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NameDr VISHVESH BADHEKA
DesignationProfessor
DepartmentMechanical, School of Technology
EmailVishvesh.Badheka@spt.pdpu.ac.in
Educational Qualifications
  		• B.E. (Metallurgical Engineering , Faculty of Technology and Engineering, ), 2000
  		• Ph.D (Metallurgical Engineering , Faculty of Technology and Engineering, ), 2007
  		• Diploma (International Welding Engineer, International Institute of Welding, France ), 2011
  		• M.E. (Indutrial Metallurgy, The M.S.University of Baroda), 2002
    Professional Affiliation
    Indian Institute of Welding (IIW) Indian Society of Non-Destructive Testing ISNT Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) The Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)-Bangalore The Indian Institute of Metals,Kolkata The Indian Institute of Foundry Man, Kolkata The American Welding Society, USA. The German Welding Society, Germany ASME International Institute of welding -Young professional Representatives
    Awards
    Academic Distinctions and Achievements 1) Dr Vikram Sarabhai Award for the year 2009-10 for ‘Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum and its Alloys’; from Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), Government of Gujarat; The award consists of cash price of Rs One lack, a memento and a citation, declared on 7/3/2011 2) Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineer (GATE) -2000 Score: 73.74 Percentile, All INDIA Rank: 177 3) Broad Outlook Learner Teacher Award (BOLT), district runner up, from AIR INDIA for Active Citizen of India for preserving crumbling of environment, for the year 2006 4) Welding torch designed for Automatic Narrow Gap Welding, has been awarded Bronze medal by the “Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE)” of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM) on 31st March 2005 for commercialization of narrow gap technology. 5) Patent application of welding torch designed for Narrow Gap Gas Metal Arc Welding has been filed at Indian Patent Office, New Delhi. Application number 629/Del/2007 dated 22/03/2007 6) Patent application of "Narrow Gap Gas Metal Arc Welding Torch Oscillation Device" has been filed at Indian Patent Office, New Delhi. Application no. 2797/Del/2008 dt. 11/12/2008. 7) Best oral presentation award out of 62 presented papers at National Welding Seminar, held at Mumbai, in Feb 2009. Title of the paper “Microstructral Investigation of weld metal in low carbon steel welded by NG-GMAW” 8) Panthaki Memorial Award 2010 for best research paper on Non ferrous material, at National Welding Seminar held at Vizag, Dec 2010. Title of the paper “Development of welding procedures for joining of Al-Mg-Si alloy and Al-Mg alloy for marine application. 9) Panthaki Memorial Award-2013 during IIW International Welding Congress held at New Delhi during 9-11 April 14, for the best paper on Welding of Non Ferrous Metals. Title of the paper is “Hybrid Friction Stir Welding of pure Copper Material” paper presented by Dr Badheka at National Welding Seminar 2013, Bangalore. Theaward money is worth Rs.5,000/-.
    Publications / Articles / Conference
    Research based or onographs/Textbooks published
  		• 'Additive Manufacturing for Advance Applications: Technologies, Challenges and Case Studies', CRC Press, Jun 2024
  		• 'Advances in Welding Technologies for Process Development', CRC Press, Taylor and Francis (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780815377078), Feb 2019
    Articles/Chapters Published in the books
  		• 'Direct Energy Deposition Process (DED) and an Insight into DED Process Using Flux-cored and Metal-cored Wires', CRC Press, Jun 2024
  		• 'Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces Properties, Applications, and Challenges', CRC Press, Jun 2024
  		• 'Robotic Systems Used in Additive Manufacturing', CRC Press, Jun 2024
  		• 'Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing Process Process Parameters, Defects, Properties, and Applications', CRC Press, Jun 2024
  		• 'Advances in additive manufacturing', CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, Feb 2023
  		• 'Role of Materials and Manufacturing Process in Sustainability', Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, Feb 2023
  		• 'Application of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) in Automotive and Electric Vehicle', , Jan 2022
  		• 'Review on Friction-Based Additive Manufacturing Processes: Types, Defects, and Applications.', , Jan 2022
  		• 'Welding Processes for Additive Manufacturing—Processes, Materials, and Defects', , Jan 2022
  		• 'Rail Welding Technology: Processes and Welding Quality', , Jan 2022
