Dr. A. Muthuchamy
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Name
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Dr. A. Muthuchamy
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Position
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Assistant Professor
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Room No
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MME/NAB/102
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E-mail Id
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muthuchamy@nitt.edu
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Date of Joining
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18-06-2020
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Bio Sketch
Dr. Muthuchamy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu from July 2020 onwards.
Academic Details
Examination
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Board / University
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Year
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Division/ Grade
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Subjects
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Ph.D.
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IIT Madras
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2018
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1st class with distinction
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Metal Matrix composites
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M.Tech
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IIT Kanpur
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2009
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1st class with distinction
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Process Metallurgy
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BE
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Govt. Engg college
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2006
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1st class with distinction
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Metallurgy & Materials Engineering
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High School
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Gayathri Matriculation Hr.Sec. School
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2002
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1st class with distinction
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Employment Profile
Job Title
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Employer
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From
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To
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Teaching and Research
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NIT Trichy
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June 2020
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Till date
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Teaching and Research
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VIT University
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Jan 2016
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June 2020
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Researcher
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Tata Steels R & D
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July 2009
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November 2010
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Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University
Position
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Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution
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From
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To
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Ph.D. admission coordinator
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Department of MME
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June 2020
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Till date
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QIP & MS admission coordinator
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Department of MME
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June 2020
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Till date
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Comprehensive exam coordinator
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Department of MME
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17-07-2020
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17-07-2020
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Laboratory in charge
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Corrosion and Surface Engineering,
Advanced Welding Laboratory,
Ceramics Laboratory
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04-03-2021
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Till date
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Details of Major R&D Projects
Title of Project
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Funding Agency
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Duration
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Status
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From
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To
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Ongoing/ Completed
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Microwave Sintering of Particulate Reinforced Tungsten Heavy Alloy Composites for
Defense Application
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DRDO
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28.06.2018
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28.06.2021
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Completed
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Exploring the Practicability of Extracting Platinum and Palladium From the Mineral
Beds of Sittampudi Village in Salem District of Tamil Nadu: An Experimental and
Molecular Dynamics Approach
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Ministry of Mines
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01.03.2021
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Ongoing
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Details of Academic Work
- Curriculum Development
- Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels - MTPC12, MTPC24, MTPE12, MT606,MT703.
- Projects guided at Postgraduate level - 3
- Other contribution(s)
Refereed Research Journals:
1. Effect of Wettability and Uniform Distribution of Reinforcement Particle on Mechanical Property (Tensile) in Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite—A Review
James J.;Annamalai A.R.;Muthuchamy A.;Jen C.P.
Review Nanomaterials, Volume 11, the Year 2021
DOI:10.3390/nano11092230
2.Effect of Nano Copper on the Densification of Spark Plasma Sintered W–Cu Composites
Madhur V.;Srikanth M.;Annamalai A.R.;Muthuchamy A.;Agrawal D.K.;Jen C.P.
Article Nanomaterials, Volume 11, Year 2021, Pages 1-11
DOI:10.3390/nano11020413
3. A review of the latest developments in the field of refractory high-entropy alloys
Srikanth M.;Raja Annamalai A.;Muthuchamy A.;Jen C.P.
Review Crystals, Volume 11, Year 2021
DOI:10.3390/cryst11060612
4. Effect of TiB2 addition on the microstructural, electrical, and mechanical behavior of Cu–TiB2 composites processed via spark plasma sintering
C Ayyappadas and Ravi Teja and A. Raja Annamalai and Dinesh K Agrawal and Shaik Dilkush and A. Muthuchamy
article International Journal of Materials Research, Volume 112, Year 2021, Pages 118--129
DOI:doi:10.1515/ijmr-2020-7849
5. Effect of Microwave and Conventional Modes of Heating on Sintering Behavior, Microstructural Evolution, and Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mn Alloys
Muthuchamy A.;Srikanth M.;Agrawal D.K.;Annamalai A.R.
Article Molecules, Volume 26, Year 2021
DOI:10.3390/molecules26123675
6. Effect of TiB2addition on the microstructural, electrical, and mechanical behavior of Cu-TiB2composites processed via spark plasma sintering
Ayyappadas C.; Teja R.; Annamalai A.R.; Dinesh K Agrawal; Dilkush S.; Muthuchamy A.
Article International Journal of Materials Research, Volume 112, Year 2021, Pages 118-129
DOI:10.1515/ijmr-2020-7849
7. Powder Metallurgical Processing and Characterization of Molybdenum Addition to Tungsten Heavy Alloys by Spark Plasma Sintering
Annamalai A.R.;Muthuchamy A.;Srikanth M.;Natarajan S.;Acharya S.;Khisti A.;Jen C.P.
Article Materials, Volume 14, Year 2021
DOI:10.3390/ma14195756
8. Effect of Molybdenum (Mo) Addition on Phase Composition, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Pre-Alloyed Ti6Al4V Using Spark Plasma Sintering Technique
Rajadurai M.;Muthuchamy A.;Annamalai A.R.;Agrawal D.K.;Jen C.P.
Article Molecules, Volume 26, Year 2021
DOI:10.3390/molecules26102894
9. Spark Plasma Sintering and Characterization of Al-TiB2 Composites
Annamalai A.R.;Srikanth M.;Muthuchamy A.;Acharya S.;Khisti A.;Agrawal D.K.;Jen C.P.
Article Metals, Volume 10, Year 2020, Pages 1-12
DOI:10.3390/met10091110
10. Microwave heating synthesis and thermoelectric property characterization of highly dense Ca3Co4O9 bulk
Raja Annamalai A.;Ravi Teja P.;Agrawal D.K.;Muthuchamy A.
