Growth of switchable wetting surfaces for self cleaning applications.
Growth of thick diamond like carbon (DLC) wear resistance coating by plasma activated chemical vapour deposition.
Growth of oxide based transparent nanostructured hard coatings for optical application.
Making of pure diamond based windows for optical and radiation applications.
Development, characterization and erosion wear analysis of plasma spray coatings using industrial waste and low-grade minerals like red mud and copper slag.
Development, evaluation and characterization of Mg based metal matrix composites for automotive and aerospace applications.
Development of thermal barrier coatings for automotive and aerospace applications.
Development of plasma sprayed bio-ceramic coatings for bio-medical applications.
Development of Al, Mg and Cu based composites through powder metallurgy route and evaluation of their properties.
Non-destructive characterisation of materials for evaluating their deteriorated properties.
Assessment of exhausted life of high temperature materials using miniature specimen techniques viz. shear punch and small punch test.
Study on variation of microstructural parameters in Titanium alloys under non-stationary process of superplastic deformation.
Development of a variant of scalar constitutive equations suitable for description of the near superplastic regimes of deformation.
Residual life assessment of high temperature materials like low alloy steel and Ni based alloys using non-destructive evaluation.
Development, characterization and erosive wear analysis of polymer matrix hybrid composites.
Assessment of service suitability and present state of health of coach wheel discs for railways using non-destructive inspection and wear property evaluation.
Assessment of present state of health of draw gear components for service worthiness using non-destructive evaluation.
Study on indentation creep behaviour of low alloy steels for examining their service induced damages.
Friction, wear and erosion properties evaluation of rail steel.
Erosive wear analysis of composites and coatings under different impact conditions.
Oxidation behaviour and microstructural degradation of low alloy steel in oxy-fuel environment.