Dr Srinivasan A

Dr Srinivasan A

Educational Qualification:

2003-2009 Ph.D in Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India
(work carried out at CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum)
2000-2002 Master of Engineering in Production Engineering
Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
CGPA - 8.6/10 (Distinction)
1991-1995 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Madras University, TamilNadu, India
Percentage - 63%

Professional Experience:

Organization Position Period
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST-CSIR), Trivandrum 695 019, India Principal Scientist (Scientist E- II) June 2016 to till data
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST-CSIR), Trivandrum 695 019, India Senior Scientist (Scientist E-I) June 2012 to May 2016
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Institute of Materials Research Max-Planck Street 1. 21502-Geesthacht, Germany Post doctoral Fellow July 2010 to August 2012
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST-CSIR), Trivandrum 695 019, India Scientist (Scientist C) June 2008 May 2012
National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML-CSIR) Jamshedpur 831 007, India Junior Scientist (Scientist B) September 2005 to June 2008
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST-CSIR), Trivandrum 695 019, India Senior Research Fellow December 2002 to August 2005
Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore 641 032, India Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Dept. June 2002 to October 2002
Adiparasakthi Engineering College, Melmaruvathur 603 319, India Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Dept. December 1998 to August 2000
Precision Machine Tools, Chennai 600 116, India Site Engineer May 1996 to August 1997

 

Membership

Membership & Fellowship

Memberships

  • Life Member of Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
  • Life member of Material Research Society of India (MRSI)
  • Life member of Indian society for Advancement of materials and Processing Engineering (ISAMPE)

Fellowships

  • Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) by CSIR, India (2002-2005)
  • Post Doctoral Fellowship by Alexander von Humboldt, Germany (2010-2012)
Publications

