Dr. Pramod S. L. Email & Phone Number

Chennai, Tn, In

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Materials for Automotive applications: Light weighting- Aluminium and Magnesium castings- Advanced High Strength and 3rd generation steels for Chassis, Suspension and BIW components.- Glass Fiber/Carbon Fiber reinforced SMC composites Manufacturing:- Tailor welded blanks for light weighting- Cold forming of AHSS steel grades- Magnesium(Mg) castings- Cold Metal Transfer Welding (CMT) for Al-Steel dissimilar metal welding.List of projects:-… Show more Materials for Automotive applications: Light weighting- Aluminium and Magnesium castings- Advanced High Strength and 3rd generation steels for Chassis, Suspension and BIW components.- Glass Fiber/Carbon Fiber reinforced SMC composites Manufacturing:- Tailor welded blanks for light weighting- Cold forming of AHSS steel grades- Magnesium(Mg) castings- Cold Metal Transfer Welding (CMT) for Al-Steel dissimilar metal welding.List of projects:- Incremental sheet metal forming (3D Robo forming) for developing sheet metal components.- Conversion of hot stamped component to cold stamped using AHSS grade steel material- Composite leaf spring for PV & CV - Light weighting and Ride & Handling improvement.- Light weighting of wheels by upgrading material grade, down gauging and flow forming process.- Development of light weight Magnesium (Mg) Cross Car Beam (CCB). - Light weighting of Body in White (BIW) using structural reinforcements.- Rotavator blade design and blade life improvement for rotavator tractor implement.- Design and Development of new low pressure drippers for drip irrigation. Show less

Chennai Area, India

Hinduja Foundries - Ashok Leyland Ltd. Foundry Division.- Metallurgist- Process Improvement & Control- Quality and TechnologyEXPERTISE:(i) Green sand system: Green sand properties and its impact on casting quality.(ii) Metallurgy of cast iron and its impact on casting quality.(iii) Failure analysis: Casting defect analysis.(iv) PUCB (Cold Box) and Shell (Croning) core making process. (v) Grey cast iron engine block and head manufacturing (foundry)… Show more Hinduja Foundries - Ashok Leyland Ltd. Foundry Division.- Metallurgist- Process Improvement & Control- Quality and TechnologyEXPERTISE:(i) Green sand system: Green sand properties and its impact on casting quality.(ii) Metallurgy of cast iron and its impact on casting quality.(iii) Failure analysis: Casting defect analysis.(iv) PUCB (Cold Box) and Shell (Croning) core making process. (v) Grey cast iron engine block and head manufacturing (foundry) process.List of projects:(i) Study on the effect of Residual stress on casting cooling rate for engine heads and blocks using magma software simulation and non destructive testing (NDT).(ii) Study on the use of natural sodium bentonite (Na) in green sand system and its effect on casting quality.(iii) Study on the effect of shell core baking temperature & time on core quality.(iv) Optimization of core baking temperature on core baking ovens using thermal mapping. (v) Optimization of alloy composition for different grades of grey cast iron based on mechanical property requirement.(vi) Casting yield improvement in engine blocks and head by optimizing runner, riser, vent hole, pouring cup sizes with the help of magma simulation.(vii) Green Sand Reclamation: Usage of discarded green sand for making cores after thermal and mechanical reclamation.(viii) Study on the effect of fine round sand (Dubai Sand, AFS 55-65) on the core quality, casting surface finish and casting quality for critical intrinsic thin wall cores like water jacket and oil drain.(ix) Established processes for:(a) Alloying element addition and charge mix for different grade castings/ different part nos.(b) Green sand additives for different part castings (based on size of casings, engine head or engine block)(c) Stringent process control on core shop for PUCB core making – resin addition percentage and amine purging(d) Developed process / analytical model for calculating alloy cost and melting losses Show less

IITM-ISRO Sponsored Project: Synthesis and thermo-mechanical processing effects on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-Al-Ni-Cr-Co-Fe based multi-component/high-entropy alloys

India

RESEARCH EXPERTISE- Al and Mg alloys for Automotive application- Metal Casting / Foundry Technology- Composite Materials: Processing & Characterization - Mechanical & Tribological properties of materials - Microstructure - Mechanical property correlation- Material selection and failure analysis- Nano Materials

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Metallurgical And Materials Engineering

Activities and Societies: Chair: Material Advantage Chapter at IIT Madras; Membership: American Society of Metals(ASM), Indian Institute.

Visiting Scholar, Advanced Materials And Manufacturing Processes: Magnesium Alloys And Composites

Activities and Societies: Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Visiting Scholar to Centre for Near-net-shape Processing of Materials(CNPM).

M.E, Industrial Metallurgy, Best Outgoing Student Award

Activities and Societies: Organizing & Technical committee member: National technical symposium NSPGS2020 Master of Engineering.

B.E, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Active participant and organizing committee member in technical symposiums and other events. Bachelor.