Collaboration

Interaction with Research Laboratories

I have good interaction with the premier labs and institutions of National and International. This interaction has been used to exchange the students for their PG thesis and for collaborative research work. This resulted in joint publications.

 

Students of NITT carried out their work at other institutions for their PG thesis

1. Evaluation of fatigue strength and crack growth of 316L(N) austenitic stainless steel T-Pipe joints, K.KandaPandyMTech (Materials Science), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2006 at IGCAR, Kalpakkam

2. Synthesis and characterisation of zinc oxide varistors, Sujit Singh, MTech (Materials Science), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2006 – ARCI, Hyderabad

3. Optimisation of welding parameters in 9Cr-2W-0.5 Mo steel in consideration with cold cracking susceptibility – R.ArulPrakash - MTech (Welding engineering), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2007 – WRI, Tiruchirappalli

4. Evaluation of relative grain boundary energy in Ferritic steels by serial sectioning method – V.B.Rajkumar - MTech (Materials Science), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2008 - IGCAR, Kalpakkam

5.. Studies of Indentation creep behaviour on P91 and P92 base metals – S.Ashok- MTech (Materials Science), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2008 - WRI, Tiruchirappalli

6. TEM characterisation of Yttria Alloy D 9 interfaces – P.Aravindram - MTech (Materials Science), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2010. - IGCAR, Kalpakkam

7. Magnetically Impelled Arc Butt Welding of high thickness tubes using DOE technique for Boiler applications – Subba Reddy Mundla - MTech (Welding Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2010 - WRI, Tiruchirappalli

8. Preparation and surface characterisation of nanocrystalline ternary Ni-Mo-P alloy coatings - G.S.Vinod Kumar - MTech (Materials Science and Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2010. – NAL, Bangalore

9. Vanadate based coatings as Eco friendly surface treatments for the corrosion protection of Aerospace aluminium alloys – Kiran S kotian - MTech (Materials Science and Engineering), National Institute of Technology,Tiruchirappalli, 2010 - NAL, Bangalore

10. Preparation and Characterisation of Autocatalytically deposited Nano crystalline Ternary Ni-Mo-P Alloy Coatings – G.S.Vinodh Kumar - MTech (Materials Science and Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2011. - NAL, Bangalore

11. Preparation, Characterisation and Performance Evaluation of Electroless Nickel coated HSS Drill bits,Aneesh B, MTech (Industrial Metallurgy), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2013 - NAL, Bangalore

12. Effect of Titanium on aging behaviour of D9 steels in nuclear environment, Anil Babu Sankuru, MTech (Industrial Metallurgy), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2013 - IGCAR, Kalpakkam

13. Hot deformation behaviour of Titanium modified AISI 316 L stainless steel under Axial Torsion – Avik Kumar Mahata - M.Tech (Materials Science and Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2014 - IGCAR, Kalpakkam

14. Preparation, characterisation and JMA modeling of crystallisation of Electroless Nickel-Boron Coatings – Vinod Kumar - M.Tech (Materials Science and Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2014. - NAL, Bangalore

15. Residual stress analysis of shot peened IN 706 Ni based superalloy – SubrahmanyamAdabala - M.Tech (Industrial Metallurgy), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2015. – GE, Bangalore

16. Parameter optimisation and study of weld quality in Electron Beam Welding of Inconel 718 joints for aerospace applications – Deepak George - M.Tech (Welding Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2016 - GE, Bangalore

17. Effect of heat treatment and brazing thermal exposure on 0.07C-16Cr-6Ni stainless steel – Vishnu K C - M.Tech (Industrial Metallurgy), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2016 – VSSC, Trivandrum

18. Cold forging feasibility study of SAE 5120 steel automobile differential bevel gear using FEA – KavuriAnanthaSai - M.Tech (Materials Science and Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2017. – Sundaram Fasteners, Chennai

 

Students of other Universities carried out their work at NITT for their PG thesis

1. Mr.VenkataHanuma Kumar Lukka, Mr.O. Praneeth and Mr.S. Kousik of NIT, Warangal, 2018

2. Ms.Mirriam, M Tech scholar of Vaal University of Technology, South Africa

 

Publications due to collaborative work

1) B.Ravisankar and JoongKeun Park " ECAP of Commercially Pure Titanium: A Review" - Trans.IIM - V 61 (2008), N 1,February 2008, pp 51-62. – KAIST, South Korea