Publications

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=C651tdAAAAAJ&hl=en

Peer Reviewed Publications

  • A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2005): Microstructure and mechanical properties of Si and Sb added AZ91 magnesium alloy. Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A 36A, 2235-2243.
  • A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai, V. John and B.C. Pai (2005): Low pressure casting of LM25 (Al -7 Si- 0.3 Mg) Al alloy. Journal of Materials and Manufacturing Processes 20, 221-230.
  • A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai., J. Swaminathan and B.C. Pai (2006): Enhanced high temperature properties of low pressure cast AZ91 Mg alloy. Int. Journal of Cast Metals Research 19, 265-268.
  • A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai, J. Swaminathan, S.K. Das and B.C. Pai (2006): Observation of microstructural refinement in Mg-Al-Si alloys containing strontium. Journal of Materials Science 41, 6087-6089.
  • A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2006): Modification of Mg2Si precipitates in Si added AZ91 magnesium alloy. Transaction of American Foundry Society V116, Paper 06-098, 737-746.
  • A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2006): Effect of pouring temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Low Pressure Sand Cast LM25 (Al-7Si-0.3Mg) alloy. Int. Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties 1, 139-148.
  • A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2007): Effect of Pb addition on ageing behavior of AZ91 Magnesium alloy. Material Science and Engineering A A452-453, 87-92.
  • N. Balasubramani, A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2007): Effect of Pb and Sb additions on the precipitation kinetics of AZ91 magnesium alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A A457, 275-281.
  • A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2007): Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Low Pressure Cast AZ91 Magnesium Alloy. Int. J. Microstructure and Materials Properties 2, 429-439.
  • A. Srinivasan, S. Ningshen, U. Kamachi Mudali, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2007): Influence of Si and Sb additions on the corrosion behavior of AZ91 magnesium alloy. Intermetallics 15, 1511-1517.
  • A. Srinivasan, S. Ghosh Chowdhury, V.C. Srivastava, J. Swaminathan, P. Poddar and De, P.K. (2007): Microstructural and textural evolution during large strain hot rolling (LSR) of Mg-Al (AZ31) alloy. Material Science and Technology 23, 1313-1320.
  • N. Balasubramani, M. Suresh, A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2007): Observation of the suppression of Mg17Al12 formation in a La containing AZ91 alloy. Journal of Material Science 42, 8374-8376.
  • N. Balasubramani, A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai, K. Raghukandan and B.C. Pai (2008): Effect of antimony addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ZA84 magnesium alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 455, 168-173.
  • A. Srinivasan, J. Swaminathan. U.T.S. Pillai, G. Krishna and B.C. Pai (2008): Effect of combined addition of Si and Sb on the microstructure and creep properties of AZ91 magnesium alloy. Material Science and Engineering A A485, 86-91.
  • M. Suresh., A. Srinivasan, K.R. Ravi, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2009): Influence of boron addition on the grain refinement and mechanical properties of AZ91 Mg alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A A525, 207-210.
  • A. Srinivasan, J. Swaminathan, M.K Gunjan, U.T.S. Pillai. and B.C. Pai (2010): Effect of intermetallic phases on the creep behavior of AZ91 magnesium alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A A527, 1395-1403.
  • A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2010): Effects of elemental additions (Si and Sb) on the ageing behavior of AZ91 magnesium alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A A527, 6543-6550.
  • M. Suresh, A. Srinivasan, K.R. Ravi, U.T.S. Pillai. and B.C. Pai (2011): Microstructural refinement and tensile properties enhancement of Mg-3Al alloy using charcoal additions, Materials Science and Engineering A 528, 2502-2508.
  • M. Suresh, A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai. and B.C. Pai (2011): The effect of charcoal addition on the grain refinement and ageing response of Magnesium alloy AZ91, Materials Science and Engineering A A 528, 8573-8578.
  • Y.D. Huang, Z. Wang, A. Srinivasan, K.U. Kainer and N. Hort (2012): Metallurgical characterization of hot tearing curves recorded during solidification of magnesium alloys, Acta Physica Polonica A, 122, 497-500.
  • A. Srinivasan, Z. Wang, Y. Huang, F. Beckmann, K.U. Kainer and N. Hort. (2012): Hot tearing susceptibility of Magnesium-Gadolinium binary alloys, Trans IIM, 65, 701-706.
  • B.C. Pai, U.T.S. Pillai, P. Manikandan and A. Srinivasan (2012): Modification of AZ91 Mg alloys for high temperature applications, Trans IIM, 65, 601-606.
