Name: Dr. Mainak Pal
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Automobile Engineering
Email: mainakpal@rjit.ac.in
Mobile: 9988607469
Address: Rustamji Institute of Technology, BSF Academy, Tekanpur 475005, Gwalior, MP India.
Experience: 1 Year
Date of Joining: 02-Mar-2026
Education & Qualification:
B.E. (Mechanical) from Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (Panjab University, Chandigarh) in 2014
M.E. (Manufacturing) from University Institute of Engineering and Technology (Panjab University, Chandigarh) in 2018
Thesis Title: Effects of interface powder size on performance of microwave joining
of SS304/SS316 and their characterization
Ph.D. (Sheet Metal Forming) from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in 2025
Thesis Title: Strategic Development of Micro-Incremental Forming Process with Size-Effect Based Fracture Modeling for Ultra-Thin Sheets
Post-doc Research Fellow (Micro-manufacturing) from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in 2026
Last Updated: 05-Mar-2026
| S.No. | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Processes, NUMIFORM 2023 | Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. | 978-3-031-58006-2 |
| 2 | Micro Manufacturing, AIMTDR 2023 | Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore | 978-981-96-5550-2 |
Last Updated: 05-Mar-2026
| S.No. | Title of FDP/STTP | Organized By | Organized At | Approved By | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI-Driven Advanced Manufacturing for Industry 5.0 | NIT Rourkela | ME Department, NIT Rourkela (Online) | Skill India Digital Hub | One Week 13-Apr-2026 to 17-Apr-2026 |
| S.No. | Title of Publication | Journal | Month-Year of Publication | ISSN & DOI | No. of Co-Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venturing into Incremental Forming of Polycarbonate Sheets through Automated Toolpath Generation for Improved Industrial Applications View Paper | Journal of Polymer Research Volume: 33, Issue: 2 | Jan-2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-026-04761-5 | 2 |
| 2 | Enhancing µ-ISF Prediction Accuracy and Formability by Incorporating Size-effect and Space-filling Fractal Toolpath: Experimental and Numerical Investigation View Paper | Journal of Manufacturing Processes Volume: 172, Issue: 2 | Jun-2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2026.06.004 | 3 |
| 3 | A Size-Effect-Driven Strategy to Improve Tribological Performance in Sustainable Micro-Incremental Forming of Titanium Foils with Solid Lubricants View Paper | Tribology Transactions Volume: 69, Issue: 1 | Dec-2025 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2025.2591655 | 2 |
| 4 | An Investigation of the Formability of Ultra-Thin CP-Ti-Gr2 Foils Considering Thickness-to-Grain-Size Effects under Controlled Heat Treatment in µ-ISF View Paper | Journal of Manufacturing Processes Volume: 131, Issue: 1 | Dec-2024 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2024.09.107 | 2 |
| 5 | Enhancing Formability in Micro-Incremental Sheet Forming by a Novel Stacking Method of Ultra-Thin Sheets View Paper | Manufacturing Letters Volume: 40, Issue: 2 | May-2024 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2024.05.002 | 2 |
| 6 | Thermal Performance Evaluation of Micro Pin–Fin Heat Exchangers: Part I—Geometrical Design Parameters Optimization View Paper | International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Volume: 25, Issue: 2 | Oct-2023 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-023-00925-1 | 3 |
| 7 | Thermal Performance Evaluation of Micro Pin–Fin Heat Exchangers: Part II—Numerical Simulation and Fabrication Demonstration View Paper | International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Volume: 25, Issue: 2 | Oct-2023 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-023-00926-0 | 3 |
| 8 | Microwave hybrid heating based optimized joining of SS304/SS316 View Paper | Materials and Manufacturing Processes Volume: 36, Issue: 4 | Jan-2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2020.1854469 | 5 |
| 9 | Use of nickel filler powder in joining SS304-SS316 through microwave hybrid heating technique View Paper | Metal Powder Report Volume: 76, Issue: 1 | Dec-2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mprp.2020.10.001 | 3 |
| 10 | Optimization of elemental weight % in microwave processed joints of SS304 / SS316 using Taguchi philosophy View Paper | Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems Volume: 19, Issue: 3 | May-2020 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219686720500262 | 3 |
| S.No. | Title of Publication | Conference | Month-Year of Publication | ISBN & DOI | No. of Co-Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enhancing Tribological Performance through Sustainable Solid Lubricants in Micro-Incremental Sheet Forming | 10th International and 31th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research (AIMTDR-2025) Conference, IIT Indore, December 11-13, 2025. (In Press) | Dec-2025 | 2 | |
| 2 | Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Micro-incremental Sheet Forming of Ultra-thin CP-Ti-Gr2 Sheets | 7th World Congress on Micro and Nano Manufacturing (WCMNM-2024), Pattaya, Thailand, September 16-19, 2024. (In Press) | Sep-2024 | 3 | |
| 3 | Determining Critical Wall Angle in Micro- Incremental Sheet Forming of SS316L Foils for Formability Assessment View Paper | 14th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming (NUMIFORM-2023), AGH UST, Krakow, Poland, June 25-29, 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. | Jun-2023 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58006-2_21 | 3 |
| 4 | Influence of Grain-Size on Formability in Micro- Incremental Sheet Forming of Ultra-Thin Titanium Grade 2 Foils View Paper | 9th International and 30th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research (AIMTDR-2023) Conference, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, December 8-10, 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. | Dec-2023 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5550-2_7 | 2 |
| 5 | Fabrication of Precise Hemispherical End Tool for Micro-Incremental Sheet Forming using Reverse-µEDM View Paper | 55th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems (CMS-2022), Lugano, Switzerland, June 29 – July 1, 2022. Procedia CIRP | Jun-2022 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.06.001 | 3 |
| 6 | Study of Formability Limit Based on Ductile Damage Criteria of Incremental Sheet Forming of Titanium Grade 2 Sheet View Paper | Proceedings of the ASME, 16th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, (MSEC-2021), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, June 21 – 25, 2021. | Jun-2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2021-64005 | 2 |
| 7 | Experimental and Simulation Study of Incremental Forming for Titanium Grade 2 Sheet View Paper | Proceedings of the ASME 15th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, (MSEC-2020), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, June 22 – 26, 2020. | Jun-2020 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2020-8524 | 2 |
| 8 | Development of GUI and Comparison of Tool Path Strategies for Incremental Forming of Polycarbonate Sheet | 11th International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering (COPEN-2019), IIT Indore, December 12-14, 2019 | Dec-2019 | 6 | |
| 9 | Manufacturing of joints of stainless steels through microwave hybrid heating | International Conference on Composite Materials: Manufacturing, Experimental Techniques, Modeling and Simulation, March 1-3, 2018 Volume: 5, Issue: 14 | Mar-2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.10.057 | 3 |
| 10 | Metallurgical characterization study of SS304-SS316 microwave processed joints through EDS | NCAME-2019, NIT Delhi. (Best paper award) | Jun-2018 | 2 |
