Dr Vikesh Kumar

Background

Dr. Vikesh serves as an Application Scientist in Materials and Coatings for Extreme Environments in the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing within the Henry Royce Institute in Cranfield University. He earned both his M.Tech and Ph.D. from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore. In July 2024, he completed his Ph.D., focusing on the microstructure-property correlation of Selective Laser Melted 316L steel.

Research opportunities

Ø Microstructure Properties Correlation

Ø Severe Plastic Deformation

Ø Martensitic Transformations

Ø Additive Manufacturing

Ø Corrosion/Passivation Behaviour

Ø High Temperature Oxidation Behaviour

Current activities

- Hydrogen and permeation embrittlement

- Hydrogen Permeation Barrier Coatings