Shandong University, China
Dr. Surendra Kumar Patel is an accomplished mechanical engineer whose scholarly work focuses on surface composites and metal matrix composites. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering (specializing in Surface Composites) from the National Institute of Technology Mizoram in 2022, with a thesis on the microstructural, mechanical, and tribological properties of WC and ZrSiO₄ particle-reinforced aluminum surface composites fabricated using the friction stir processing (FSP) route. Earlier he received his M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (specializing in Metal Matrix Composite) from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal (2014), where he studied microstructural analysis and slurry erosion behavior in dual-particle reinforced LM-13 alloy composites, and a B.Tech (2012) from Gautam Buddha Technical University, with early work in wind energy. Since April 2023 he has served as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China, working on bioactive reinforced magnesium-based surface composites via FSP, with funding from international and provincial Chinese science foundations. From 2014 to 2017 he was an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Radharaman Engineering College, India, teaching undergraduate courses such as Strength of Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Technology, and supervising student projects, also serving as Head of Department for the polytechnic wing. His research output includes ≈ 30 peer-reviewed documents, with total citations around 250, and an h-index of 8 (as of [most recent data]). Dr. Patel is noted for his experimental rigor in fabrication techniques, wear and erosion testing, microstructural characterization, and bridging engineering education with research.
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Featured Publications
Singh, V. P., Patel, S. K., Ranjan, A., & Kuriachen, B. (2020). Recent research progress in solid state friction-stir welding of aluminium–magnesium alloys: A critical review. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9(3), 6217–6256.
Singh, V. P., Patel, S. K., & Kuriachen, B. (2021). Mechanical and microstructural properties evolutions of various alloys welded through cooling assisted friction-stir welding: A review. Intermetallics, 133, 107122.
Patel, S. K., Singh, V. P., Roy, B. S., & Kuriachen, B. (2020). Recent research progresses in Al-7075 based in-situ surface composite fabrication through friction stir processing: A review. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 262, 114708.
Singh, V. P., Patel, S. K., Kumar, N., & Kuriachen, B. (2019). Parametric effect on dissimilar friction stir welded steel-magnesium alloys joints: A review. Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 24(8), 653–684.
Patel, S. K., Kuriachen, B., Kumar, N., & Nateriya, R. (2018). The slurry abrasive wear behaviour and microstructural analysis of A2024-SiC-ZrSiO4 metal matrix composite. Ceramics International, 44(6), 6426–6432.
Patel, S. K., Singh, V. P., Kumar, D., Roy, B. S., & Kuriachen, B. (2022). Microstructural, mechanical and wear behavior of A7075 surface composite reinforced with WC nanoparticle through friction stir processing. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 276, 115476.