May 4, 2020
Dr. S.R. Koteswara Rao – Professor
mechanical
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| Qualification | B.E.Mech (1988), M.Tech – Industrial Metallurgy (1992), Ph.D.(2005) |
| Institute of Ph.D. | Indian Institute of Technology , Madras |
| Experience in SSN | Since April 2015 , teaching Welding Technology, Theory of Metal Forming, Materials Testing and Characterization |
| Experience prior to SSN | 15 years in academics + 1 year in Industry |
| Institutions worked previously | Tagore Engineering College Centre for Industrial consultancy and sponsored Research ICSR, IITM RMK Engineering College Hindustan Engineering College |
| Research Interests | Welding, Corrosion, Testing and characterization |
| Research Supervision till date | Completed – 9 Ph.D ; Ongoing- 6 Ph.D |
| Research Output in SSN | Publications in journals: 21 SCI |
| Research output prior to SSN | Publications in Journals: 14 SCI |
| Research Profile | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nvDwpmUAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Funded Projects | Completed – 7 Ongoing – 1 |
| Professional Activity | Life member of : Indian Institute of Welding – Reg.No. CHN/M/R-10246/L Indian Welding Society – No. L-00169 Indian Institute of Metals – No. CO6-LM01-50650 |
| Professional recognition | International Welding Engineer (IWE) diploma awarded by International Institute of welding, Portugal. Entrepreneurship Educators course from IIM Bengaluru. |
| Administrative Activity | Worked as Head of the Dept at SSN, Principal -Tagore Engg college and Dean (R&D) at Tagore Engg College |
Funded Projects List
| S.No. | Title | Funding Agency | Project period | Value Rs.Lakhs |
| 1 | Friction Stir welding of Scandium added Al-Mg alloys | Naval Research Board (NRB), DRDO | 2006-09 | 23.94 |
| 2 | Gas Tungsten arc assisted friction stir welding of steels | DST | 2008-11 | 24.45 |
| 3 | Friction Stir Welding of AA2219 to AA5083-Dissimilar Aluminium Alloys. | DRDO – ER&IPR | 2010-12 | 13.69 |
| 4 | Joining of Aluminium alloy 5083 to DMR 249 grade steel using CMT-MIG welding | Naval Research Board (NRB), DRDO | 2012-14 | 14.95 |
| 5 | Friction Stir Welding of AA7075 thick Plates for heavy Vehicle Application | Armament Research Board(ARMREB) DRDO |
2012-14 | 14.03 |
| 6 | Activated flux GTA welding of duplex stainless steels- Addition of nitrogen to weld metal | UGC-DAE | 2012-15 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Development of Nitrogen added low Nickel fillers for welding of Duplex Stainless Steels. | AICTE | 2013 -16 | 19.32 |
| 8 | Optimizing the ballistic performance of AA7075 thick plate Friction stir welds | Armament Research Board(ARMREB) DRDO |
2018-2021 | 18.78 |
List of Top five Publications
- S.R.Koteswara Rao, K.Srinivasa Rao, G.Madhusudhan Reddy, M.Kamaraj, K.Prasad Rao, Reasons for superior Mechanical and Corrosion properties of 2219 Aluminum alloy Electron Beam Welds, Materials Characterization, 55 (2005) 345– 354, IF – 3.220, ISSN: 1044-5803.
- S.R.Koteswara Rao, G.Madhusudhan Reddy, M.Kamaraj, K.Prasad Rao, Grain Refinement through Arc Manipulation Techniques in Al-Cu alloy GTA Welds, ,Materials Science and Engineering A, 404 (2005) 227–234 ,IF – 4.081, ISSN: 0921-5093.
- S.R.Koteswara Rao, G.Madhusudhan Reddy, K.Prasad Rao, Effects of thermo-mechanical treatments on mechanical properties of AA 2219 gas tungsten arc welds, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 202, (2008) 283-289, IF – 4.178, ISSN: 0924-0136.
- S.R.Koteswara Rao, B.Kamsala Devi, K.Srinivasa Rao, K.Prasad Rao, Thermo mechanical treatments of Sc and Mg modified Al-Cu alloy welds International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2009) 45:16–24, IF – 2.750, ISSN: 0268-3768.
- Koilraj, M., Sundareswaran, V., Vijayan, S., Koteswara Rao, S.R., Friction stir welding of dissimilar aluminum alloys AA2219 to AA5083 – Optimization of process parameters using Taguchi technique, Materials& Design, volume 42, (2012), 1 – 7 , IF – 5.770, ISSN: 0261-3069.
