Ashok Kumar

Mr. Ashok Kumar

University of Waikato UoW
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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 November 2016 in Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals
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VTVenugopal Tammishetti
Venugopal Tammishetti
DKDharmendr Kumar
Dharmendr Kumar
BRBeena Rai
Beena Rai
PRPradip
Pradip
VSVishal Shukla
Vishal Shukla
Ashok KumarAshok Kumar
Ashok Kumar

17 January 2022 in Metals
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Ashok KumarAshok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
Michael R. Roger MucaloMichael R. Roger Mucalo
Michael R. Roger Mucalo
Leandro BolzoniLeandro Bolzoni
Leandro Bolzoni
YLYiming Li
Yiming Li
Fantao KongFantao Kong
Fantao Kong
Fei YangFei Yang
Fei Yang
Transition metal based high entropy alloys (HEAs) are often used in electrocatalytic (water electrolysis) applications due to the synergistic effect operating among its constituent elements and unpaired electrons in d orbitals of the concerned metal. In this study, a low cost NiMnFeCu high entropy alloy was successfully synthesised using the combined techniques of mechanical milling (MA) and vacuum sintering. X-ray diffraction was used to analyse the phase composition, optical microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterise the fabricated material’s microstructure and chemical homogeneity, thermal, and mechanical properties were tested using the differential scanning calorimetry method and a universal testing machine, respectively. Electrochemical workstation was used to carry out preliminary electrochemical studies such as linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry. The results showed that the as- sintered NiMnFeCu HEA possessed a single- phase FCC structure. The HEA NiMnFeCu sintered at 1050 °C (S4) and 1000 °C (S2) with a holding time of 2 h showed a yield strength of 516.3 MPa and 389.8 MPa, respectively, and the micro-hardness values were measured to be 233.45 ± 9 HV and 198.7 ± 8 HV, respectively. Preliminary electrochemical studies proved that the alloy sintered at 1000 °C (S2) with a holding time of 2 h exhibited excellent electrocatalytic properties with a measured overpotential of 322 mV at 10 mA cm−2 at 100 cycles of CV and good stability for 10 h when compared to state-of-the-art electrocatalytic materials IrO2 and RuO2. This suggested that the HEA NiMnFeCu fabricated under the condition S2 could potentially be used for industrial-scale water electrolysis as it possesses permissible mechanical and good electrochemical properties.

1 July 2019 in Materials Science and Engineering: A
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HSHao Sun
Hao Sun
Ashok KumarAshok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
CSChandra Veer Singh
Chandra Veer Singh