  		• 'Review on Friction-Based Additive Manufacturing Processes: Types, Defects, and Applications.', , Jan 2022
  		• 'An Effect of Process Parameter on Physical Appearance of Deposited Friction Surfaced Layer: A Feasibility Approach', , Mar 2021
  		• 'Superplasticity: Recent Approaches and Trends', , Mar 2021
  		• 'Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing—A Review', , Mar 2021
  		• 'Feasibility of Joining Aluminum to Nylon Using Friction Stir Welding (FSW)', , Mar 2021
  		• 'A Study on the Comparison Between Activated TIG Variants on Weld Bead Profile of P91 Steel. Part: 1', , Mar 2021
  		• 'Effect of Number of Passes and Pass Directions in Friction Stir Processing of Copper', , Mar 2021
  		• 'Applicability of Bobbin Tool Friction Stir Welding for Dissimilar Al-Mg Joint', , Mar 2021
  		• 'Review on Friction Stir Welding of Polymer to Aluminium Alloys: Process and Properties', , Dec 2020
  		• 'Effect of process parameters on tensile strength in FSW of aluminium and stainless steel', , Dec 2020
  		• 'Quartz micro-machining using wire electrochemical spark machining process', , Dec 2020
  		• 'Wear Behaviour of Boron Carbide Added Friction Surfaced Cladded Layer', , Sep 2018
  		• 'Electrochemical Deburring of Al6082 Using NaCl Electrolyte: An Exploratory Study', , Sep 2018
  		• 'Experimental Comparison of TIG and Friction StirWelding Process for AA6063-T6 Aluminum Alloy', , Sep 2018
  		• 'A Review on Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloys to Titanium Alloys', , Sep 2018
  		• 'Effect of Shoulder Diameter on Friction StirWelding of Al 6061 to SS 304', , Sep 2018
    Published Papers in Journals
  		• 'review on friction stir welding (FSW) process for dissimilar aluminium to steel metal systems', WELDING INTERNATIONAL, pp. 91-115, Jan 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/09507116.2023.2291064
  		• 'Performance analysis of various fluxes in different variants of the TIG welding process on the quality of welding', WELDING INTERNATIONAL, pp. 686-694, Sep 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/09507116.2024.2404119
  		• 'Effect of Process Conditions on Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel', Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, pp. 1-21, Sep 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-10033-4
  		• 'Deposition Strategy on Microstructure Development and Mechanical Properties of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steel', Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, pp. 1-18, Dec 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-10511-9
  		• 'Comparison of sustainable cooling/lubrication strategies for drilling of wire arc additively manufactured Inconel 625', Tribology International, pp. 1-9, Aug 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.110068
  		• 'A comprehensive review of fusion welding for joining copper with stainless steel', Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, pp. 635-686, Nov 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/01694243.2024.2420813
  		• 'Fabrication of Al6061/Ti3AlC2 MAX phase surface composite by friction stir processing and investigation of wear properties', Tribology International, pp. 1-10, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.109594
  		• 'Experimental investigation into friction stir welding of AA6061-T6 and magnesium AZ31B alloy using copper backing plate', Engineering Research Express, pp. 1-14, Sep 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/ad79bc
  		• 'Investigation on submerged friction stir welding of AZ31B magnesium alloy under the influence of rotation speed ', Journal of Advanced Joining Processes, pp. 1-7, Jun 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jajp.2024.100232
  		• 'Investigation of superplastic behaviour in double-pass friction stir processed Mg-Al-Zn alloy', International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, pp. 1-37, Feb 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2023.01.005
  		• 'Development and Performance of Ochre (Anhyd. Fe2O3) Added CaO–CaF2–TiO2–SiO2 Fluxes for Welding Electrode', Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, pp. 314-328, Mar 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-023-00650-z
  		• 'Sustainability analysis of additive + subtractive manufacturing processes for Inconel 625', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, pp. 1-22, Apr 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2023.e00580
  		• 'Optimization of process parameters of ultrasonic metal welding for multi layers foil of AL8011 material', Welding International, pp. 1-14, Mar 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/09507116.2023.2192373