  • A. Srinivasan, Z. Wang, Y. Huang, F. Beckmann. K.U. Kainer, N. Hort. (2013): Hot tearing characteristics of binary Mg-Gd alloy castings, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 44A, 2285-2298.
  • Z. Wang., Y. Huang, A. Srinivasan, Z. Liu., F. Beckmann., K.U. Kainer, N. Hort. (2013): Hot tearing susceptibility of binary Mg-Y alloy castings, Mater. Design 47, 90-100.
  • M. Suresh., A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai. and B.C. Pai (2013): Mechanism of grain refinement and mechanical properties of AZ91 Mg alloy by carbon innoculation, Procedia Engineering, 55, 93-97
  • A. Srinivasan, K.K. Ajith Kumar., U.T.S. Pillai. and B.C. Pai (2013): Creep behavior of AZ91magnesium alloy, Procedia Engineering, 55, 109-113.
  • Z. Wang, Y. Huang, A. Srinivasan, Z. Liu, F. Beckmann, K.U. Kainer and N. Hort (2014): Experimental and numerical analysis of hot tearing for Mg-Y alloys, Journal of Materials Science, 49 (2014) 353-362.
  • A. Srinivasan, Y. Huang, L. Mendis, C. Blawert, K.U. Kainer and N. Hort (2014): Investigations on Microstructures, Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Mg-Gd-Zn Alloys, Material Sciences and Engineering A, 595 (2014) 224-234.
  • W.M. Gan, Y.D. Huang., R. Wang, G.F. Wang, A. Srinivasan, H-G. Brokmeier, N. Schell, K.U. Kainer and N. Hort. (2014): Microstructures and mechanical properties of pure Mg processed by rotary swaging, Materials and Design, 63 (2014) 83-88.
  • A. Srinivasan, C. Blawert., Y. Huang, L. Mendis., K.U. Kainer and N. Hort. (2014): Corrosion behavior of Mg-Gd-Zn based alloys in aqueous NaCl solution, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2 (2014) 245-256.
  • Lavish Kumar Singh, A. Srinivasan, U. T. S. Pillai, M. A. Joseph, B. C. Pai (2015): The effect of yttrium addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg alloys, Trans Indian Institute of Metals, 68 (2015) 331-339.
  • Z. Wang, J. Song, Y. Huang, A. Srinivasan, Z. Liu, K.U. Kainer and N. Hort (2015): An investigation on of hot tearing for Mg-4.5Zn-(0.5Zr) alloys with Y additions, Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, 46A (2015) 2108-2118.
  • Arun Boby, A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai and B.C. Pai (2015): Mechanical and wear properties of Sb- and Y-added Mg-9Al-1Zn (AZ91) alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, 46A (2015) 4234-4246.
  • Arun Boby, A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai, B.C. Pai (2015): Mechanical characterization and corrosion behavior of newly designed Sn and Y added AZ91 alloy, Materials & Design, 88 (2015) 871-879.
  • J. Song, Z. Wang, Y. Huang, A. Srinivasan, F. Beckmann, K. U. Kainer, N. Hort (2015): Effect of Zn addition on hot tearing behavior of Mg-0.5Ca-xZn alloys, Materials & Design, 87 (2015) 157-170
  • J. Song, Z. Wang, Y. Huang, A. Srinivasan, F. Beckmann, K. U. Kainer, N. Hort (2015): Hot Tearing Susceptibility of Mg-Ca Binary Alloys, Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, 46 (2015) 6003-6017.
  • A. Srinivasan, H. Dieringa, C.L. Mendis, Y. Huang, R. Rajesh Kumar, K.U. Kainer, N. Hort (2016): Creep behavior of Mg-10Gd-xZn (x=2 and 6 wt%) alloys, Materials Science and Engineering A, 649, 2016, 158-167
  • J. Song, Z. Wang, Y. Huang, A. Srinivasan, F. Beckmann, K. U. Kainer, N. Hort (2016): Hot Tearing characteristics of Mg-2Ca-xZn Alloys, Journal of Materials Science, 51 (2016) 2687-2704.
  • K. R. Athul, U. T. S. Pillai, A. Srinivasan and B. C. Pai (2016): A Review of Different Creep Mechanisms in Mg Alloys Based on Stress Exponent and Activation Energy, Advance Engineering Materials, 18 (2016) 770-794.
  • P. Trivedi, K.C. Nune, R.D.K. Misra, S. Goel, R. Jayganthan, A. Srinivasan (2016): Grain refinement to submicron regime in multiaxial forged Mg-2Zn-2Gd alloy and relationship to mechanical properties, Materials Science and Engineering A, A668 (2016) 59-65.
  • Jithu Jayaraj, S. Amruth Raj, A. Srinivasan, S. Ananthakumar, Nanda Gopala Krishna Dhaipule, U. Kamachi Mudali (2016): Composite magnesium phosphate coatings for improved corrosion resistance of magnesium AZ31 alloy, Corrosion Science, 113 (2016) 104-115
  • R. Rajeshkumar, Jithu Jayaraj, A. Srinivasan, U.T.S. Pillai (2017): Investigation on the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of Mg-Sb and Mg-Sb-Si alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 691 (2017) 81-88.
  • J.S.S. Babu, A Srinivasan and C.G. Kang (2017): Nano and macromechanical properties of aluminium (A356) based hybrid composites reinforced with multiwall carbon nanotubes/alumina fiber, Journal of Composite Materials, 51 (2017) 1631-1642
  • Lavish Kumar Singh, Alok Bhadauria, A. Srinivasan, U. T. S. Pillai, B. C. Pai (2017): Effects of Gadolinium addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-9Al alloys, Int. J Minerals Metallurgy and Materials, 24 (2017) 901-908.
