2023

  1. Kumar V., Verma R “Slurry and sliding wear characterization of HVOF sprayed WCCo4Cr+graphene coating on textured marine steel” Tribology International. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108489 [Q1, IF- 6.2]
  2. Kumar V, Singh NK, Verma R, Mahajan DK, Sharma VS. Corrosion behaviour of laser textured and WCCoCr+ GNPs coated IS-2062 steel. Diamond and Related Materials. 2023 Apr 19:109958. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2023.109958 [Q2, IF- 4.3]
  3. Shrivastava, S., Kumar, V., Verma, R. and Sharma, V., 2023. Flexural and corrosion behaviour of WC-10Co-4Cr+ Graphene sprayed on textured HSLA-steel. Surface Engineering, pp.1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02670844.2023.2232970 [Q2, IF- 2.4]
  4. Shrivastava, S., Verma, R., Kumar, V., Soni, R., Saini, G. Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of as-Sprayed WC–Co–Cr on DH-36 Steel with Addition of 3% GNPs. Trans Indian Inst Met (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-023-03045-6 [Q2, IF- 1.5]
  5. Kumar, V. and Verma, R., 2023. Wear, corrosion and hardness analysis of WC10Co4Cr and WC10Co4Cr+ GNPs coating on ASTM- A479 steel. Surface Review and Letters. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218625X23400115 [Q4, IF- 1.2]

Year 2022

  1. Kumar V., Verma R “Effect of GNP and laser-surface texturing on HVOF sprayed WC10Co4Cr coatings for high-wear resistance” Tribology International. (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2022.108057 [Q1, IF- 6.2]
  2. Kumar V, Verma R, Kumar R. Analysis of the corrosion and wear of WC-10Co-4Cr+ GNPs coating applied to HSLA DH-36 steel using HVOF. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties. 2022 Oct 12. https://doi.org/10.1088/2051-672X/ac998e [Q3, IF- 2.0]
  3. Kumar, V., Verma, R., Chauhan, K. & Kumar, R. (2022). Influence of laser texturing pre- treatment on HVOF-sprayed WC-10Co- 4Cr+GNP coatings on AISI 304. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 10(1), 015052. https://doi.org/10.1088/2051- 672x/ac5c68. [Q3, IF- 2.0]
  4. Kumar, V., Verma, R., Sharma, V. S. & Sharma, V. (2022). Recent progresses in super- hydrophobicity and micro-texturing for engineering applications. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 9(4), 43003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2051-672X/ac4321 [Q3, IF- 2.0]
  5. Satyarathi J, Kumar V, Kango S, Verma R, Sharma N, Gupta R. Comparative study of fabricated superhydrophobic surfaces via LST with carbon soot, chemical etching, and auto- oxidation. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties. 2022 Oct 21. https://doi.org/10.1088/2051-672X/ac9c76 [Q3, IF- 2.0]
  6. Kumar, V., Verma, R. & Bairwa, H. K. (2022). Fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces by laser surface texturing and autoxidation. “Journal of electrochemical science and engineering” 00(0), 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5599/jese.1260 [Q3, IF- 2.9]
  7. Kumar, V., Verma, R., Sharma, V. S., & Prasad, A.D.V.S (2022)., “Investigations of Lattice Strain and Hardness of WC-10Co-4CrCoating on Laser Textured AISI 420 Steel”. Laser in Engineering, Lasers in Eng., Vol. 53, pp. 231–252. [Q3, IF- 0.5]

Year 2021

  1. Kumar, V., Verma, R., Kango, S. & Sharma, V. S. (2021). Recent progresses and applications in laser-based surface texturing systems. Materials       Today  Communications,        26(October       2020),  101736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101736 [Q2, IF- 3.7]

Year 2020

  1. Kumar, V., Verma, R. & Kango, S. (2020). Micro-texturing of a WC–10Co–4Cr-Coated ASTM A479 Steel to Form a Super- Hydrophobic Surface. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-020-01918-8. [Q2, IF- 1.5]

SCOPUS

  1. Singh S, Kumar V, Kango S, Verma R, Sharma N. Fabrication and Evaluation of Superhydrophobic Surfaces Using Carbon Soot and Different Adhesives. International Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IJSEIMS). 2022 Jan 1;10(1):1-3. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/IJSEIMS.304807
  2. Vijay Kumar*, Rajeev Verma and Shreyansh Shrivastava, ‘Microhardness and dry sliding wear behaviour of HVOF sprayed WC-CoCr +graphene nanoplatelets coating’, Material Today Proceeding; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.08.044
  3. Vijay Kumar, and Rajeev Verma, ‘Long-time durability of superhydrophobic surface fabricated by laser texturing and carbon soot’, Material Today Proceeding; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.08.114

Research Collaborations

Industrial & Research Collaborations (From India)

  • Parat Technology, Jodhpur-for coating facility
  • Dr Rajeev Verma (NIT Jalandhar) – Supervisior (M-Tech and PhD)
  • Dr. Dhinakaran (Director CIT, Chennai)- Collaboration for research work on 3D-printing
  • Dr. Gourhari Ghosh (IIT Jodhpur) – Lab facility utilization
  • Dr. Anuj Bansal (SLIET Sangrur) – Research collaboration
  • Prof. Uday Shanker Dixit (IIT Guwahati) – Project Co-PI
  • Dr. Biranchi N Panda (IIT Guwahati)- Project Co-PI
  • Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet Singh (IIT Ropar)- Lab facility utilization
  • Dr. Deepak K. Goyal (PTU, Punjab)- Project and Research Collaboration
  • Dr.  Navneet Singh (PDF from IIT Kharagpur, IIT Patna)- Research Collaboration
  • Dr. Rajeev Verma (UPES)- Research Collaboration

Course of Interest

    • Manufacturing Technology
    • Advanced Manufacturing Processes
    • Tribology
    • Nano/micro Technology

 

Reviewer Activities

Tribology International, Materials Today Communications, Diamond and Related Materials

Awards and Honours

Hindustan Pratibha Samman (2009) - Hindustan Media Pvt. Ltd.

Session Coordinator - International Conference on Industrial and Manufacturing Systems (CIMS-2020)

 

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