  		• 'Role of materials and manufacturing processes in sustainability', Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Technologies, pp. 280-292, Dec 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003291961
  		• 'Wear behavior of Al-6061-B4C surface composites fabricated by Friction Stir Processing using Slot and Hole method of reinforcement application', Wear, pp. 0-0, Mar 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2023.204719
  		• 'Microstructure and Mechanical Properties Analysis of Al-6061/B4C Composites Fabricated by Conventional and Bobbin Tool Friction Stir Processing', The Eurasia Proceedings of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (EPSTEM), International Conference on Research in Engineering, Technology and Science (ICRETS), July 06-09, 2023, Budapest/Hungary, pp. 117-123, Sep 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.55549/epstem.1363374
  		• 'Numerical and experimental investigation on AZ91 friction stir welding joints: mechanics, properties', MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, pp. 2767-2781 , Jun 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/02670836.2023.2225902
  		• 'Tool Designing for Friction Stir Welding Variants', Part of the Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering book series (LNME)Advances in Manufacturing Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICFAMMT 2022, pp. 175-193, Aug 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4208-2_13
  		• 'Energy consumption and economic modelling of performance measures in machining of wire arc additively manufactured Inconel-625', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, pp. 1-14, Apr 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2022.e00434
  		• 'High temperature tensile deformation in single-pass friction stirred AZ31 alloy', International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, pp. 140-148, Sep 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2022.09.003
  		• 'The Joining of Copper to Stainless Steel by Solid-State Welding Processes: A Review', Materials, pp. 1-24, Oct 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15207234
  		• 'Water reclamation techniques – A review', Materials Today: Proceedings,, pp. 182-187, Nov 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.11.192
  		• 'Applications of Friction-Based Processes in Manufacturing', Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 236-243, Nov 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9523-0_27
  		• 'Effect of deposition strategies on mechanical strength of wire arc additively manufactured Inconel 625', Materials Today: Proceedings, pp. 7324-7328, May 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.05.164
  		• 'Experimental Investigation of Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloy AA8090-T3 Using Taguchi Method', Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, pp. 1-9, Sep 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07433-9
  		• 'Review on Friction-Based Additive Manufacturing Processes: Types, Defects, and Applications', Part of the Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering book series (LNME), pp. 885-903, Mar 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7787-8_70
  		• 'Microstructure and mechanical properties analysis of Al/Cu dissimilar alloys joining by using conventional and Bobbin tool friction stir welding', Materials, pp. 1-12, Jul 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155159
  		• 'Magnetic field assisted finishing (MFAF) process for internal finishing of alumina ceramic tube', Materials Today: Proceedings, pp. 7329-7333, May 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.05.348
  		• 'Overview on printability of metals and alloys', Materials Today: Proceedings, pp. 7302-7307, May 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.731
  		• 'Rail welding technology: processes and welding quality', Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure: Proceedings of ICRAM 2021, Part of the Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure book series (LNITI), pp. 369-381, Jan 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7660-4_33
  		• 'Application of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) in automotive and electric vehicle', Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure: Proceedings of ICRAM 2021, Part of the Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure book series (LNITI), pp. 289-304, Jan 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7660-4_26
  		• 'Welding-Based Additive Manufacturing for Biomedical Applications: From Concept to Technology', Additive, Subtractive, and Hybrid Technologies: Recent Innovations in Manufacturing, pp. 163-184, May 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99569-0_13