Article Ceramics International, Volume 46, Year 2020, Pages 17951-17956
DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.04.105
11. Particulate-Reinforced Tungsten Heavy Alloy/Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Composites Sintered Through Spark Plasma Sintering
Muthusamy A.; Boggupalli L.P.; Yadav D.R.; Naveen Kumar N.; Agrawal D.K.; Raja Annamalai A.
Article Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 45, Year 2020, Pages 9283-9291
DOI:10.1007/s13369-020-04732-y
12. Effect of Nickel Addition on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of the Spark Plasma Sintered Ti–6Al–4V Alloy
Muthuchamy A.;Rajadurai M.;Annamalai A.R.;Agrawal D.K.
Article Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Volume 72, Year 2019, Pages 2127-2134
DOI:10.1007/s12666-018-1550-2
13. An investigation on the tribological and electrical behavior of conventional and microwave processed copper-graphite composites
Ayyappadas C.; Muthuchamy A.; Kumar N.N.; Agrawal D.K.; Raja Annamalai A.
Article Materials Research Express, Volume 6, Year 2019
DOI:10.1088/2053-1591/ab1027
14. Effect of La2O3 addition and sintering mode on the mechanical properties and microstructural evolution on an 8YSZ ceramic alloy
Muthuchamy A.;Nagaraju N.;Agrawal D.K.;Annamalai A.R.
Article Ceramics International, Volume 45, Year 2019, Pages 3668-3674
DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.11.028
15. Nd2O3 doped yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics fabricated by conventional and microwave sintering methods
Muthuchamy A.;Nagaraju N.;Raja Annamalai A.;Agrawal D.K.
Article Ceramics - Silikaty, Volume 63, Year 2019, Pages 45-50
DOI:10.13168/cs.2018.0044
16. Reaction Kinetics at the Fiber/Matrix Interface of SiCf/Ti–15–3 Composites
Muthuchamy A.;Janaki Ram G.;Subramanya Sarma V.
Article Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Volume 71, Year 2018, Pages 941-949
DOI:10.1007/s12666-017-1227-2
17. Structure-property correlations of W-Ni-Fe-Mo heavy alloys consolidated using spark plasma sintering
Muthusamy A.; Yadav D.; Agrawal D.; Annamalai R.
Article Materials Research Express, Volume 6, Year 2018
DOI:10.1088/2053-1591/aae349
18. Microstructural Evolution of Iron-Based Alloys Produced by Spark Plasma Sintering Method
Muthuchamy A.; Annamalai A.R.; Karthikeyan M.; Thakur A.; Nagaraju N.; Agrawal D.K.
Article Physics of Metals and Metallography, Volume 119, Year 2018, Pages 678-684
DOI:10.1134/S0031918X18070062
19. Effect of TiC Addition and Heating Mode on the Electrochemical Response of Powder Metallurgy Processed Corrosion-Resistant Austenitic and Ferritic Steels
Muthuchamy A.;Raja Annamalai A.
Article Metal Science and Heat Treatment, Volume 60, Year 2018, Pages 121-127
DOI:10.1007/s11041-018-0249-7
20. Effect of heating mode on sinterability of YSZ+CeO2 ceramics
Raja Annamalai A.;Nagaraju N.;Agrawal D.K.;Muthuchamy A.
Article Metals, Volume 8, Year 2018
DOI:10.3390/met8030189
21. Influence of sintering temperature on mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered pre alloyed Ti-6Al-4 v powder
Muthuchamy A.;Patel P.;Rajadurai M.;Chaurisiya J.K.;Annamalai A.R.
Article Materialpruefung/Materials Testing, Volume 60, Year 2018, Pages 283-288
DOI:10.3139/120.111149
22. Microstructural and electrochemical behavior of aluminum alloy composites produced using different sintering techniques
Muthuchamy A.; Annamalai A.R.; Acharyya S.G.; Nagaraju N.; Agrawal D.K.
Article Materials Research, Volume 21, Year 2018
DOI:10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2017-0321
23. Laser surface modification of 316L stainless steel
Balla V.K.; Dey S.; Muthuchamy A.A.; Janaki Ram G.D.; Das M.; Bandyopadhyay A.
Article Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials, Volume 106, Year 2018, Pages 569-577
DOI:10.1002/jbm.b.33872
24. Spark plasma consolidation of continuous fiber reinforced titanium matrix composites
Muthuchamy A.;Ram G.;Sarma V.
Article Materials Science and Engineering A, Volume 703, Year 2017, Pages 461-469
DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2017.07.085
25. Densification of SiC Particle Reinforced W–Ni–Fe Heavy Alloy Composites Through Conventional and Spark Plasma Sintering
Chaurasia J.;Muthuchamy A.;Patel P.;Annamalai A.
Article Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Volume 70, Year 2017, Pages 2185-2191
DOI:10.1007/s12666-017-1041-x
26. An investigation of the effect of sintering mode on various properties of copper-graphene metal matrix composite
Ayyappadas C.;Muthuchamy A.; Raja Annamalai A.; Agrawal D.
Article Advanced Powder Technology, Volume 28, Year 2017, Pages 1760-1768
DOI:10.1016/j.apt.2017.04.013
27. Conventional and microwave-assisted sintering of copper-silicon carbide metal matrix composites: A comparison
Ayyappadas C.; Annamalai A.R.; Agrawal D.K.; Muthuchamy A.
Article Metallurgical Research and Technology, Volume 114, Year 2017
DOI:10.1051/metal/2017033
28. An investigation of the effect of heating mode and temperature on sintering of Fe-P alloys
Muthuchamy A.; Raja Annamalai A.; Agrawal D.; Upadhyaya A.
Article Materials Characterization, Volume 114, Year 2016, Pages 122-135
DOI:10.1016/j.matchar.2016.02.015
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