Hearty Welcome to Delegates of

Course on
Stainless Steels (CoSS-2015)

IIM Human Resources Development Centre,

Kalpakkam – Chennai (IIM HRDC-KC) &
IIM Kalpakkam Chapter
Jindal Stainless, New Delhi
Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd., Ahmedabad
26 February (Thursday), IC & SR Auditorium

08.00 – 09.00 h – Registration

09.00 – 09.45 h – Keynote Lecture:
Dr. P. Chellapandi, CMD, BHAVINI Ltd., Kalpakkam
Stainless Steels for Nuclear Industry
09.45 – 10.15 h – Tea
10.15 – 12.30 h - Technical Session 1
Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali, IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Basics of Stainless Steels
Dr. G. Balachandran, IIT Madras
Physical Metallurgy of Stainless Steels
Dr. R. Narayanasamy, NIT, Tiruchirapalli
Fabrication Aspects of Stainless Steels
12.30 – 13.30 h - Lunch
13.30 – 15.30 h – Technical Session 2
Mr. Alok Jain, Jindal Stainless, Hisar
Developments in Making, Refining & Casting of Stainless Steel
Dr. Arijit Podder, Jindal Stainless, Hisar
Hot & Cold Rolling of Stainless Steel & Different Product Applications
Mr. Alkesh Sharma, Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd., Ahmedabad
Manufacturing of Seamless & Welded SS Tubular Products
15.30 – 15.45 h – Tea

15.45 - 18.00 h - Technical Session 3

Dr. Raghu Prakash, IIT Madras
Fracture and Fatigue Behaviour of Stainless Steels
U. Kamachi Mudali, IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Corrosion Aspects of Stainless Steels
Dr. Shaju K. Albert, IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Welding Technology and Metallurgy of Stainless Steels
18.00 h - End
27 February (Friday), Ocean Engineering Seminar Hall

09.00 – 11.15 h – Technical Session 4

Dr. G. Balachandran, IIT Madras
Cast and Wrought Duplex and Martensitic Stainless Steels
Dr. K. Laha, IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Mechanical Properties of Stainless Steels at High Temperatures
Dr. M. Vijayalakshmi, IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Design of Stainless Steels and Recent Advances
11.15 – 11.30 h – Tea
11.30 – 13.00 h – Technical Session 5
Mr. S. Narahari Prasad, MIDHANI, Hyderabad
Special Stainless Steels for Industrial Applications
Dr. V. Balasubramanian, Annamalai University, Chidambaram
Coatings on Stainless Steels for High Temperature Applications
13.00 – 14.00 h – Lunch
14.00 – 16.15 h – Technical Session 6
Mr. D. Kuppusamy, IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Quality Assurance of Stainless Steel Components
Dr. T. Sundararajan, Wheels India Ltd., Chennai
Application of Stainless Steels for Automotive Industry
Dr. R. Easwaran, WRI/BHEL, Tiruchirapalli
Failures of Stainless Steel Components in Power Plants
16.15 – 16.30 h – Tea
16.30 – 17.30 h – Special Lecture:
Dr. V.S. Raja, IIT Bombay
Failure Analysis of Stainless Steel Components

17.30 h – Concluding Session