  		• 'Welding Processes for Additive Manufacturing—Processes, Materials, and Defects', Recent Advances in Manufacturing Processes and Systems: Select Proceedings of RAM 2021, pp. 1013-1029, Mar 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7787-8_80
  		• 'Comparisons of Different Oxide Fluxes in Activated Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of Duplex Stainless Steels for Improved Depth of Penetration and Pitting Corrosion Resistance', Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, Apr 2021
  		• 'Recent developments in hybrid surface metal matrix composites produced by friction stir processing: A review', J. Tribol. May 2021, 143(5), Feb 2021
  		• 'Sustainability of Fusion and Solid-State Welding Process in the Era of Industry 4.0', Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices, pp. 1-17, Dec 2021, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58675-1_113-1
  		• 'Dual sided composite formation in Al 6061/B4C using novel bobbin tool friction stir processing', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Jun 2021
  		• 'Augmentation of weld penetration by flux assisted TIG welding and its distinct variants for oxygen free copper', Journal of Materials Research and Technology Volume 10, January–February 2021, Pages 138-151, Jan 2021
  		• 'Study of Weldability for Aluminide Coated Steels through A-TIG Welding Process', Materials Performance and Characterization, Apr 2021
  		• 'Developing superplasticity in magnesium alloys with the help of friction stir processing and its variants e A review', journal of materials research and technology 2021;12:, Apr 2021
  		• 'Experimental investigation on microstructure and mechanical properties of joining stainless steel 316LN to Low Activation Ferritic Martensitic steel (LAFM) using activated flux TIG welding', Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, Sep 2021
  		• 'Effect of friction stir processing passes on wear properties of Al-6061-T6 alloy', Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering volume 43, Article number: 199 (2021), Mar 2021
  		• 'Dual sided composite formation in Al 6061/B4C using novel bobbin tool friction stir processing ', Journal of Materials Research and Technology , pp. 1709-1721, Jul 2021, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.05.079
  		• 'Improvement of the Machining Performance of the TW-ECDM Process Using Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) on Quartz Material', Materials 2021, 14, 2377, May 2021
  		• 'Dissimilar welding of magnesium alloy to aluminium alloy: a review', Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, pp. 3794-3821, Dec 2021, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2021.2016564
  		• 'Assisted cooling approach for FSW of pure copper', Welding International, Dec 2021
  		• 'A review of friction stir lap welding of polymer to metal', Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, Jun 2021
  		• 'Solid-state joining of aluminum to titanium: A review', Proc IMechE Part L: J Materials: Design and Applications, Mar 2021
  		• 'Friction welding of dissimilar joints copper-stainless steel pipe consist of 0.06 wall thickness to pipe diameter ratio', Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Aug 2021
  		• 'Fabrication and processing of aluminum alloy metal matrix composites', Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Jun 2021
  		• 'Exploiting the challenges of copper to austenitic stainless steel bimetallic joining by gas tungsten arc welding: A fluid flow perspective', IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Mar 2021
  		• 'Improvement of the machining performance of the TW-ECDM process using magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) on quartz material', Materials, Journal of materials science and engineering published semimonthly online by MDPI, May 2021
  		• 'GTAW Application for Additive Manufacturing and Cladding of Steel Alloys', Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices: Applications of Industry 4.0, pp. 1-21, Dec 2021, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58675-1_109-1
  		• 'Investigation on stability of weld morphology, microstructure of processed zones, and weld quality assessment for hot wire gas tungsten arc welding of electrolytic tough pitch copper', Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Oct 2021
  		• 'Pipe‑to‑pipe friction welding of dissimilar Al‑SS joints for cryogenic applications', Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Jan 2020
  		• 'Different reinforcement strategies of hybrid surface composite AA6061/(B4C+MoS2) produced by friction stir processing', Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik,2020, 51, , Nov 2020