2) DevaiahDoppalapudi, P.Venkatachalam, S.Ramesh Kumar, B.Ravisankar and K.Jayashankar, “Improving the mechanical properties of 2024 al alloy by cryo rolling” Trans IIM, V 63, Issue 1, February 2010 pp 31-34. IIMT, Bhubaneswar

3) P. Venkatachalam, S.Ramesh Kumar, B. Ravisankar, V. Thomas Paul and M. Vijayalakshmi, “Investigations on the Effect of Processing Routes on Microstructure and Mechanical properties of 2014 Al alloy processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP)” Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, V 20 (2010) 1822-1828 – IGCAR, Kalpakkam

4) MeenuSrivastava, J.N.Balaraju, B.Ravisankar, K.S.Rajam, “Improvement in the properties of nickel by nano-Cr2O3 incorporation" Surface and Coatings V 205, (2010), pp 66–75.- NAL, Bangalore

5) RamuYarra, P.Venkatachalam, S.Ramesh Kumar, B.Ravisankar, K.Jayasankarand P.S. Mukherjee, “Densification Of Al-Y2O3 Composite Powder By Equal Channel Angular Pressing” Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, V 63 2010, pp. 813 - 817 - IIMT, Bhubaneswar

6) K.Manikanda Subramanian P.Chandramohan and B.Ravisankar, ”Influence of texture on the mechanical properties of hot rolled duplex stainless steels” Trans IIM, V 64, Issue 6, 2012 pp 519-534. Anna University, Chennai.

7) P. Venkatachalam, Shibayan Roy, B.Ravisankar, V. Thomas Paul,M. Vijayalakshmi, Satyam Suwas, “Texture Evolution in an Al-Cu alloy during Equal Channel Angular Pressing: The effect of Starting Microstructure”- J Material Science (2011) 46:6518–6527 – IISc, Bangalore

8) M. S. SenthilSaravanan, S. P. KumareshBabu,K. Sivaprasad,B. Ravisankar, P. Susila and B.S.Murty, “Consolidation of CNT-reinforced AA4032 nanocomposites by ECAP” International Journal of Nanoscience Vol. 10, No. 1 & 2 (2011) pp 233-236. – IIT, Madras

9) Ramesh Kumar S, KondaiahGudimetla, Venketachalam P, Ravisankar B, Jayasankar K, “Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Al 7075 alloy processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing”- Materials Science and Engineering A Vol.A 533 (2012) pp. 50– 54 - IIMT, Bhubaneswar

10) PerumalVenkatachalamShibayan Roy, V. Thomas Paul, M. Vijayalakshmi, BalasubramanianRavisankarand Satyam Suwas, “The Role of Processing Routes on the evolution of Microstructure and Texture Heterogeneity during ECAP of Al-Cu Alloy” Materials Science Forum Vols. 702-703 (2011) pp 113-118. – IISc, Bangalore

11) MeenuSrivastava, J.N. Balaraju, B. Ravisankar, C. Anandan,andV.K. William Grips, “High temperature oxidation and corrosion behaviour of Ni/Ni–Co–Al composite coatings” Applied Surface Science, Vol 263 (2012) pp 597-607. NAL, Bangalore

12)MeenuSrivastava, J.N. Balaraju, B. Ravisankar,and V.K. William Grips, “Comparison in the Oxidation and Corrosion Behavior of Aluminum and Alumina-Reinforced Ni/Ni-Co Alloy Coatings” METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A, VOLUME 44A, FEBRUARY 2013,pp 696- 707 NAL, Bangalore

13) Ramesh Kumar S, Ravisankar B , Sathya P, Thomas Paul V, and Vijayalakshmi M,” Equal Channel Angular Pressing of an Aluminium Magnesium Alloy at Room Temperature”, Trans IIM Volume 67, Issue 4 (2014), Page 477-484 – IGCAR, Kalpakkam

14) M. Selvakumar, P. Chandrasekar, M. Mohanraj, B. Ravisankar , J.N. Balaraju , “Role of powder metallurgical processing and TiB reinforcement on mechanical response of Ti–TiB composites” Materials Letters 144 (2015) 58–61.Anna University, Chennai

15) M. Selvakumar,P. Chandrasekar, B. Ravisankar, J. N. Balaraju, and M. Mohanraj, “Mechanical properties of titanium–titanium boride Composites through nanoindentation and ultrasonic techniques - An evaluation perspective”Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics, Vol. 53, Nos. 9-10, January, 2015 557-565. Anna University, Chennai

