Mould Flux Engineering
Development of novel mould fluxes for continuous casting, including viscosity control, crystallisation kinetics and heat transfer optimisation at the mould-strand interface.
Steelmaking & Continuous Casting Research
Raj Kamal Yadav
Research focus:
M.Tech researcher at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur, working at the intersection of high-temperature process metallurgy and computational modelling - from ladle treatment and tundish metallurgy to mould flux behaviour, shell solidification and strand quality in the continuous casting of steel.
M.TechIIT Kanpur
B.TechNIT Jamshedpur
GATE 2025AIR 565
Ladle
Tundish
Mould
Spray Cooling
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Technical Skills
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Research Areas
Research Areas
From liquid steel to solid strand
My work connects plant-scale process metallurgy with physics-based modelling - quantifying what happens between the ladle and the caster, and turning that understanding into cleaner steel and defect-free cast product.
Interfacial Phenomena
Experimental investigation of slag-steel-mould interactions, wettability and infiltration studies at high temperature, linking interfacial behaviour to casting performance.
Thermophysical Characterisation
Measurement and modelling of viscosity, crystallisation and melting behaviour of slags and mould fluxes under conditions relevant to industrial continuous casting.
Residual Stress & Distortion
Investigation of residual stress generation and distortion phenomena during heat treatment of steel castings - studying thermal gradients, phase transformations and section thickness effects.
Tribology & Wear
Pin-on-disc wear testing and SEM/EDX analysis of SiC-reinforced aluminium metal matrix composites, studying reinforcement effects on friction and wear mechanisms.
Process Modelling & Simulation
Physics-based numerical modelling of high-temperature processes, from solidification behaviour to stress evolution, validated against experimental and plant-scale data.
Profile
About the researcher
I am an M.Tech researcher in Materials Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur, specialising in iron- and steelmaking, with a particular focus on the continuous casting of steel. My research combines high-temperature laboratory experiments, plant-scale trials and physics-based numerical modelling to solve real casting-floor problems.
Working within the group of Prof. Rahul Sarkar, my work spans mould flux design, interfacial phenomena, breakout prevention and inclusion cleanliness. The through-process view - BOF/EAF -> ladle -> tundish -> mould -> strand - anchors everything I do.
I completed my B.Tech (Hons) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at NIT Jamshedpur, followed by an M.Tech in Materials Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur, where I continue to work on advanced mould flux engineering and high-temperature interfacial science.
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Research Supervisor
Prof. Rahul Sarkar Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Continuous Casting
Mould Flux Design
Interfacial Phenomena
Thermophysical Characterisation
Solidification Modelling
High-Temperature Experiments
SEM / EDX
XRD
Pin-on-Disc Tribology
Process Modelling
Present
M.Tech - Materials Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - Supervisor: Prof. Rahul Sarkar - Steelmaking & continuous casting.
Completed
B.Tech (Hons) - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur - Foundations in process metallurgy, thermodynamics and transport phenomena.
Let's collaborate
Open to industry partnerships, joint research proposals and collaboration in steelmaking, continuous casting and solidification modelling.