Active Student Research
Joydeep Pal, Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Student
702-217-8456
joydeep.pal@gmail.com
faculty: Dr. Ajit Roy, aroy@unlv.nevada.edu
Characterization of Structural Materials specifically for high temperatures
started: Spring 2007
projected completion date: Fall 2009
Hours per week spent conducting research: 20
Description:
I joined the Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering in Spring, 2007. My field of research is Materials Sciences. My research is focused on the characterization of structural materials for high temperature applications in the presence of aggressive environments. Currently, I am working on Alloy C-276, a nickel-base superalloy, which is being evaluated for its crack growth rate in air, at ambient temperature. In the future, tests will be conducted at higher temperatures and environments, involving both Alloy C-276 and one more material, Haynes 230.
The in-situ crack growth rate is monitored using a direct-current-potential-drop (DCPD) technique, which I helped recently and successfully installed at the multi-purpose laboratory in the Mechanical Engineering department. Later tests will involve creep and stress-rupture studies of the candidate materials.