Dr. Pankaj Kaushik

Dr. PANKAJ KAUSHIK, PhD


Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechnical Engineering,
Email: kaushik [at] iiitk.ac.in | Contact Number: 7217456422

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Mechanical engineering (Manufacturing) from IIT Roorkee 

  • M.Tech in Mechanical engineering  from IIT Roorkee 

  • B.Tech in Mechanical engineering  from Kurukshetra University

Areas of Interest

  • Sustainable manufacturing, Solid-state additive manufacturing, Dissimilar metal joining, and Recycling of manufacturing waste.

Publication Profile

  • Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=tzz6CwcAAAAJ

  • ORCID Id: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-3693

Publications

  1. Kaushik, P., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2021). Effect of tool geometry in dissimilar Al-Steel Friction Stir Welding. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 68(PB), 198–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.08.007

  2. Kaushik, P., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2022). Influence of hook geometry in failure mechanism of Al6061-Galvanized Steel dissimilar FSW lap joint. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 22, 149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43452-022-00471-z

  3. Kaushik, P., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2024) Heat generation and steel fragment effects on friction stir welding of aluminum alloy with steel, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 39:2, 161-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2023.2187827

  4. Kaushik, P., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2023). Enhancing Strength and Metallurgical Soundness of Dissimilar Al-Steel FSSW Joints through Novel Exit Hole Refilling Technique. Manufacturing Letters, 38, 83–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2023.10.003

  5. Saini, D.K., Kaushik, P. (2024). Investigating Failure in Laser-Welded Joints of Microalloyed Steel: A Systematic Review. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 77, 1939–1957. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-024-03312-0

  6. Tiwari S, Verma S, Kaushik P. (2024). Investigating the influence of stress ratio variation on the crack growth rate in friction stir welded dissimilar aluminum alloys, Engineering Failure Analysis, 165, 108828, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2024.108828

  7. Kaushik, P., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2025). Comprehensive analysis of friction stir welding of high-temperature P22 steel and Al 5052 alloy: metallurgical mixing, mechanical properties, and failure mechanism. Welding in the World, (2025), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-025-01965-z

  8. Kaushik, P., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2021). Materials Today: Proceedings Induction preheating in FSW of Al-Steel combination. Materials Today: Proceedings, 46, 1091–1095. (PFAM-28, Online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.01.438

  9. Kaushik, P., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2022). Materials Today: Proceedings Al-steel dissimilar joining: Challenges and opportunities. Materials Today: Proceedings, 62, 6884–6899.
    (IC4M 2022, Online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.05.211

  10. Kaushik, P., Singh, R., Jena, A., Dwivedi, D.K. (2023). Investigating the Effects of Induction Heating on Friction Stir Welding of Low-Carbon Steel. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing: Challenges and Opportunities. AMPCO 2022. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 293. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1971-0_9

  11. Kaushik, P., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2023). Significance of Tool Geometry and Double Hook Formation in Al-Steel Dissimilar Friction Stir Spot Joints. Proc. of the 76th IIW Annual Assembly and Intl. Conf. on Welding and Joining (IIW 2023), ISBN: 978-981-18-7859-6, (pp. 515–520).

  12. Kaushik, P., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2023). Dissimilar Metal Joining of Steel-Aluminum Alloy by Friction Stir Welding. Dissimilar Metal Joining, ISBN-13: 9789819918966, Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore.

  13. Kaushik, P., & Date P.P. (2024) Friction stir-assisted cladding: Solid-state recycling of machine shop scrap for sustainable metal production. Material Forming - ESAFORM 2024 Materials Research Proceedings 41 (2024) 2822-2828. https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903131-309

Honors and Awards

  • Best abstract award at Research Scholars Day 2022

  • Best paper award in PFAM-28, 2021 under alloys and compounds section

  • Selected for M.Tech to Ph.D. switchover program for merit in M.Tech 1st Year

  • Got 99.04 percentile in GATE2016

Other Activities

  • Session chair at International Conference on Design and Manufacturing Technologies (ICDMT 2024) held at PEC, Chandigarh. November 2024

  • Delivered a lecture on Recycling of in-process manufacturing waste at Indo-German Workshop on Solid State Recycling of Shopfloor Metallic Waste held at IIT Bombay. January 2024

  • Paper presentation at various international conferences, i.e., ESAFORM 2024, PFAM 28, AMPCO 2023, IC4M, and IIW 2023.

  • Research presentation stall at industry academia conclave in IMTEX Bengaluru 2024. January 2024