16) MeenuSrivastava, Siju, J.N. Balaraju, and B. Ravisankar, “Development and High Temperature Property Evaluation of Ni-Co-Cr-Al Composite Electroforms” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (online) DOI: 10.1007/s11665-015-1477-2..ISSN: 1544-1024 (Online) – NAL, Bangalore

17) S.Vigneshwaran,P.Venkatachalam, P. Rajesh, S. Kumaranand B. Ravisankar, “Densification of machined CP Al chips by Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP)”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research ISSN 0973-4562 Volume 10, Number 8 (2015) 6006-6010 - Anna University, Chennai

18) Balaraju J N, Abhinav, vinodkumarLokre, Kumar and B.Ravisankar, “Hardness and Wear Behavior of Electroless Ni-B Coatings”, Materials Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1080/02670836.2015.1137683. ISSN: 1005-0302 Published online: 08 Mar 2016, Pages 1654-1665 – NAL, Bangalore

19) Kondaveeti, Chandra Sekhar, SaiPrakashSunkavalli, DurgaraoUndi, LV Hanuma Kumar,KondaiahGudimetla, and BalasubramanianRavisankar. "Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties of Mild Steel Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP)." Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 70, no. 1 (2017): pp 83-87.M, NIT, Warangal

20) MeenuSrivastava, ParthasarathiBera, J.N. Balaraju, and B. Ravisankar , “FESEM and XPS studies of ZrO2 modified electrodeposited NiCoCrAlYnanocomposite coating subjected to hot corrosion environment” RSC Advances, Vol 6, 2016, 109083–109090 – NAL, Bangalore.

21) N. Thiyaneshwaran, M. Ashfaq, R. Sidharth, G. Saikiran, K. Sivaprasad and B. Ravisankar, “Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Diffusion Bonded Ti–Ni In Situ Metal Intermetallic Laminates” Trans Indian Inst Met (2017) 70(3):709–719 – King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

22) P Chandramohan, Shepherd Bhero, K Manikandasubramanian, and B Ravisankar, “Review of Additive Manufacturing of  Ti Alloy Components Through Selective Laser Melting and Laser Metal Deposition”, Journal of Engineering Science & Technology, Volume13, Issue 3 (March 2018), pp. 69-77. ISSN: 1823-4690. - Vaal University of Technology, South Africa

23) S. Arun, S. Hariprasad, B. Ravisankar, Evgeny V. Parfenov, Veta R. Mukaeva, N.Rameshbabu, “Formation of ZrO2-SiC composite coating on zirconium by plasma electrolytic oxidation in different electrolyte systems comprising of SiC nanoparticles”, Trans IIM 71(7), 1699-1713, 2018, Ufa State Aviation Technological University, Russia

24) S. Arun, S. Hariprasad, A. Saikiran, B. Ravisankar, E. V. Parfenov, V. R. Mukaeva, N. Rameshbabu, “The effect of graphite particle size on the corrosion and wear behaviour of the PEO-EPD coating fabricated on commercially pure Zirconium”, Surface and Coatings Technology, 363 (2019) 301–313 - Ufa State Aviation Technological University, Russia

25) Р. Г. Фаррахов, Е. В. Парфенов, В. Р. Мукаева, М. В. Горбатков, П. В. Тарасов, А. Р. Фаткуллин, Н. Рамешбабу (N.RameshBabu), Б. Рависанкар (B.Ravisankar), “Влияниесоставаэлектролитаназащитныесвойства ПЭО-покрытиянациркониевомсплаве Zr-1Nb” Электроннаяобработкаматериалов (Surface Engineering and Applied Electrochemistry) 2019, 55(1), 23–30. (In Russian) - Ufa State Aviation Technological University, Russia

26) S. Ramesh Kumar, Kondaiah Gudimetla, Smedha Mohanlal and B. Ravisankar, “Effect of Mechanically Alloyed Graphene-Reinforced Aluminium by Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP)”, Trans Indian Inst Met, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-019-01715-y

27) S. Suresh Kumar, B. Ravisankar, Mohammed Ajmal Sheriff.F and M.J. Silvister Raju, “Thermal Analysis of Dissimilar Materials Diffusion Bonding Using Finite Element Method” Materials Science Forum, ISSN: 1662-9752, Vol. 969, pp 858-863.