Vivekanand Kain
Professor
Engineering Sciences
Homi Bhabha National Institute
India
Biography
Vivekanand Kain has done his Ph.D from Mumbai university and working as professor in Homi Bhabha National Institute. He has won many awards and recognitions during his period. Metallurgist of the Year 2011 award by The Ministry of Steel,Government of India, 2011. Meritorious Service Award from the National Association of Corrosion Engineer (NACE) International, India Section, 2011. DAE-SRC Outstanding Researcher Project Award, awarded in 2009; award for a period of five years. Homi Bhabha Science and Technology Award 2005, awarded on October 30, 2006 by Department of Atomic Energy. INS Medal 2003 for significant contributions in the field of corrosion & materials science by Indian Nuclear Society, 2014.
Research Interest
Corrosion of materials and corrosion control, including electrochemical techniques, Environmental degradation of materials in nuclear industry, Metallurgical and corrsoion aspects of stainless steels, nickel base alloys, Zr base alloys and steel, Fabrication procedures, inclduing welding, surface working etc and its influnce on microstructure and corrosion, Aging related materials degradation, residual life assessment and life extension
Publications
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Adhe KN,Kain V, Madangopal K, Gadiyar HS (1996) Influence of Sigma Phase Formation on the Localized Corrosion Behaviour of a Duplex Stainless Steel. ASM Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 5: 500-506.
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Kain V, Prasad RC, De PK (2002) Testing Sensitization and Predicting Susceptibility to Intergranular Corrosion and Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking. Corrosion – NACE 58: 15-38.
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Kain V, Chandra K, Adhe KN, De PK (2004) Effect of Cold Work on Low Temperature Sensitization Behaviour of Austenitic Stainless Steels. Journal of Nuclear Materials 334: 115-132.
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Wasnik D, Kain V, Samajdar I, Verlinden B, De PK (2002) Resistance to Sensitization and Intergranular Corrosion through Extreme Randomization of Grain Boundaries. Acta Materialia 50: 4587-4601.
