Kulu Naik

Junior Engineer Quality Control (Sms) Alloy Steel Secondary Refining Metallurgical Engineer @Arora Iron And Steel Rolling Mills Pvt. Ltd

Metallurgical Engineer working as a Junior Engineer – Quality Control in Steel Mealloylting Shop (SMS) with strong hands-on exposure in EAF, LRF and VD refining operations. Responsible for quality control in 45T EAF with 35T LRF (7 MVA) secondary refining.Experienced in steel chemistry control, addition calculation, slag practice monitoring, and secondary metallurgy operations.Proficient in maintaining strict chemical composition as per grade requirement, minimizing rejection, improving yield, and controlling process deviations. Strong understanding of deoxidation practice, inclusion control, sulfur/phosphorus control, and temperature management during ladle refining.Focused on continuous process improvement, cost reduction, and delivering defect-free steel to casting and rolling mills.Monitoring temperature before tapping and casting.Root cause analysis of off-grade heats.Maintaining heat reports and quality documentation.Coordination with production, casting & rolling teamAchievements:Reduced chemistry rejection by improving alloy calculation accuracy.Improved metallic yield by optimizing addition practice.Successfully handled medium carbon and alloy steel grades. “Handled production and quality control of alloy steel grades such as EN19,EN8,EN9,20MNCR5,16Mncr5,34CrMo5,37Mn5 Bearing & High Carbon Alloy GradesSAE 52100,EN31,100Cr6 Chromium / Molybdenum Alloy Grades4140,4130,8620,4340Deoxidation Index (DI) Monitoring