Dr. R. Damodaram
M.E, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department Of Mechanical Engineering
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| Qualification | B. Tech Mech (2007), M.E. Manufacturing(2009), Ph.D.(2014) |
| Institute of Ph.D. | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
| Experience in SSN | Since June 2014, teaching Metallurgy , Manufacturing Processes and Engineering Graphics. |
| Experience prior to SSN | Nil |
| Research Interests | Materials Joining, Additive Manufacturing and Materials Characterization and testing |
| Research Supervision till date | Ongoing 5 Ph.D |
| Research Output in SSN | 8 Journal publication, 8 Presentations in Conference |
| Research output prior to SSN | 5 publications in Journals; 8 Presentations in conferences |
| Research Profile | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Xmdxi6sAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Funded Projects | 1 from DST/SERB/ECR (PI), 1 from DRDO/ARMREB (Co-PI), 1 from SSN Trust |
| Professional Activity | Collaborating with Dr. Madhu Sudhan Reddy (DMRL-Director) for Friction stir welding. Collabrating With Dr. Prashanth, Professor, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, for Additive Manufacturing. Indian Institute Welding as life time member |
| Administrative Activity | Metallurgy Lab in-charge Member of Dept Quality Assurance Committee Graduation Day-Robing Committee member |
| As a Person | Reading books and Watching movies |
| S.No | Title | Funding Agency | Project period | Value Rs.Lakhs |
| 1 | Friction surfacing for repair of alloy 718 components | DST/SERB-ECR | 2016-2019 | 27.896 |
| 2 | Optimizing the ballistic performance of aa7075 thick plate friction stir welds | DRDO/ARMREB | 2018-2021 | 18.786 |
| 3 | Investigations on the stress corrosion cracking studies of friction stir processed Nickel Aluminium Bronze | SSN Trust | 2014-2017 | 4 |
- P.T. Qin, R. Damodaram, T. Maity, W.W. Zang, C. Yang, Z. Wang, K. G. Prashanth ” Friction welding of electron beam melted Ti-6Al-4V. Materials Science and Engineering: A, (2019), 761, 138045, Elsevier, Impact factor 4.08.
- K.G. Prashanth, R. Damodaram, T. Maity, P. Wang, J. Eckert ” Friction welding of selective laser melted Ti6Al4V parts” Materials Science and Engineering: A, (2017)704,66-71, Elsevier, Impact factor 4.08.
- R. Damodaram, S. Ganesh Sundara Raman, D.V.V. Satyanarayana, G. Madhusudhan Reddy, K. Prasad Rao, Hot tensile and stress rupture behavior of friction welded alloy 718 in different pre-and post-weld heat treatment conditions. Materials Science and Engineering: A 612, (2014), 414-422, Elsevier, Impact factor 4.08.
- K.G Prashanth, R. Damodaram, S. Scudino, Z. Wang, K. Prasad Rao, J. Eckert, Friction welding of Al-12Si parts produced by selective laser melting. Materials and Design, 57 (2014), 632-637, Elsevier, Impact factor 5.77.
- R. Damodaram, S. Ganesh Sundara Raman, K. Prasad Rao, Effect of post-weld heat treatments on microstructure and mechanical properties of friction welded alloy 718 joints, Materials and Design, 53 (2014), 954-961, Elsevier, Impact factor 5.77.