  		• 'Processing of copper by keyhole gas tungsten arc welding for uniformity of weld bead geometry', Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Jun 2020
  		• 'Hybrid Self-Reacting Friction Stir Welding of AA 6061-T6 Aluminium Alloy with Cooling Assisted Approach', Metals 2021, 11, 16., Dec 2020
  		• 'Processing and evaluation of dissimilar Al-SS friction welding of pipe configuration: Nondestructive inspection, properties, and microstructure', Measurement, Aug 2020
  		• '"Design-of-experiments application in the friction stir welding of aluminium alloy AA 8011-h14 for structural application",', Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures,Emerald Publishing Limited, Dec 2019
  		• 'Effect of aluminide coatings on penetration and microstructure of TIG welded 9Cr-1Mo steel for fusion blanket applications', Fusion Engineering and Design 144 (2019) 172–179, Apr 2019
  		• 'Comparison of Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Modified 9Cr–1Mo Steel for Conventional TIG and A-TIG Welds', The Indian Institute of Metals - IIM, Mar 2019
  		• 'Fabrication of Hybrid Surface Composites AA6061/(B4C+MoS2) via Friction Stir Processing', Journal of Tribology, ASME, Mar 2019
  		• 'Delta (δ) Ferrite Formation in the Welds of Aluminized 9Cr-1Mo Steels', Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis, DOI 10.1007/s13632-019-00528-1, Feb 2019
  		• 'Traveling Wire Electrochemical Discharge Machining (TW-ECDM) of Quartz Using Zinc Coated Brass Wire: Investigations on Material Removal Rate and Kerf Width Characteristics', SILICON, Jan 2019
  		• 'Studies on Tool Shoulder Diameter of Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding Copper to Stainless Steel', Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis Application and Innovation for Metals, Alloys, and Engineered Materials, Feb 2019
  		• 'Friction Stir Welding of Copper: Numerical Modeling and Validation', Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Mar 2019
  		• 'Wear behavior of boron-carbide reinforced aluminum surface composites fabricated by Friction Stir Processing', Wear 426–427 (2019) , Jan 2019
  		• 'Investigation on three different weldments on performance of SA516 Gr70 steel material', Alexandria Engineering Journal, May 2019
  		• 'Processing of bimetallic steel-copper joint by laser beam welding', Materials and Manufacturing Processes, DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2019.1628262, Jun 2019
  		• 'Effect of Oxide Fluxes in Activated TIG Welding of Stainless Steel 316LN to Low Activation Ferritic/Martensitic Steel (LAFM) Dissimilar Combination', Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals , Jun 2019
  		• 'Effect of active heating and cooling on microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir–welded dissimilar aluminium alloy and titanium butt joints', Welding in the World, Dec 2019
  		• 'Fabrication of Hybrid Surface Composites AA6061/(B4C + MoS2) via Friction Stir Processing', Journal of Tribology,SME, Mar 2019
  		• 'Traveling Wire Electrochemical Discharge Machining (TW-ECDM) of Quartz Using Zinc Coated Brass Wire: Investigations on Material Removal Rate and Kerf Width Characteristics', Silicon, Jan 2019
  		• 'Recent Development in Friction Stir Processing as a Solid-State Grain Refinement Technique: Microstructural Evolution and Property Enhancement', Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, Jul 2019
  		• 'Hybrid friction stir processing with active cooling approach to enhance superplastic behavior of AA7075 aluminum alloy', a r c h i v e s o f c i v i l a n d m e c h a n i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g, Aug 2019
  		• 'Friction stir welding of dissimilar aluminium alloys AA 6061‑T6 and AA 8011‑h14: a novel study', Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Nov 2019
  		• 'An outlook on comparison of hybrid welds of different root pass and filler pass of FCAW and GMAW with classical welds of similar root pass and filler pass', Sådhanå, Indian Academy of Sciences, May 2018, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040256-2499
  		• 'Influence of friction stir processing conditions on the manufacturing of Al- Mg-Zn-Cu alloy/boron carbide surface composite', Journal of Materials Processing Tech. 255 (2018) 795–807, May 2018
  		• 'Bobbin tool friction stir welding: a review', Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, Dec 2018
  		• 'Effect of Various Welding Parameters on Corrosion Behavior of Friction-Stir-Welded AA 7075-T651 Alloys,DOI 10.1007/s13632-018-0440-7', Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis Application and Innovation for Metals, Alloys, and Engineered Materials, Apr 2018
