Research Publications 

Research publications in peer reviewed international journals 

(Google scholar statistics as of April 2023: Total number of citations - 1700; h-index -17;i10 index - 25)

• 1. V Chakkravarthy, P. Manojkumar, M. Lakshmanan, R. Prabhakaran, K. Eswar Prasad, R.L. Narayan, Comparing bio-tribocorrosion of selective laser melted Titanium-25%Niobium and conventionally manufactured Ti-6Al-4V in inflammatory conditions, Accepted in Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2023

  2. L. Chandran, Sri Datta Rapaka, K. Eswar Prasad, A. Ratna Kumar, Modeling the failure of silicon carbide under high strain-rate compression: A parametric study, Accepted in Materials Today Proceedings 2023

  3. T. Dixit, K. Eswar Prasad, Effect of temperature and sliding speed on the dry sliding wear behavior of as-cast Boron modified Ti-6Al-4V alloys, Lubricants 10, 296 (2022) (https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants10110296)

  4. A.Sharma, A.Tripathi, Sree Harsha Nandam, Horst Hahn, K.Eswar Prasad, Role of Indenter geometry on the deformation behavior in a Pd-Si based metallic and nanoglass, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 933, 167693 (2023) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.167693)

  5. T. Dixit, S. P. Sethy, S. Gollapudi, K. Eswar Prasad, On the corrosion behavior of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V alloys: role of mesostructures, crystallographic texture, and phase fractions, Accepted in Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals 76, 647-655 (2023) (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-022-02782-4)

  6. V.S. Kathavate, K. Eswar Prasad, Mangalampalli S.R.N. Kiran, Yong Zhu, Mechanical characterization of piezoelectric materials: A perspective on deformation behavior across different microstructural length scales, Journal of Applied Physics 132, 121103 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0099161

  7. A. Sharma, S. S. Hirmukhe, S. H. Nandam, H. Hahn, K. Eswar Prasad, I. Singh, Strain rate sensitivity of a nano glass and metallic glass Journal of Alloys and Compounds 921, 165991 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165991 

  8. R. Dadhich, K. Eswar Prasad, I. Singh, Microindentation response of relaxor ferroelectric PMN-0.32PT single crystal, Ceramics International 48, 19 29093-29101 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.05.027 

  9. U. Melkani, S. Mullick, S. Bhatnagar, R. Pantangi, K. Eswar Prasad, and S. Gollapudi, Analysis of groove quality and machining behavior of Zr-based metallic glass through laser grooving and electro-jet machining, Journal of Laser Applications 34, 012030 (2022) https://doi.org/10.2351/7.0000564

  10. K.P. Raineesh, K. Eswar Prasad, Indentation size effect in Magnesium single crystals of different crystallographic orientations, Journal of Materials Research 37, 728–736 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-021-00480-3

  11. P.R. Choudhury, K. Eswar Prasad, J.K. Schueller, and A. Bhattacharyya, Regression models for sliding speed and normal load effects on wear and friction in dry sliding of boron modified as-cast Ti6Al4V on hardened EN 31 steel, Journal of Engineering Tribology 236, (2022) 1350-1362  https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501211059286

  12. S. S. Hirmukhe, A. Sharma, S. H. Nandam, H. Hahn, K. Eswar Prasad, I. Singh, Investigation of softening induced indentation size effect in Nanoglass and Metallic glass, Journal of Non-crystalline Solids 577, 121316 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2021.121316

  13. V.S. Kathavate, H. Sonagara, B. Praveen Kumar, I. Singh, K. Eswar Prasad, Direct observations of changes in ferroelectric domain configurations around the indentation and ahead of the crack front, Materialia 19, 101191, (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101191

  14. K.P. Raineesh, K. Sairam, K. Rajesh, K. Eswar Prasad, Novel approach to characterize the deformation under Berkovich and spherical indentations: Study on Magnesium single crystals, Phys. Rev. Mater. 5, 083604 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.5.083604

  15. T. Dixit, P. K. Sahu, K. Jonnalagadda, K. Eswar Prasad, Effect of powder layer thickness and scan strategy on the deformation and failure of Selectively Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, 822 (2021) 141656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.141656

  16. A Sharma, Sree Harsha Nandam, Horst Hahn, K. Eswar Prasad, Effect of structural relaxation on the indentation size effect and deformation behavior of Cu-Zr based nanoglasses, Frontiers in Materials 8 (2021) 676764, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2021.676764

  17. S. S. Hirmukhe, K. Eswar Prasad, I. Singh, Finite element analysis of deformation and failure mechanisms in nanoscale hexagonal cellular structures of metallic glasses, (Mechanics of Materials 160 (2021) 103946, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2021.103946

  18. V.S. Kathavate, H. Sonagara, B. Praveen Kumar, I. Singh, K. Eswar Prasad, Tailoring nanomechanical properties of hard and soft PZT piezoceramics via selective annealing, Materials today communications 28 (2021) 102945, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102495

  19. V.S. Kathavate, B. Praveen Kumar, I. Singh, K. Eswar Prasad, Analysis of Indentation Size Effect (ISE) in nanoindentation hardness in polycrystalline PMN-PT piezoceramics with different domain configurations, Ceramics International 47, (2021) 11870-11877, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.01.027

  20. V.S. Kathavate, H. Sonagara, B. Praveen Kumar, I. Singh, K. Eswar Prasad, Role of domain configurations on the Mechanistic Modelling of Indentation Size Effects (ISEs) in nano hardness of Hard and Soft PZT Piezoceramics, International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics 13 (2021) 63–78, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12572-020-00279-1

