High Temperature Structural Materials Group

Optimisation of post build heat treatment for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) IN718 for high temperature applications - Investigator [Ravi Sankar Kottada] - Funding agency [ISRO] : 2023 - 2025

Stress-rupture evaluation of advanced superalloys for small turbo fan engine (as part of Centre of Propulsion Technologies, CoPT) - Investigator [Ravi Sankar Kottada] - Funding agency [COPT (DRDO)] : 2017 - 2021

National facility for the atomic scale materials characterization using remote operatable atom probe tomography -user consortium - Investigator [Ravi Sankar Kottada (CoPI)] - Funding agency [IIT Madras] : 2017 - 2021

Characterization of selective laser melted Inconel 718 and Ti-6Al-4V (as a part of Centre of Propulsion Technologies, CoPT) - Investigator [Ravi Sankar Kottada (PI), Dr. Janaki Ram G.D. (CoPI)] - Funding agency [COPT (DRDO)] : 2017 - 2020

Dissimilar welding of P91 to super304H  Creep and microstructural characterization (as a part of COEXIST) - Investigator [Ravi Sankar Kottada (PI), Dr. Janaki Ram G.D. (CoPI)] - Funding agency [Ministry of Steel, GoI] : 2017 - 2022

Development of High Entropy Alloy (HEA) coatings as potential bond coat materials for high temperature turbine engine applications - Investigators [Ravi Sankar Kottada (PI), B.S. Murty, and G.D. Janakiram] - Funding agency [ARDB] : 2016 - 2020 

Optimization of hot workability parameters for microstructure control in high temperature superalloys for aerospace applications - Investigators [Ravi Sankar Kottada (PI)] - Funding agency [ISRO] : 2014 - 2016

Processing and characterization of advanced metallic thermal protection materials for reusable launch vehicle applications - Investigators [B.S. Murty (PI) and Ravi Sankar Kottada (co-PI)] - Funding agency [ISRO] : 2014 - 2016

Evaluation of creep behavior of A-TIG weld joints for modified 9Cr-1Mo steel (P-91) - Investigators [M. Kamaraj (PI) and Ravi Sankar Kottada (co-PI)] - Funding agency [BRNS (DAE)] : 2012 - 2016

High temperature mechanical behavior of high strength high entropy alloys - Investigators [Ravi Sankar Kottada (PI) and B.S. Murty] - Funding agency [NRB (DRDO)] : 2012 - 2016

Fabrication of macro porous ceramic materials using BIJEL templates - Investigators [Basavaraja M Gurappa (PI) and Ravi Sankar Kottada (co-PI)] - Funding agency [Nissan R&D] : 2011 - 2013

Evaluation of creep rupture behavior of GTM-SU-718 alloy in salt environment - Investigators [M. Kamaraj (PI) and Ravi Sankar Kottada (co-PI)] - Funding agency [GTRE (DRDO] : 2010 - 2011

Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Ni-xFe (x>3 and 20%) alloys: Thermal stability and plastic deformation - Investigators [Ravi Sankar Kottada (PI)] - Funding agency [IIT Madras] : 2008 - 2011