  		• 'Hybrid Approach of Flux-Cored Root Pass with Subsequent Pass of Metal-Cored or Solid Wire in Multifiller Gas Metal Arc Welding', Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis, Oct 2017
  		• 'Elucidation of the role of rotation speed and stirring direction on AA 7075-B4C surface composites formulated by friction stir processing', J Materials: Design and Applications, Oct 2017
  		• 'Strategical parametric investigation on manufacturing of Al–Mg–Zn–Cu alloy surface composites using FSP', Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Aug 2017
  		• 'Influence of heat input/multiple passes and post weld heat treatment on strength/electrochemical characteristics of friction stir weld joint', Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Jan 2017
  		• 'Effect of friction stir lap weld and post weld heat treatment on corrosion behavior of dissimilar aluminum alloys', Proc IMechE Part L: J Materials: Design and Applications, Jan 2017
  		• 'Process parameters/material location affecting hooking in friction stir lap welding: Dissimilar aluminum alloys', Materials and Manufacturing Processes,, Apr 2017
  		• 'Microstructures and Properties of Copper to Stainless Steel Joints by Hybrid FSW', Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis, Oct 2017
  		• 'Strategical parametric investigation on manufacturing of Al–Mg–Zn–Cu alloy surface composites using FSP', Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Aug 2017
  		• 'An initial study of gas-tungsten-arc-assisted inertia friction welding on a lathe', Welding and Cutting 16 (2017) No. 4, Aug 2017
  		• 'Investigation on various welding consumables on properties of carbon steel material in gas metal arc welding under constant voltage mode', Sadhana, Indian Academy of Sciences, Mar 2017
  		• 'Friction Stir Processing as a Novel Technique to Achieve Superplasticity in Aluminum Alloys: Process Variables, Variants, and Applications', Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis, May 2016
  		• 'Microstructural Aspects of TIG and A-TIG Welding Process of Dissimilar Steel Grades and Correlation to Mechanical Behavior', Trans Indian Inst Met, Jan 2016
  		• 'Friction stir welding of aluminium alloys: An overview of experimental findings – Process, variables, development and applications', Proc IMechE Part L: J Materials: Design and Applications, Dec 2016
  		• 'Influence of Pin Profile on the Tool Plunge Stage in Friction Stir Processing of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu Alloy', Trans Indian Inst Met, May 2016
  		• 'Effect of polygonal pin profiles on friction stir processedsuperplasticity of AA7075 alloy', Journal of Materials Processing Technology 240 (2016), Sep 2016
  		• 'Hybridization of filler wire in multi-pass gas metal arc welding of SA516 Gr70 carbon steel', Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Oct 2016
  		• 'Hybrid approaches of assisted heating and cooling for friction stirwelding of copper to aluminum joints', Journal of Materials Processing Technology 239 (2017) , Sep 2016
  		• 'Improved Penetration with the Use of Oxide Fluxes in Activated TIG Welding of Low Activation Ferritic/Martensitic Steel', Trans Indian Inst Met, Jan 2016
  		• 'Influence of tool pin design on properties of dissimilar copper to aluminum friction stir welding', Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China 27(2017), May 2016
  		• 'Experimental investigation on microstructure and mechanical properties of activated TIG welded reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel joints', Journal of Manufacturing Processes 25 (2017) , Nov 2016
  		• 'Effect of activating fluxes on weld bead morphology of P91 steel bead-on-plate welds by flux assisted tungsten inert gas welding process', Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Jan 2015
  		• 'Influence of tool design and process parameters on dissimilar friction stir welding of copper to AA6061-T651 joints', Int J Adv Manuf Technol, Springer, May 2015
  		• 'Experimental investigation on mechanism and weld morphology of activated TIG welded bead-on-plate weldments of reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel using oxide fluxes', Journal of Manufacturing Processes 20 (2015) , Aug 2015
  		• 'A Review on Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding of Copper to Aluminum: Process, Properties and Variants', Materials and Manufacturing Processes,Taylor & Francis, Mar 2015
  		• 'Effects of oxide-based flux mixtures on the dissimilar A-TIG welding of carbon steel to stainless steel', Welding and Cutting, DVS, TWI, Jan 2015
  		• 'Influence of Friction Stir Processed Parameters on Superplasticity of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy', Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 31: 1573–1582, 2016, Sep 2015
