Dr. S.B. Chandrasekhar

1. S.B. Chandrasekhar, V. Mahender, A. Shiv Kumar, R. Sundaresan, "Effect of atmosphere in the sintering of heavy alloys", MPIF, 13 (2002) 201–210. 2. G.V.S. Nageswara Rao, M. Hanumantha Rao, S.B. Chandrasekhar, R. Sundaresan, “Influence of hot dip galvanizing on corrosion protection of sintered ferrous components”, Trans. Indian Inst. Met., 59 (2006) 423–429. 3. D. Sivaprahasam, S.B. Chandrasekhar, R. Sundaresan, “Microstructure and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline WC–12Co consolidated by spark plasma sintering”, Int. J. Refract. Met. Hard Mater. 25 (2007) 144–152. 4. K. Murugan, S.B. Chandrasekhar, J. Joardar, “Nanostructured α/β–tungsten by reduction of WO3 under microwave plasma”, Int. J. Refract. Met. Hard Mater. 29 (2011) 128–133. 5. D. Chakravarty, B.V. Sarada, S.B. Chandrasekhar, K. Saravanan, T.N. Rao, “A novel method of fabricating porous silicon”, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 528 (2011) 7831– 7834. 6. R. Mariappan, S. Kumaran, T. Srinivasa Rao, S. B. Chandrasekhar, ”Microstructure and mechanical properties of duplex stainless steels sintered in different atmospheres”, Powder Metall. 54 (2011) 236 – 241. 7. S. Mahendra Kumar, K. Murugan, S.B. Chandrasekhar, Neha Hebalkar, M. Krishna, B.S. Satyanarayana, Giridhar Madras, “Synthesis and characterization of nano silicon and titanium nitride powders using atmospheric microwave plasma technique”, J. Chem. Sci. 124 (2012) 557–563. 8. S.B. Chandrasekhar, D. Prabhu, M. Gopinath, V. Chandrasekaran, M. Ramakrishna, V. Uma, R. Gopalan, “High saturation magnetization in Fe–0.4 wt% P alloy processed by a two–step heat treatment”, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 345 (2013) 239–242. 9. R. Naresh Kumar, BalajiPadya, S.B. Chandrasekhar, P.K. Jain, V. V.S.S. Srikanth, K. Bhanu Sankara Rao, “Morphological, structural and phase characteristics of conventionally sintered MWCNTs/Cuc”, Proc. "International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials & Emerging Engineering Technologies" (ICANMEET–2013). 10. Sanjay R. Dhage, P.S. Chandrasekhar, S.B. Chandrasekhar, S.V. Joshi, “CIGS absorber layer by single–step non–vacuum intense pulsed light treatment of inkjet–printed film”, IEEE Proc. (2014) 1607–1610. 11. S.B. Chandrasekhar, S. Sudhakara Sarma, M. Ramakrishna, P. Suresh Babu, Tata N. Rao and B.P. Kashyap, “Microstructure and properties of hot extruded Cu–1 wt.% Al2O3 nano composites synthesized by various techniques”, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 591 (2014) 46–53. 12. S.S. Kumar, E.S. Sandeep, S.B. Chandrasekhar, S.K. Karak, “Development of nano–oxide dispersed 304L steels by mechanical milling and conventional sintering”, Mater. Res. 19 (1) (2016) 175–182. 13. S.B. Chandrasekhar, N.P. Wasekar, M. Ramakrishna, P. Suresh Babu, T.N. Rao, B.P. Kashyap, “Dynamic strain ageing in fine grained Cu–1 wt%Al2O3 composite processed by two step ball milling and spark plasma sintering”, J. Alloys Compd. 656 (2016) 423–430. 14. P. Sai Karthik, S.B. Chandrasekhar, D. Chakravarty, P.V.V. Srinivas, V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, T.N. Rao, “Propellant grade ultrafine aluminum powder by RF induction plasma”, Adv. Powder Technol. 29 (2018) 804–812. 15. N.S. Anas, S.B. Chandrasekhar, R.K. Dash, T.N. Rao, R. Vijay, “Effect of carbon nanotubes on solution treatment temperature and dissolution characteristics of precipitates in Al alloy produced by high–energy milling and hot extrusion”, Trans. Indian Inst. Met., 72 (2019) 2687–2697. 16. D. Sivaprahasam, S. B. Chandrasekhar, K. Murugan, K. V. P. Prabhakar, “Microstructure and mechanical properties of M62 high–speed steel powder consolidated by high–temperature gas extrusion”, Mater. Res. Innovations 24 (2019) 52–57. 17. V. Krishna, R. Padmapreetha, S.B. Chandrasekhar, K. Murugan, R. Johnson, “Oxidation resistant TiO2–SiO2 coatings on mild steel by sol–gel”, Surf. Coat. Technol. 378 (2019) 125041. 