Kamal Kumar

Kamal Kumar
Department Mechanical Engineering
Designation Associate Professor
Qualification Ph.D.
Research Interests Advance Manufacturing Processes (EDM & WEDM), Magnesium Based Biodegradable Implants, Surface Engineering, Surface Coatings
Email kamaljangra@pec.edu.in ( Official )
kamaljangra84@gmail.com ( Personal )
Phone Number
Personal Webpage https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4293-0068

Sr. No. Title
6 An experimental study for multi-pass cutting operation in wire electrical discharge machining of WC-5.3% Co composite, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2015, doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-6218-4, SCI; IF: 3.226.
7 Progress in bioactive surface coatings on biodegradable Mg alloys: A critical review towards clinical translation, Bioactive Materials, 2023, SCI, IF: 18.9, doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.05.009
8 Investigating the electrical discharge micro-drilling for porous architecture in magnesium alloy, International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, 2022, doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2022.04.001
9 Investigating machining characteristics and degradation rate of biodegradable ZM21 magnesium alloy in end milling process, International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, 2022, doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2021.11.002
10 “Apatite formation and weight loss study in EDMed perforated AZ31 Mg-Alloy”, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 362-367, 2017, SCI, IF-17.6, doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.2017.08.008
Sr. No. Title Agency Duration of Years
1 Design and Development of Biodegradable Mg alloy Implants for Orthopedic Application. 78 Lakhs/ SERB, DST, New Delhi, India August 2017 to March 2021
2 Parameter optimization for small hole drilling in hard and composite materials using drill EDM. 10 Lakhs/ PEC Chandigarh December 2013 to September 2016
Sr. No. Society Duration
1 Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkata, Inda Life Membership (since May 2018)
Sr. No. Recent Books
1 Details of Ph.D. thesis supervised:
2 Gaurav Kumar Sharma (19309009)
Thesis Title: "Investigations of mechanical properties and in-vitro degradation of friction stir processed biocompatible magnesium alloy"
Status: In-progress
3 Lalit Kumar (18309001)
Thesis Title: "In-vitro degradation analysis of biodegradable magnesium alloy bone scaffolds"
Status: In-progress
4 Vijender Singh (17169002)
Thesis Title: "Improving the functionality of Ti-6Al-7Nb for Orthopaedic implant applications through EDM/ WEDM processing"
Degree awarded in June 2023
5 Neeraj (18301101)
Thesis Title: "Design and development of biodegradable Magnesium alloy bone plates using WEDM and EDD Process"
Degree awarded in December 2022