Materials Science & Engineering ,Missouri University of Science & Technology, 223 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409-0340  Phone:(573) 341-6361  Fax:(573) 341-6934 rsmishraATmst.edu

Dr. Rajiv S. Mishra
Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering

Research Interests

Friction stir welding and processing
Processing and properties of ultrafine grained materials (including nanocrystalline)
Superplastic forming
High temperature mechanical behavior of materials (particularly creep and superplasticity)
Discontinuously reinforced aluminum composites
Nanophase aluminum alloys
Bulk metallic glasses

MSE Research Highlights

Classes

Met 201/ME201 - Materials Selection in Mechanical Design
Met 216 - Mechanical Testing of Materials Lab
Met 218 - Metals Structures and Properties
Met 301 - Materials Selection in Mechanical Design
Met 301 - Principles of Materials by Design

Selected Publications

R. S. Mishra and Z. Y. Ma, "Friction Stir Welding and Processing," Materials Science and Engineering R, 50 (2005) 1-78.

I. Charit and R. S. Mishra, "Low temperature superplasticity in a friction-stir-processed ultrafine grained Al-Zn-Mg-Sc alloy," Acta Materialia, 53 (2005) 4211-4223.

R B. Grishaber, A. V. Sergueeva, R. S. Mishra and A. K. Mukherjee, "Laminated metal composites - High temperature deformation behavior", Materials Science & Engineering A, 403 (2005) 17-24.

Z. Y. Ma and R. S. Mishra, "Development of ultrafine-grained microstructure and low temperature (0.48 Tm) superplasticity in friction stir processed Al-Mg-Zr," Scripta Materialia, 53 (2005) 75-80.

S. Mohan and R. S. Mishra, "Friction stir microforming of superplastic alloys," Microsystem Technologies, 11 (2005) 226-229.

Z. Y. Ma, R. S. Mishra, M. W. Mahoney and R. Grimes, "Effect of Friction Stir Processing on the Kinetics of Superplastic Deformation in an Al-Mg-Zr Alloy," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A., 36A (2005) 1447-1458.

X. L. Shi, R. S. Mishra and T. J. Watson, "Elevated temperature deformation behavior of nanostructured Al-Ni-Gd-Fe alloys," Scripta Materialia, 52 (2005) 887-891.

A. Dutta, I. Charit, L. B. Johannes and R S. Mishra, "Deep cup forming by superplastic punch stretching of friction stir processed 7075 Al alloy", Materials Science & Engineering A, 395 (2005) 173-179.

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