Research fields and skills

My research is focused on Metal-Additive Manufacturing. The specific research interests include:

• Refractory Metals and Alloys, Ni-based Super alloys, High Strength Steels, Magnesium Alloys

• Metal Additive Manufacturing

• Material Science (Experimental and Computational)

• in-situ and ex-situ Microstructure control for desired properties

• Phase Transformations in Materials

• Surface Engineering

Characterization techniques:

• Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

• Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

• Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)

• X-ray Diffraction (XRD)

• Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

• Optical Profilometry

• Raman Spectroscopy

Mechanical property tests:

• Micro/Nano Hardness

• Uniaxial Tensile and Compression

• Three-point Bending

• Slide and Fretting Wear

• Indentation Based Creep and Wear

Material Degradation tests:

• Atmospheric Corrosion

• Immersion Corrosion

• Electro-Chemical Corrosion

• High Temperature Oxidation

Manufacturing Process:

• Directed Energy Deposition (DED)

• Laser Powder-Bed Fusion (L-PBF)

• Electron Beam Powder-Bed Fusion (EB-PBF)

Material Processing:

• Heat Treatment

• Cryo Rolling and High Temperature Rolling

• Manual Metal Arc Welding (MMAW) and Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

• Conventional and Micro-wave Sintering