  • Ravi raj Verma, A. Srinivasan, R. Jayaganthan, S.K. Nath, Sunkulp Goel (2017):Studies on tensile behavior and microstructural evolution of UFG Mg-4Zn-4Gd alloy processed through hot rolling, Materials Science and Engineering A, A704 (2017) 412-426
  • R. Rajeshkumar, V. Udhayabanu, A. Srinivasan, K.R. Ravi (2017) Microstructural evolution in ultrafine grained Al-Graphite composite synthesized via combined use of ultrasonic treatment and friction stir processing, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 726 (2017) 358-366
  • Karuna Ratnakaran Athul, Amirthalingam Srinivasan, Uma Thanu Subramonia Pillai (2017) Investigations on the microstructure, mechanical, corrosion and wear properties of Mg-9Al-xGd (0, 0.5, 1, and 2 wt%) alloy, Journal of Materials Research, 32 (2017) 3732-3743
  • Lavish Kumar Singh, A Price Joseph, A. Srinivasan, U. T. S. Pillai, B. C. Pai (2017) Microstructure and mechanical properties of gadolinium- and misch metal-added Mg-Al alloy, Rare Metals, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-017-0928-3
  • Rakesh K R, Srikanth Bontha, Ramesh M R, Shashi Bhushan Arya, Mitun Das, Vamsi Krishna Balla and Srinivasan A (2018) Laser surface modification of Mg-Zn-Gd alloy: microstructural, wettability and in vitro degradation aspects, Mater. Res. Express 5 (2018) 126502 https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aadec6
  • Rakesh Rajan Kottuparambil, Srikanth Bontha, and Ramesh Motagondanahalli Rangarasaiah, Anuradha Jana, Mitun Das, and Vamsi Krishna Balla, Srinivasan Amrithalingam, T. Ram Prabhu (2018) Effect of zinc and rare-earth element addition on mechanical, corrosion, and biological properties of magnesium, J. Mater. Res., 33 (2018) 3466-3478
  • Raviraj Verma,, A. Srinivasan, S.K. Nath, R. Jayaganthan (2019) Tensile and fracture toughness behaviour of ultrafine grained Mg-4Zn-4Gd alloy processed through hot rolling followed by hot pressing, Materials Science & Engineering A 742 (2019) 318–333
  • Jithu Jayaraj, K.R. Rajesh, S. Amruth Raj, A. Srinivasan, S. Anantha kumar,Nanda Gopala Krishna Dhaipule, Sreeram K. Kalpathy, U.T.S. Pillai, U. Kamachi Mudali (2019): Investigation on the corrosion behavior of lanthanum phosphate coatings on AZ31 Mg alloy obtained through chemical conversion technique, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 784 (2019) 1162-1174
  • C, Mohammed Iqbal; Kumar, L. Santhosh; Chakravarthy, S R ; Jayaganthan, R.; Sarathi, R; A, Srinivasan (2019): Synthesis and characterization of Hypoeutectic Al-Mg nano powder produced by electrical explosion method, Materials Research Express 6 (2019) 1150g5
  • Roshith P, Arivarasu M, Arivazhagan N, Srinivasan A, Prabhakar K V P (2019): Investigations on Induced Residual Stresses, Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of CO2 Laser Beam and Pulse Current Gas Tungsten Arc Welded SMO 254, Journal of Manufacturing Processes,44 ( 2019) 81-90
  • Kumar A, Pillai U T S, Srinivasan A (2019): Processing Techniques to Develop Metallic Materials with Superior Mechanical Properties, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 72 (2019) 2877-2891
  • Raviraj Verma, R. Jayaganthan, S.K. Nath, A. Srinivasan (2020): Effect of multiaxial forging followed by hot rolling on non-basal planes and its influence on tensile and fracture toughness behavior of Mg-4Zn-4Gd alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A 774 (2020) 138890
  • Raviraj Verma, R. Jayaganthan, S.K. Nath, A. Srinivasan (2020): Influence of Hot Rolling and Evolved Microstructure on High Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Mg-4Zn-4Gd Alloy, Materials Characterization 160 (2020) 110048
  • N. Neethu, Nahil Ahmed Hassan, Ravi Ranjan Kumar, P. Chakravarthy, A. Srinivasan, A. Muhammed Rijas (2020): Comparison of Prediction Models for the Hot Deformation Behavior of Cast Mg-Zn-Y Alloy, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 73, (2020) 1619-1628
  • L. Santhosh Kumar, S.R. Chakravarthy, Raviraj Verma, R. Jayaganthan, R. Sarathi, A. Srinivasan (2020): Synthesis of multiphase binary eutectic Al- Mg alloy-nanoparticles by electrical wire explosion technique for high-energy applications, its characterization and size-dependent thermodynamic and kinetic study, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 838 (2020) 155630
  • J. S. S. Babu, A. Srinivasan & Chung Gil Kang (2020): Tribological and Nano-Scratch Properties of Aluminum (A356) Based Hybrid Composites Reinforced with MWCNTs/ Alumina Fiber, Metals and Materials International https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-020-00787-6
  • Uzwalkiran Rokkala, Srikanth Bontha, M.R. Ramesh, Vamsi Krishna Balla, A. Srinivasan, Satish V. Kailas (2021): Tailoring surface characteristics of bio absorbable Mg-Zn-Dy alloy using friction stir processing for improved wettability and degradation behavior, Journal of Materials and Research Technology 21 (2021) 1530-1542
Research Interest

