Dr Sreekumar Vadakke Madam

 

Post Doctoral Fellow Address: Geelong Technology Precinct Deakin University Pigdons Rd, Geelong, VIC, 3217, Australia Phone: +61 (3) 5227 1333 Fax: +61 (3) 5227 1103 Email: sreek@deakin.edu.au / vm.srees@gmail.com Research Group: Deakin, Science & Technology, Engineering & Technology

 

Role in the network

Early Career Researcher (ECR)  

Materials Research Focus

Materials solutions for advanced manufacturing  

Current Research Activities

Main areas of research are:

i) Development of Al alloys and Al matrix composites especially in-situ metal matrix composites
ii) Influence of Hydrogen on the microstructural and mechanical behaviour of Ti alloys
 

Selected Publications

Selected publications

1. V.M. Sreekumar, R.M. Pillai, B.C. Pai & M. Chakraborty, "A study on the thermodynamics of In-situ MgAl2O4/Al MMC formation using amorphous silica", Journal of Material Processing Technology, 192-193, (2007), 588-594.


2. V.M. Sreekumar, R.M. Pillai, B.C. Pai & M. Chakraborty, "Synthesis of Al/MgAl2O4 in-situ Metal Matrix Composite from silica gel", Journal of American Ceramic Society, 90[9], (2007), 2905-2911.

3. V.M. Sreekumar, R.M. Pillai, B.C. Pai, & M. Chakraborty, "Evolution of MgAl2O4 phase in liquid metallurgy processed Al/SiO2 Metal Matrix Composites", Journal of Applied Physics A, 90, (2008), 745-752.

4. V.M. Sreekumar, K.R.Ravi, R.M. Pillai, B.C. Pai & M. Chakraborty, "Thermodynamics and kinetics of the formation of Al2O3/ MgAl2O4/MgO in Al-Silica metal matrix composite", Metallurgical and Material Transaction A, 39 [4], (2008), 919-933.

5. V.M. Sreekumar, R.M. Pillai, B.C. Pai & M. Chakraborty, "Microstructural development in Al/MgAl2O4 in-situ metal matrix composite by value added silica sources", Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 9, (2008), 1-9.

6. V.M. Sreekumar, R.M. Pillai, B.C. Pai & M. Chakraborty, "A differential thermal analysis of MgAl2O4, MgO phase formations in Al-Mg alloy/Quartz composite", accepted to Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 461, (2008), 501-508.

7. K.R. Ravi, V.M. Sreekumar, R.M. Pillai, Chandan Mahato, K.R. Amaranathan, R. Arul Kumar & B.C. Pai , "Optimization of mixing parameters through a water model for metal matrix composites synthesis", Material and Design, 28 [3], (2007), 871-881.
 

Membership/Fellowship of Key Organisations

2002-2007:Student Member, Indian Insitute of Metals
2002: American Society of Metals, IIT Khragpur Chapter

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