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 | April 2015 to Present |
| Experience prior to SSN | 11 years in Teaching + 6.5 years in Research+ 1.5Yr Industry |
| Institutions worked previously | Tagore Engineering College, (Dec 2008-April2015)
SSN College of Engineering (July 2005-Dec 2008) Centre for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research, IITM (June2001-May2005) Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology (June2000-June2001) RMK Engineering College (June1998-May2000) Hindustan College of Engineering (Sept1996-May1998) Centre for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research, IITM (November1994-June1996) |
| Research Interests | Welding, Materials testing and characterization, Corrosion, Additive Manufacturing |
| Subjects Taught | Materials testing and characterization, Additive Manufacturing, Metal forming, Welding and Casting, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Engineering Drawing |
| Research Supervision till date | 13 Ph.D awarded; Ongoing 1 Ph.D |
| Research Output in SSN | 37 publications in SCI /Thomson Reuters/Clarivate journals |
| Research output prior to SSN | 15 publications in SCI /Thomson Reuters/Clarivate journals |
| Research Profile | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nvDwpmUAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Funded Projects | 6 from DRDO, 1 from DST, 1 from UGC-DAE, 1 from AICTE
Total 9 Projects as Principal Investigator |
| Professional Activity | Management Committee member, Indian Institute of Welding, Chennai branch (3years)
Executive Committee member Indian Institute of Metals, Chennai branch (2 years) |
| Professional recognition | International Welding Engineer (IWE) diploma awarded by International Institute of welding, Genoa, Italy.
Entrepreneurship Educators course from IIM Bengaluru. Invited speaker for Continuing Education Programs at DMRL, ICF, L&T and various Engineering colleges in and around Chennai. Reviewer for several International peer reviewed Journals published by Elsevier and Springer, such as “Materials & Design”, “Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals”, “Materials Engineering and Performance”, “Journal of Materials Characterization”.. |
| Administrative Activity | Principal, Tagore Engineering College (Dec2008 -Jan2012)
Dean (R&D), Tagore Engineering College – (Jan2012-April2015) HoD-(Mechanical Engg), SSN College of Engg- (Dec2006-Dec2008) |
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
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23.94
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| 2 | Gas Tungsten arc assisted friction stir welding of steels | DST | 2008-11
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24.45 |
| 3 | Friction Stir Welding of AA2219 to AA5083-Dissimilar Aluminium Alloys. | DRDO – ER&IPR | 2010-12
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13.69
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| 4 | Joining of Aluminium alloy 5083 to DMR 249 grade steel using CMT-MIG welding. | Naval Research Board (NRB), DRDO | 2012-14
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14.95 |
| 5 | Friction Stir Welding of AA7075 thick Plates for heavy Vehicle Application
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Armament Research Board (ARMREB)
DRDO |
2012-14
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14.03
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| 6 | Activated flux GTA welding of duplex stainless steels- Addition of nitrogen to weld metal. | UGC-DAE | 2012-15
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1.05
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| 7 | Development of Nitrogen added low Nickel fillers for welding of Duplex Stainless Steels. | All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) | 2013 -16
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19.32
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| 8 | Optimizing the ballistic performance of AA7075 thick plate Friction stir welds | Armament Research Board (ARMREB)
DRDO |
2018-2021 | 18.78 |
| 9 | Wire arc additive manufacturing of Inconel718 to Stainless steel functionally graded material using dual filler TIG Welding | ER&IPR DRDO |
2023-2026 | 24.20 |
Publications
- 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
- 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
- D.Ebenezer, S.R. Koteswara Rao, K.L. Harikrishna, G. Madhusudhan Reddy: Impression creep behavior of different zones in friction stir welded ZE41 magnesium-rare earth alloy, Materials Science & Engineering A 851 (2022) 143615
- R.Praveen, S.R.Koteswara Rao, G.Selva Kumar, R.Damodaram: High velocity projectile impact behaviour of friction stir welded AA7075 thick plates, Defence Technology, 29 (2023) 153-163
- N Sivashanmugam ,KL Harikrishna , SR Koteswara Rao, S J Samuel Justin and P Wilson: Mechanical and corrosion characteristics of micro-arc oxidized magnesium alloy (ZE41) friction stir welds in modified SBF Physica Scripta. 98 (2023) 105901