Area of Interest

  • Magnesium alloys development and castings
  • Structure property correlation of alloys and composites
  • Solidification and grain refinement
  • High temperature behavior - creep
  • Corrosion and coatings
  • Magnesium based biomaterials

Magnesium Activity @ CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum

Introduction:

Magnesium and its alloys are promising materials, whose light weight advantage could be used for reduction of weight in transports such as automobiles and aerospace. Magnesium, with a density of 1.7 g/cc, which is two third of its counterpart aluminum density (2.7 g/cc) and one fourth of steel density (7.8 g/cc), is the lightest of the structural materials. Magnesium alloys have excellent specific strength and stiffness, exceptional dimensional stability, high damping capacity and high recycleability. However, problems such as low corrosion resistance in general, poor creep resistance (in applications in power train components) and low deformability (in case of wrought magnesium alloys), which restrict its widespread application in automobiles. Enormous efforts have been made in recent years to develop new alloys which posse higher strength and creep resistance and improved corrosion resistance. We have very good expertise in Mg alloy research at CSIR-NIIST as we have been working on Mg alloys for last two decades.

Important Activities/Expertise:

1. Alloy development for high temperature applications
    Alloy modification by minor alloying additions

The most widely used Mg alloy, AZ91 which consists of 9%Al and 1%Zn along with 0.2Mn, show poor creep resistance though it has very good room temperature mechanical properties and corrosion behavior. We modified the microstructure of AZ91 alloy by different elemental additions which provide highly stable intermetallics at high temperature (around 150oC).
Understanding the creep mechanism is important as it helps to develop new materials. We investigated in detail the effects of intermetallic phases on the creep behavior of AZ91 alloy. Thermally stable and finer intermetallic phases such as Mg2Si and Mg3Sb2 are introduced deliberately in AZ91 alloy by the adding Si and Sb.

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Development of RE based Mg alloys

Mg-Gd-Zn is one of the interesting magnesium alloy systems as its microstructure consists of different phases depending upon the ratio of Zn and Gd content, resulting in different mechanical and corrosion behavior. We developed few Mg-Gd-Zn alloys with different Zn and Gd percentages and evaluated their microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties.

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Creep properties of Mg-RE based alloys are much superior to that of commercial Mg-Al based alloys. We investigated the creep behavior and creep mechanism of different Mg-Gd-Zn alloys consisted of different intermetallic phases in them.

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2. Solidification studies on Mg alloys
Grain refinement of Mg-Al based alloys

Grain refinement is an important melt treatment in foundry to improve the properties of alloy castings. Mg shows excellent response to the grain refinement as it is hcp material. Carbon inoculation is a familiar technique for Mg-Al alloys though it has many drawbacks. We investigated cheaper carbon source such as charcoal for the grain refinement of Mg-Al alloys. Other inoculants such as ZnO, B4C were also investigated.

Hot tearing susceptibility studies on Mg alloys

Severe castability problem such as hot tearing can also occur in most of the magnesium alloy castings. When a casting solidifies and contracts under conditions that hinder the free contraction of a part of the casting, hot tearing is likely to occur. Hot tearing is such a complicated phenomenon that a full understanding is still not yet achieved, though it has been extensively investigated for decades. We developed instrumented constrain rod casting (CRC) mould arrangement to investigate the hot tearing behavior of various Mg alloys.