18. D. Sivaprahasam, S.B. Chandrasekhar, S. Kashyap, R. Gopalan, “Thermal conductivity of nanostructured Fe0.04Co0.96Sb3 skutterudite”, Mater. Lett. 252 (2019) 231–234. 19. B. Prasanth, B. Jayachandren, Neha Hebalkar, R. Gopalan, S.B. Chandrasekhar, D. Sivaprahasam, “Improved thermal stability of thermoelectric Mg2Si0.4Sn0.6”, Mater. Lett. 276 (2020) 128204. 20. P.V. Durga, K. Satya Prasad, S.B. Chandrasekhar, A.V. Reddy, S.R. Bakshi, R. Vijay, “Microstructural and mechanical properties of oxide dispersion strengthened iron aluminides produced by mechanical milling and hot extrusion, J. Alloys comp. 834 (2020) 155218. 21. R. Vignesh Kumar, R. Harichandran, U. Vignesh, M. Thangavel, S.B. Chandrasekhar, “Influence of hot extrusion on strain hardening behaviour of graphene platelets dispersed aluminium composites”, J Alloys Comp. 855 (2021) 157448. 22. S. Ganesh, P. Sai Karthik, M. Ramakrishna, A.V. Reddy, S.B. Chandrasekhar, R. Vijay, “Ultra–high strength oxide dispersion strengthened austenitic steel”, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 814 (2021) 141192. 23. P.S. Ninawe, S. Ganesh, P. Sai Karthik, S.B. Chandrasekhar, R. Vijay, “Microstructure and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered austenitic ODS steel”, Adv. Powder Technol. 33 (2022) 103584. 24. G. Neelima Devi, S. Kumar, T. Sharanya Balaji, M. Tarun Babu, S.B. Chandrasekhar, A. Venu Gopal, A. Jyothirmayi, “Influence of inter–splat bonding state of cold sprayed IN625 and IN718 coatings on mechanical and corrosion performance”, Surf. Coat. Technol. 445 (2022) 128731. 25. S.B. Chandrasekhar, M. Ramakrishna, N.P. Wasekar, T.N. Rao, B.P. Kashyap, “Grain boundary and grain interior strengthening in nano–micron grain sized Cu–1wt. %Al2O3 composite”, Mater. Sci. Technol. https://doi.org/10.1080/02670836.2023.2165653. (2023) 26. P. Sai Karthik, S. Ganesh, P.S. Ninawe, M. Battabyal, S.B. Chandrasekhar, R. Vijay, “Microstructure and mechanical properties of austenitic ODS steel processed using Ni–20Cr”, J. Mater. Res. DOI:10.1557/s43578–023–00938–6. (2023) 27. R. Mariappan, J. Chandradass, T. Mohandas, and S.B. Chandrasekhar, “Exploring the microstructural features and mechanical performance of 21–4N steel fabricated via vacuum hot pressing and spark plasma sintering”, J. Mater. Eng. Perform. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665–025–11490–1 (2025). 28. M. Ramakrishna, K. Divya, S.B. Chandrasekhar, K. Suresh, K. Rajesh, “Heterogeneous precipitation of γ′′ along LAGBs during post–heat treatment of powder bed fusion additively manufactured IN718 superalloy”, Scripta Mater. 268 (2025)116898 29. K. Murugan, N. Chandramani, K. Gopika, S. B. Chandrasekhar, “High–temperature oxidation resistance of Fe2Al5 surface modified mild steel”, Res. Mater. Sci. 1 (2025) 2563515. 30. Sagar, D. Vijaya Lakshmi, P. Suresh Babu, N. Selvaraj, S.B. Chandrasekhar, L. Rama Krishna, K. Murugan, “High–temperature oxidation behaviour of slurry–based silicide coating on TZM alloy”, Int. J. Refract. Met. Hard Mater. 135 (2026) 107543. 31. D. Sivaprahasam, S. Sudakara Sarma, K. Murugan, S.B. Chandrasekhar, “Microstructure and mechanical properties of SS316L fabricated via MIM using agar binder system”, J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 2026 (Accepted).

1. Development and supply of tungsten heavy alloy cubes DRDL, DRDO Hyderabad (2000-2003). 2. Development of the process for powder forging of the connecting rod - SERC, DST (2004-2005). 3. Development of ultra fine / nano crystalline WC-12Co powders through mechanical milling for detonation spray coating ARDB, New Delhi (2005-2006). 4. To develop Fe-P based soft magnetic material through melt route for automobile applications, DST (2010-2014). 5. Development and supply of nano aluminium powder, SF Complex, Chhattisgarh, DRDO, (2014-2017). 6. Development and supply of ODS RAFM-9Cr steel powders - IPR, Ahmedabad, 2015-2018. 7. Development of ODS-austenitic steel and establish the process for the production of (i) high pressure compressor blades and (ii) low temperature turbine blades TRC, DST 2015-2020.