  21. A. Sharma, Sree Harsha Nandam, H. Hahn, K. Eswar Prasad, On the differences in shear band characteristics between a binary Pd-Si metallic and nanoglass, Scripta Materialia 191 (2021) 17-22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.09.009

  22. V.S. Kathavate, B. Praveen Kumar, I. Singh, K. Eswar Prasad, Effect of sub and above-curie temperature annealing on the nanomechanical properties of PMN-PT Piezoceramics, Ceramics International 46 (2020) 12876-12883, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.01.155

  23. S. Hirmukhe, K. Eswar Prasad, I. Singh, Investigation of pressure sensitive plastic flow in nanoglasses from finite element simulations, Scripta Materialia 180 (2020) 45-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.01.022

  24. BY Liu, K. Eswar Prasad, N Yang, F Liu, ZW Shan, In-Situ Quantitative TEM Investigation on the Dynamic Evolution of Individual Twin Boundary in Magnesium Under Cyclic Loading, Acta Materialia 179 (2019) 414-423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.08.043

  25. S. Hirmukhe, K. Eswar Prasad, I. Singh, Finite element analysis of tensile deformation of nanoglass-metallic glass laminate composites, Computational Materials Science 161 (2019) 83–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.01.031

  26. T. Dixit, I. Singh, K. Eswar Prasad, Room and high temperature dry sliding wear behavior of Boron modified as-cast Ti-6Al-4V alloys against hardened steel, Wear 420-421 (2019) 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2018.10.021

  27. K. Eswar Prasad, KT. Ramesh, Hardness and mechanical anisotropy of hexagonal SiC single crystal polytypes, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 770 (2019) 158-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.08.102

  28. V. Kathavate, B. Praveen Kumar, P.R Choudhury, I. Singh, K. Eswar Prasad, Nanoindentation response of PZT and NKN-NT piezoceramics, Journal of Coupled Systems and Multiscale Dynamics 6 (2018) 291-299. https://doi.org/10.1166/jcsmd.2018.1175

  29. N.P. Daphalapurkar, S. Patil, T. Nguyen, K. Eswar Prasad, KT. Ramesh, A Crystal Plasticity Model for Body-centered Cubic Molybdenum: Experiments and Simulations, Materials Science and Engineering: A 738 (2018) 283-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.09.099

  30. M. Bohra, K. Eswar Prasad, R. Bollina, S.C. Sahoo, N. Kumar, Characterizing the phase purity of nanocrystalline Fe3O4 thin films using Verwey transition, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 418 (2016) 137-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.02.010

  31. A. Bhattacharyya, Gaurav Singh, K. Eswar Prasad, R. Narasimhan, U. Ramamurty, On the strain rate sensitivity of plastic flow in metallic glasses, Materials Science and Engineering A 625 (2015) 245-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2014.12.004

  32. K. Eswar Prasad, K.T. Ramesh, In-situ observations and quantification of twin boundary mobility in polycrystalline magnesium, Materials Science and Engineering A 617 (2014) 121-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2014.08.043

  33. K. Eswar Prasad, B. Li, N. Dixit, M. Shaffer, S.N. Mathaudhu, K.T. Ramesh, The Dynamic Flow and Failure Behavior of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys, JOM 66 (2014) 291-304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0850-6

  34. K. Eswar Prasad, K. Rajesh, U. Ramamurty, Micro- and macro-pillar compression responses of Mg single crystals oriented for single slip or extension twinning, Acta Materialia 65 (2014) 316-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2013.10.073

  35. K. Eswar Prasad, U. Ramamurty, Effect of temperature on the plastic zone and shear band density in a metallic glasses, Materials Science and Engineering A 535 (2012) 48-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2011.12.040

  36. K. Eswar Prasad, N. Chollacoop, U. Ramamurty, Role of indenter angle on the plastic deformation underneath the sharp indenter and representative strains: an experimental and numerical study, Acta Materialia 59 (2011) 4343-4355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2011.03.058

  37. K. Eswar Prasad, Barun Das, U. Maitra, U. Ramamurty, C. N. R. Rao, Extraordinary synergy in the mechanical properties of polymer matrix composites reinforced with two nanocarbons, PNAS 106 (2009) 13186. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0905844106

  38. U. Maitra, K. Eswar Prasad, C. N. R. Rao, U. Ramamurty, Mechanical properties of nanodiamond reinforced polymer-matrix composites, Solid State Communications 149 (2009) 1693-1697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2009.06.017

  39. A. Dubach, K. Eswar Prasad, R. Raghavan, J. F. Loffler, J. Michler, U. Ramamurty, Free volume dependent pressure sensitivity of Zr-based bulk metallic glass, Journal of Materials Research 24 (2009) 2697-2704. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2009.0304

  40. B. Das, K. Eswar Prasad, C. N. R. Rao, U. Ramamurty, Nanoindentation studies on polymer matrix composites reinforced by few-layer graphene, Nanotechnology 20 (2009) 125705. (This paper was the one of the highly downloaded papers, rated in top 10% of the papers in one quarter and also listed in the Nanotechnology highlights of the year - 2009). https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/20/12/125705

  41. K. Eswar Prasad, V. Keryvin, U. Ramamurty, Pressure sensitive flow and constraint factor in amorphous materials below glass transition, Journal of Materials Research 24 (2009) 865-872. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2009.0113

  42. V. Keryvin, K. Eswar Prasad, Y. Gueguen, J. C. Sangleboeuf, U. Ramamurty, Temperature dependence of pressure sensitivity in metallic glasses below glass transition, Philosophical Magazine 88 (2008) 1773-1790. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786430802286971

  43. K. Eswar Prasad, R. Raghavan, U. Ramamurty, Temperature dependence of pressure sensitivity in a metallic glass, Scripta Materalia 57 (2007) 121-124.

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