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3. Corrosion and coatings
Phosphate coatings on Mg for corrosion resistance

Phosphate conversion coatings (phosphates based on Mg, Ca, Zn, Ba, Sr, etc.) for Mg alloys are widely explored earlier. However, rare-earth (RE) based conversion coatings for Mg alloys are not studies extensively till now. We developed lanthanum phosphate (LaPO4) coatings on AZ31 (Mg-3Al-1Zn-0.3Mn) magnesium alloy through simple chemical conversion and sol-gel coating techniques for improved corrosion resistance.

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4. Mg based biomaterials

Mg and its alloys as biodegradable materials have many advantages such low density, elastic modulus close to that of bone, and biocompatibility and osteogenicity. The major problem with Mg and their alloys are faster degradation rates and in consequence losing the mechanical properties during tissue healing. There are mainly three approaches followed by researchers to overcome above problems: alloy design, material processing, and surface modification. Recently we initiated research to develop high strength and corrosion resistant Mg alloys and coatings for biodegradable and biocompatible implant applications.

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Facilities available:

  • Mg melting: 500 g to 15 Kg of Mg melting facilities
  • Secondary processing: Hydraulic press with extrusion die for extrusion of Mg alloys
  • Microstructure: OM, SEM-EDS, TEM
  • Phase analysis: XRD, XPS, DTA
  • Tensile properties: 10T UTM (2 Nos.)
  • Creep properties: 5T Creep testing machine (3 Nos.)
  • Hot tearing studies: CRC mould with load measurement unit
  • Corrosion studies: EIS, hydrogen measurement units, salt spray tester
  • Coatings: Dip coating unit, Electrodeposition unit
Facilities1
Mg melting tilt furnace(8Kg)
Facilities2
Mg melting tilt furnace(15Kg)
Facilities3
Mg melting bottom pouring furnace (5Kg)
Facilities4
Tensile and Creep testing machine (5T)
Facilities5
Salt Spray Tester
Projects

R&D Projects

  • Post doctoral research work on the topic of “Hot tearing characteristics of Mg-Zn-Gd alloys” under Alexander von Humboldt fellowship
  • Research work for Ph.D. on the topic of “Influence of Si, Sb and Sr additions on the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of AZ91 magnesium alloy”
  • Research project for M.E. on the topic of “Low Pressure Casting of LM25 (Al-7Si-0.3Mg) Aluminum Alloy”
  • Two year in- house project on “Studies on Large Strain Rolling (LSR) of Mg alloys”, sponsored by NML, India (PI)
  • Three year funded project on “Optimization of ageing parameters and alloy composition for improved age hardening response of AZ91 magnesium alloy” sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, India. (PI)
  • Three year funded project on “Development of Magnesium-Antimony based alloys for high temperature application” sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, India. (Co-PI)
  • 12th five year project on “Novel Energy Effective Metallic Materials For Automotive and General Engineering Applications: Development of thin wall Mg alloy components using Low Pressure Casting (LPC)” sponsored by CSIR-New Delhi, India (Member)
  • 12th five year project on “Sustainable Technologies for the Utilization of Rare Earths (SURE): Rare Earth Added Magnesium Alloys for High Temperature Engineering Applications” sponsored by CSIR-New Delhi, India (Member)
  • Three year funded project on “Quantitative assessment of hot tearing characteristics of aerospace magnesium alloys using instrumented constrained rod casting (CRC) technique” sponsored by ARDB, DRDO, India (PI)
  • Three year funded project on “Development and in-vitro characterization of magnesium alloys for biocompatible and biodegradable implant applications” sponsored by SERB, DST, India (PI)
  • Three year funded project on “ Development and in-vitro characterization on RE based phosphate coatings on Mg alloys for biodegradable and biocompatible implant applications” sponsored by ICMR, India, (PI)
  • Two year funded collaborative project with NUS, Singapore and UTM, Malaysia on “Design and Development of Bioactive and Biodegradable Rare Earth free Mg based Alloys and Coatings for Third Generation Bio-Implant Applications” sponsored by SERB-DST, India (PI)
  • Two year funded project on “Exploring biodegradable and biocompatible magnesium based alloys and coatings for temporary implants” sponsored by CSIR, 4M Theme, India (PI)