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Dr. Premkumar M

Present Designation:

Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory

Areas of Interest:

Bulk Magnetic Materials, Inert Gas atomization of metal powders, Rapid solidification processing,  Electromagnetic NDE sensors

Specialisation:

Physical Metallurgy, Bulk Magnetic alloys, Amorphous alloys, Rare earth free magnets, Rapid solidification processing, Electromagnetic NDE sensors and protocols.

Major Professional Contributions:

Pioneered development of energy-efficient Fe-rich nanocrystalline alloys, including the novel Fe₈₃Si₂B₉P₄Nb₁Cu₁ composition and demonstration of industrial scalability

Enabled indigenous industrial production of Fe-nanocrystalline (FINEMET) ribbons in collaboration with M/s Advanced Metals Inc. (10 T/month) and developed in-house electromagnetic sensors for CRGO laminate identification.

Developed Indigenous  internally water-cooled planar flow caster, enabling thin-strip production from ferrous and non-ferrous alloys

Technology transfer of MagSys and MagRays sensor systems with M/s Accelor Systems, achieving field demonstrations at NTPC and Ultratech Cements.

Additive Manufacturing grade Inert gas atomized metal powders using VIGA pilot facility

Consultancy Areas:

Bulk Magnetic alloys, Inert Gas atomization, New alloy development, Rapid solidification processing (Planar flow casting, microwire casting), Amorphous thermal spray coatings

Sector Associated With:

Metals, Magnets, Steel, Manufacturing, magnetic Non-destructive evaluation of Industrial components

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Education

B.E, Metallurgical Engineering, Anna University, 2013

M.Tech, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, AcSIR, 2015

PhD, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, AcSIR, 2022

Awards and Recognitions

INAE Section Affiliated

VIII: Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Year of Election to Fellowship

2025

Year of Birth

1991

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