Dr. Anirban Mahato

Dr. Anirban Mahato
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Ph: +91-612-302 8395
mahato@iitp.ac.in
Research Areas
  • Manufacturing processes; Materials Processing; Tribology.
Professional Experience
  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, Feb 2016–Present Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Materials Processing and Tribology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Sep 2011–Jan 2016 Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Mar–Aug 2011 Research Intern, General Motors Research and Development Centre, Warren, MI, Aug–Nov 2007 Research Intern, General Motors Research and Development Centre, Warren, MI, Jul–Sep 2006
Member of Professional bodies
  • Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), 2014.
Books
    • A. Mahato, Y. Guo, N. Sundaram and S. Chandrasekar (2014) In situ study of plastic flow at sliding metal surfaces, in Advancement of optical methods in experimental mechanics: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (eds. H. Jin, C. Sciammarella, S. Yoshida, L. Lamberti), Chapter 27, 3:243-248, Springer International Publishing.
Publications / Journals / Conferences
  • Journal Papers:

    • A. Mahato, N. K. Sundaram, H. Yeung, M. Lukitsch, A. K. Sachdev and S. Chandrasekar, Quantitative in situ analysis of deformation in sliding metals: effect of initial strain state, Tribology Letters, 2015, 60(3), 36.
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    • K. Viswanathan, A. Mahato, T. G. Murthy, T. Koziara and S. Chandrasekar, Kinematic flow patterns in slow deformation of a dense granular material, Granular Matter, 2015, 17(5): 553-565.
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    • D. Sagapuram, H. Yeung, Y. Guo, A. Mahato, R. M’Saoubi, W. D. Compton, K. P. Trumble and S. Chandrasekar, On control of flow instabilities in cutting of metals, CIRP Annals - ManufacturingTechnology, 2015, 64(1): 49-52.
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    • K. Viswanathan, A. Mahato and S. Chandrasekar, Nucleation and propagation of solitary Schallamach waves, Physical Review E, 2015, 91: 012408.
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    • A. Mahato, Y. Guo, N. K. Sundaram and S. Chandrasekar, Surface folding in metals: a mechanism for delamination wear in sliding, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 2014, 470(2169): 20140297.
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    • A. Mahato,Y. Guo, H. Yeung and S. Chandrasekar, Surface flow in severe plastic deformation of metals by sliding,Institute of Physics Journal:Materials Science and Engineering, 2014, 63: 012016.
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    • A. Mahato, Y. Guo, N. Sundaram, T. G. Murthy, C. Saldana and S. Chandrasekar, Unconstrained plastic flow at surfaces in sliding and cutting, International Journal of Precision Technology, 2013, 3(4): 370-387.
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    • A. Mahato, N. Verma, V. Jayaram and S. K. Biswas, Severe wear of a near-eutectic aluminium-silicon alloy, Acta Materialia, 2011, 59(15): 6069–6082.
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    • A. Mahato,A. Sachdev and S. K. Biswas, Lubricated tribology of a eutectic aluminium-silicon alloy in the ultra-mild wear and mild wear regimes for long sliding times, American Chemical Society: Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2010, 2(10): 2870–2879.
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    • A. Mahato, T. A. Perry, V. Jayaram and S. K. Biswas, Pressure and thermally induced stages of wear in dry sliding of a steel ball against an aluminium-silicon alloy flat, Wear, 2010, 268(9): 1080-1090.
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    • A. Mahato, S. Xia, T. Perry, A. Sachdev and S. K. Biswas, Role of silicon in resisting subsurface plastic deformation in tribology of aluminium-silicon alloys, Tribology International, 2010, 43(1): 381-387.
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    • A. Mahato, A. K. Sachdev and S. K. Biswas, Effect of particle morphology on resistance to permanent sinking by normal loading of silicon particle in aluminium matrix of a cast aluminium silicon alloy, Wear, 2008, 265(5): 849-855.

    Refereed Conference Proceedings:

     

    • Y. Guo, D. Sagapuram, A. Mahato, R. M’Saoubi, K. P. Trumble and S. Chandrasekar (2014) Understanding deformation on machined surfaces, in ASME 2014 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (eds. M. R. Shankar and R. M'Saoubi), V001T01A007, ASME.
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    • K. Viswanathan, A. Mahato, S. Chandrasekar, T. G. Murthy and T. Koziara (2014) Flow patterns in quasi-static deformation of dry granular materials, inGeomechanics from Micro to Macro (eds. K. Soga, K. Kumar, G. Biscontin and M. Kuo), 147–152, CRC Press.
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    • Y. Guo, N. Sundaram, A. Mahato, W. D Compton and S. Chandrasekar (2013) Folding and transitions in plastic deformation in metal sliding and machining, in 41st North American Manufacturing Research Inst. (NAMRI) Conference: Proceedings of NAMRI/SEM,41:458-462.
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    • A. K. Sachdev, R. K. Mishra, A.Mahato and A. Alpas (2012) Vehicle lightweighting: challenges and opportunities with aluminum, in ICAA13: 13th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys (eds. H. Weiland, A. D. Rollett and W. A. Cassada), 609-622, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.