  		• 'Effect of Tool Pin offset on Mech & Metallurgical Properities of Dissimilar FSW joints of 6061 T6 Al alloy to Copper Material', Indian Welding Journal, Jul 2014
  		• 'Effects of Tilt Angle on Properties of Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding Copper to Aluminum', Materials and Manufacturing Processes,Taylor & Francis , Dec 2014
  		• 'Effect of oxide-based fluxes on mechanical and metallurgicalproperties of Dissimilar Activating Flux Assisted-TungstenInert Gas Welds', Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Jan 2013
  		• 'Effect of Metal Cored Arc Welding Process Parameters on Weld Bead Geometry', Welding and Cutting 12 (2013) No. 2, Mar 2013
  		• 'Utilization of Conventional Milling Machine for Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of Commercial Aluminum', International Journal of German Welding Society, Welding and Cutting 1 /2010, Jan 2010
  		• 'MODE OF FAILURE OF RESISTANCE SPOT WELDED MARTENSTIC STAINLESS STEEL- PART II', International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (IJMME), Vol. 5 (2010), No. 1, , Jan 2010
  		• 'Microstructral Investigation of weld metal in low carbon steel welded by NG-GMAW', Welding and Cutting 8 (2009) No. 4, Jan 2009
  		• 'Resistance spot welding of Martensitic stainless steel (SS420)- Part I', International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (IJMME), Vol. 4 (2009), No. 3, , Jan 2009
  		• 'Resistance spot welding of High Carbon Steel Strip', AUSTRALASIAN WELDING JOURNAL – VOLUME 53, FIRST QUARTER – 2008, Jan 2008
  		• 'Effect of Residual Magnetism on Sidewall Fusion in Narrow Gap Gas Metal Arc Welding', Welding and Cutting 7 (2008) No. 5, Jan 2008
  		• 'Cross-tension fracture testing of resistance spot welded galvanized steel sheet', AUSTRALASIAN WELDING JOURNAL – VOLUME 52, FOURTH QUARTER – 2007, Jan 2007
  		• 'Design and Development of GMAW Torch for Narrow Gap Welding', Welding and Cutting 6 (2007) No. 5, Jan 2007
    Full Papers in Conference Proceedings
  		• 'Engineering Applications of Superplasticity of Metals: Review', International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences, pp. 245-257, Jan 2025, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7114-1_20
  		• 'Advancement Through Sustainable and Green Welding', 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS (IC-2024), pp. 163-267, Feb 2025, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/09507116.2025.2463763
  		• 'Experimental Investigation of Activated-TIG Process for Monel 400 Alloy', International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences, pp. 237-253, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4324-7_19
  		• 'Enhancing TIG Welding Performance on Monel 400: Key Parameters', International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences, pp. 227-235, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4324-7_18
  		• 'Effect of Processing Route During Double-Pass FSP Along with Low Heat Input in the Second Pass on the Superplastic Behavior of AZ31B Alloy', International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences, pp. 215-226, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4324-7_17
  		• 'Mechanical and wear behavior of al-steel solid state cladding produced by friction stir surfacing', 16th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC 2024), pp. 1-11, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202455201031
  		• 'Mechanical and Metallurgical Analysis of Rotary Friction Welded Low Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel', International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences, pp. 203-214, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4324-7_16
  		• 'Application of ultrasonic welding for dissimilar metals: a review', International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences, pp. 255-266, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4324-7_20
  		• 'Influence of the Welding Speed on the Friction Stir Welding of Thick Al 6061-T6 Alloy Using a Bobbin Tool', International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences, pp. 277-286, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4324-7_22
  		• 'Microstructure and Mechanical Properties Analysis of Al-6061/B4C Composites Fabricated by Conventional and Bobbin Tool Friction Stir Processing', ICRETS 2023: International Conference on Research in Engineering, Technology and Science, pp. 117-123, Jul 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.55549/epstem.1363374
