Vikrant Beura

Experience

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  Steel Authority of India Limited

  May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Summer Intern

  • Learned manufacturing steps of iron and steel making by visiting and making a report of different sections such as coke oven, blast furnace, continuous casting, rolling, and forging mills.

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  Indira Gandhi Institute of technology, Sarang(Parjang), Dhenkanal, Orissa

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2014

  Undergraduate Researcher (B.Tech)

  • In a team of four, we studied the effect of salt concentration, pH, the temperature on corrosion kinetics of aluminum and copper.• Electrochemical kinetic models were used to predict and correlate weight loss after corrosion to understand the mechanism.

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

  May 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Investigated effect of brazing temperature on microstructure evolution and diffusion of alloying elements in a stainless steel and aluminum bronze brazed joint using EPMA, SEM, EDS, and XRD characterization. • Developed a temperature-dependent phase diagram using Thermo-calc to understand the new phase evolutions in brazed joints. • Performed failure analysis of brazed lap joints through mechanical testing and cause identification by fractography study.• Evaluated effect of nickel coating on the wettability of brazing filler material on aluminum bronze and stainless steel. Show less

  • Project Engineer

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Graduate Researcher (M.Tech)

    May 2015 - Jul 2016
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  Arizona State University

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2022

  Graduate Research Assistant

  • Developed a corrosion-resistant coating using an in-house developed surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) system in a cryogenic atmosphere on AA7075 alloy, which displays potential applications in thin-film coatings with improved strength and durability.• Investigated the corrosion properties of magnesium alloys (AZ31B, ZK60, Mg-3Si, and Pure Mg) developed by a novel, cost-effective solid-state processing technique namely ShAPE (Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion) in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for lightweight and energy-efficient automobile components.• Performed finite element-based numerical simulation (COMSOL Multiphysics Software) to investigate and deconvolute the effect of second phase distribution from grain size and crystallographic orientation on corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys.• Assessed the effectiveness of titanium-based grain refiners on microstructure and corrosion resistance of 3D printed aluminum alloys (AA 7075 and AA7050) to understand structure-property correlation for future compositional optimization at Elementum3D Inc.• Analyzed the detrimental effect of severe plastic deformation history on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of aluminum alloy (AA 5083) using electrochemical tests and characterization techniques (collaborated with US Army Research Laboratory).• Critical assessment of the role of additive manufacturing and subsequent heat treatments on microstructure and mechanical behavior of Nickel-based superalloy (Inconel 718). Show less

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  Intel Corporation

  Jul 2022 - now

  Packaging R&D Engineer