Papers published in Peer Reviewed International Journals:
S. L. Pramod, Ravikirana, A. K. Prasada Rao, Srinivasa R. Bakshi and B. S. Murty, Microstructure and mechanical properties of as-cast and T6 treated Sc modified A356-5TiB2 in-situ composite, Materials Science and Engineering A, 739, 2019, 383-394. (impact factor: 4.65). DOI Download Link
S. L. Pramod, Ravikirana, A. K. Prasada Rao, Srinivasa R. Bakshi and B. S. Murty, Effect of Sc addition and T6 aging treatment on the microstructure modification and mechanical properties of A356 alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, 674, 2016, 438-450. (impact factor: 4.65). DOI Download Link
S.L. Pramod, Srinivasa R. Bakshi and B.S. Murty, Aluminum Based Cast in situ Composites – A Review, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 24, 2015, 2185-2207. (impact factor: 1.65). DOI Download Link
S. L. Pramod, A. K. Prasada Rao, B. S. Murty and Srinivasa R. Bakshi, Effect of Sc addition on the microstructure and wear properties of A356 alloy and A356-TiB2 in situ composite, Materials & Design, 78, 2015, 85-94. (impact factor: 6.29). DOI Download Link
Prathap Chandran, Tadepalli Sirimuvva, Niraj Nayan, A.K. Shukla, S.V.S.Narayana Murty, S.L. Pramod, S.C. Sharma, and Srinivasa R. Bakshi. "Effect of Carbon Nanotube Dispersion on Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Silicon Alloy Matrix Composites", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 23, 2014, 1028-1037. (impact factor: 1.65). DOI Download Link
International & National Conference Oral/ Poster Presentations:
S. L. Pramod, T. P. D.Rajan, B. C. Pai, J. Anburaj. "Advanced Processing Techniques of Functionally Graded Materials for Engineering Applications", National Symposium for Post Graduate Students (NSPGS – 2010) at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, April 24-25, 2010.
S. L. Pramod, A. Elsayed, Srinivasa R. Bakshi, B.S. Murty, C. Ravindran. “Processing and mechanical properties evaluation of in-situ AZ91- TiB2/TiC reinforced composites”, 5th International Conference on Solidification Science and Processing (ICSSP-5), 19-22 Nov. 2012, Bhubaneswar, India.
S. L. Pramod, A. K. Prasada Rao, B. S. Murty and Srinivasa R. Bakshi. "Effect of Sc addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of A356 alloy and A356 -10 wt.% TiB2 in-situ composites", International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite Materials (ICRACM-2013), 18-21 Feb, 2013, Goa, India.
S. L. Pramod, A. K. Prasada Rao, S. R. Bakshi, B. S. Murty, “Effect of Sc addition on the grain refinement, Si modification and mechanical properties of A356 and A356-10 wt.% TiB2 in-situ composites”, National Metallurgical Day – Annual Technical Meeting (NMD-ATM 2013), 12-15 November, 2013, Varanasi, India.
G. Gautham Prakash, S. L. Pramod, Prathap Chandran, Cheng Zhang, Arvind Agarwal, Daniel Fabijanic, and Srinivasa Rao Bakshi. “Microstructure and wear properties of Ni-Cu-Cr-Al multi-component coatings prepared by plasma spraying”. 2013 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, March 3-7, 2013, San Antonio, USA.
Prathap Chandran, Sunita Patra, Niraj Chawake, Shyam Kumar, N. Karthiselva, S. L. Pramod, Niraj Nayan, Srinivasa R. Bakshi. “An attempt on synthesis of Fe-Cementite nanocomposites from Fe-CNT powders by powder metallurgy techniques”. Processing and Applications of Advanced Materials XXI (PFAM-21), December 10-13, 2012, Guwahati, India.
G. Gautham Prakash, S. L. Pramod, Prathap Chandran, Cheng Zhang, Arvind Agarwal, Daniel Fabijanic, Srinivasa R. Bakshi. “Microstructure and properties of Ni-Cu-Cr-Al multi-component coatings prepared by plasma spraying followed by surface mechanical attrition”. 3rd Asian Symposium on Materials and Processing (ASMP2012), August 30-31, 2012, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
Prathap Chandran, T. Sirimuvva, S. L. Pramod, Srinivasa R. Bakshi, Niraj Nayan, S.V.S. Narayana Murty. “Effect of Carbon Nanotube Dispersion on Mechanical Properties of Powder Metallurgy Processed Al-CNT Composites”. International Conference on Strength of Materials (ICSMA-16), August 19-24,2012, Bangalore India.
S. L. Pramod, A. K. Prasada Rao, B. S. Murty and Srinivasa R. Bakshi, "Effect of Sc addition on microstructure, mechanical and wear properties in A356 alloy and A356-TiB2 composites" Innovation in Processing of Light Metals for Transportation Industries: A Symposium in Honor of C. Ravi Ravindran, Materials Science and Technology Conference, (MS&T14), October 12-16, 2014, Pittsburgh, USA.
S. L. Pramod, A. K. Prasada Rao, B. S. Murty and Srinivasa R. Bakshi, "Effect of Sc addition on microstructure, mechanical and wear properties in A356 alloy and A356-TiB2 composites" Conference on Advances in Light Metals and its Composites, (CALM2014), December 6-7, 2014, SRM University, Chennai, India.
S. L. Pramod, A. K. Prasada Rao, B. S. Murty and Srinivasa R. Bakshi, "Effect of Sc addition on the microstructural modification and mechanical properties in A356 alloy and A356-TiB2 composite" Advances in Metal Casting Technologies, Materials Science and Technology Conference, (MS&T15), October 04-08, 2015, Columbus, USA.
S. L. Pramod, Ravikirana, A. K. Prasada Rao, B. S. Murty and Srinivasa R. Bakshi “Effect of Sc addition on the microstructural modification and mechanical properties in A356 alloy and A356-TiB2 in-situ composite”, Second International Conference & Expo on Heat Treatment & Surface Engineering (HT&SE 2016) with Concurrent Event on Automotive Materials and Manufacturing, May 12-14, 2016, Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India.
Invited Lectures in International and National Conferences & Seminars :
S. L. Pramod, "Advances in Foundry Technology", DST PURSE Sponsored National Seminar on Advances in Manufacturing Technology [AMT-2018], 16 & 17 March 2018, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India.
S. L. Pramod, "NDT Techniques for evaluation of Casting Quality", Pre-Conference (3rd International Conference on Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Simulation, ICDAMS 2018) Workshop on NDT Techniques for Evaluation of Castings & Welding Structures, 5th April 2018, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
Patents and Design Registration :
Patents filed: 1 Indian patent filed - 'A Drip irrigation Device' used in drip irrigation for affordable farming.
Designs Registered: 3 design registered in India - Nature inspired rotavator blade designs. Rotavator is used for farm land preparation. 3 different blade designs were arrived based on TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) and Biomimicry concepts.