A Glimpse of the Growth of Mechanical Metallurgy Over the Past 50 years

This report is an attempt to portray how development and growth in mechanical metallurgy have occurred in India over the past 50 years (~1970–2020). The report considers the period of growth in three phases as formative years (~1970–1980), pre-2000 (1980–2000) and post-2000 (>2000). The term ‘Mechanical Metallurgy’ (MM) appears to be a misnomer in the current era owing to rapid changes in the contents of this discipline. However, the report attempts to incorporate the contents with an emphasis related to its initial meaning for the sake of brevity; although its growth using the current broad implication of MM as Mechanics of Materials (MMs) is not completely neglected. The salient details of several activities related to the developments over the years are to be fetched only from the limited references cited here. A brief guideline is provided on the future activities for the growth of this discipline in India. The major focus is to acquaint the current generation of researchers with a short glimpse of the history of MM in the stipulated duration.