  		• 'A review on effect of friction stir processing on the welded joints', Materials Today: Proceedings,1st International Conference on Energy, Material Sciences and Mechanical Engineering., Jan 2021
  		• 'Effect of shoulder diameter on bobbin tool friction stir welding of AA 6061-T6 alloy', Second International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing 2020., Nov 2020
  		• 'Review on the use of activated flux in arc and beam welding processes', International Conference on Advanced Materials Behavior and Characterization., Aug 2020
  		• 'Multi-Response Optimization of Dissimilar Al-Ti Alloy FSW Using Taguchi - Grey Relational Analysis', Key Engineering Materials, Mar 2020
  		• 'Effect of pin diameter and different cooling media on friction stir welding of dissimilar Al-Mg alloys', Materials Today: Proceedings 42 (2021) , Second International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing 2020, Oct 2020
  		• 'Improving quartz micro-machining performance by magnetohydrodynamic and zinc-coated assisted traveling wire-electrochemical discharge machining process', Materials Today: Proceedings, Dec 2019
  		• 'Experimental investigation of ECD process parameters', 4th International Conference on Electrochemistry, Jun 2018
  		• 'Experimental study of combined electrolytes for electrochemical deburring process', 4th International Conference on Electrochemistry, Jun 2018
  		• 'Experimental study on conductivity versus concentration of electrolytes for electrochemical deburring process', 4th International Conference on Electrochemistry, Jun 2018
    Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia
  		• 'Effect of composition, normal load, and sliding speed on the dry wear behavior of Stir-Cast Al 2014-SiC Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs)', International Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Future (ICAMSF-2025), mar 2025
  		• 'Additive Manufacturing and Sustainability ', 15th International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM) – 2024, mar 2024
  		• 'Influence of the welding speed on the friction stir welding of thick Al 6061-T6 alloy using a bobbin tool', 2nd International Conference On Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences, jan 2024
  		• 'Overview of Recent Advances in Fusion and Solid-State Welding', 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS (IC-2024), jan 2024
  		• 'Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing', 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS (IC-2024), jan 2024
  		• 'Evolution of Wear behavior of Al6061-B4C surface composites with normal load and sliding speed', 22nd International Colloquium Tribology, Jan 2020
  		• 'ELEVATED TEMPERATURE WEAR BEHAVIOUR OF ALUMINIUM 6061 ALLOY', IndiaTrib – 2019, Dec 2019
  		• 'EFFECT OF MULTI PASS FRICTION STIR PROCESSING ON ELEVATED TEMPERATURE WEAR BEHAVIOUR OF ALUMINIUM 6061 Alloy', IndiaTrib – 2019, Dec 2019
  		• 'Superplasticity: Recent Approaches and Trends', FiMPART, Dec 2019
  		• 'Analysis of the influence of Electro Discharge Machine parameters and electrode material on material removal rate and surface roughness of pure nickel', FiMPART, Dec 2019
  		• 'Friction Stir Processing (FSP): An innovative alternate for fabricating Aluminium Surface Composites', FiMPART, Dec 2019
  		• 'Characterization of Dissimilar Weld Joints Of Stainless Steel to Copper using Inconel Transition by Orbital TIG Technique', National Welding Seminar, Kochi, 13-15th Dec 2018, Dec 2018
  		• 'Autogenous TIG welding of copper', National Welding Seminar, Kochi, 13-15th Dec 2018, Dec 2018
  		• 'COMPARISIONS ON THE RELATION OF FILLET SIZE WITH VARIOUS WELD MODES IN MIG WELDING', National Welding Seminar, Kochi, 13-15th Dec 2018, Dec 2018
  		• 'Effect of Welding Parameters on Microstructures and Properties of Wear Plates', National Welding Seminar, Kochi, 13-15th Dec 2018, Dec 2018
  		• 'Preliminary Investigations on Friction Welding of Dissimilar Al-SS Joints for Pipe to Pipe Configuration', National Welding Seminar, Kochi, 13-15th Dec 2018, Dec 2018
  		• 'EFFECTS OF VARIOUS COOLING TECHNIQUES ON GRAIN REFINEMENT OF ALUMINUM 7075-T651 DURING FRICTION STIR PROCESSING', International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Nov 2016
  		• 'INVESTIGATION AND THERMAL ANALYSIS OF FRICTION STIR WELDING PROCESS PARAMETERS OF AA6061 PLATES', International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2016, Nov 2016
  		• 'Advances in Activated Flux Welding Process', National Welding Seminar, Jan 2015
  		• 'EFFECT OF TOOL PIN OFFSET ON MECHANICAL AND METALLURGICAL POPERITES OF DISSMILAR FSW JOINTS OF 6061T6 AL AllOY to COPPER MATERIAL.', Advancement in Welding, Cutting & Surfacing Technologies for Improved Economy, Reliability & Sustainable Environment, Apr 2014