Srikanth Bontha

Designation: 

Professor

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Professional Experience: 

Total: 16 years 11 months, and at NITK: 9 year 5 months

Contact Details

E-mail: 

srikanth.bontha@nitk.edu.in,
srikanth.bontha@gmail.com

Telephone: 

08242473080
Academic Background

• PhD (Wright State University),2006
• M.S. (Wright State University), 2002
• B.Tech. (JNTU College of Engg, Hyderabad),1999

Areas of Interest

• Mechanics and Materials Issues in Metal Additive Manufacturing
• Laser Processing of Materials
• Modeling of Manufacturing Processes

Significant Projects

Project Title: Understanding the Evolution of Residual Stress During Repair and Refurbishment of Gas Turbine Components via Laser Additive Manufacturing
Sponsoring Agency: Uchchatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY)
Amount: Rs. 66,00,000
Status: Ongoing (2018-2020)
Role: CO-PI

Project Title: Development of Composite Filament for Lightweight 3D Printed Components
Sponsoring Agency: DST- TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (TSDP) in the area of Development of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Amount: Rs. 33.03,622
Status: Ongoing, 2016-2019
Role: CO-PI

Supervision of Ph.D

Completed: 5
Ongoing: 05

Significant Publications

• Gorantala, S.P., Sekar, P., Bontha, S., Balan, A.S.S., 2022” Grinding parameters prediction under different cooling environments using machine learning techniques,” Materials and Manufacturing Processes, PP. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2022.2116043
• Jeyachandran, P., Bontha, S., Bodhak, S., Balla, V.K., Kundu, B., Doddamani, M., 2022 “Quasi-static compressive behavior of bioactive glass reinforced high density polyethylene composites,” Material Letters, Vol. 311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2021.131557.
• Mallikarjuna, B., Bontha S., Prasad K., Balla, V.K., 2021 “Characterization and thermal analysis of laser metal deposited γ-TiAl thin walls,” Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol. 15, pp. 6231-6243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.10.133.
• Rokkala, U., Jana, A., Bontha, S., Ramesh, M.R.., and Balla, V.K., 2021 “Comparative investigation of coating and friction stir processing on Mg-Zn-Dy alloy for improving antibacterial, bioactive and corrosion behaviour,” Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127708.
• Chaurasia, J.K., Jinoop, A. N., Parthasarathy, P., Paul, C. P., Bindra, K.S., Bontha, S., 2021 “Study of Melt Pool Geometry and Solidification Microstructure during Laser Surface Melting of Inconel 625 Alloy,” Vol.246. Optik, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2021.167766.
• Jeyachandran, P., Bontha, S., Bodhak, S., Balla, V.K., Kundu, B., Doddamani, M., 2021 “Material extrusion additive manufacturing of bioactive glass/high density polyethylene composites,” Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 213 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.108966.
• Rokkala U.,, Bontha, S.,, Ramesh, M.R., Balla, V.K., Srinivasan, A., Kailas, S.V., 2021 “Tailoring surface characteristics of bioabsorbable Mg-Zn-Dy alloy using friction stir processing for improved wettability and degradation behavior,” Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol. 12, PP. 1530-1542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.03.057.
• Lakshmikanthan, A., Mahesh, V., Prabhu, R.T., and Patel, M.G.C., and Bontha, S., 2021 “Free vibration analysis of A357 alloy reinforced with dual particle size silicon carbide metal matrix composite plates using finite element method,” 2021, Archives of Foundry Engineering, Vol. 21, no.1, PP. 101-112, 10.24425/afe.2021.136085.
• Diljith, P. K., Jinoop, A. N., Paul, C. P., Krishna, P., Bontha, S., Bindra, K. S., 2021 “Understanding the corrosion behaviour of laser directed energy deposition-based additive manufacturing built Inconel 718 under acidic environments,” Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 10.1007/s40964-021-00176-4.
• Koneri, R., Mulye, S., Ananthakrishna, K,. Hota, R., Khatei, B., Bontha, S., 2021 “Additive Manufacturing of Lattice Structures for Heat Transfer Enhancement in Pipe Flow,” Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, PP. 233-246, 10.1007/978-981-15-5689-0_21.
• Diljith, P.K.., Jinoop, A. N., Paul, C. P., Krishna, P., Bontha, S., Bindra, K. S., 2021 “Elucidating Corrosion Behavior of Hastelloy-X Built Using Laser Directed Energy Deposition-Based Additive Manufacturing in Acidic Environments,” Advances in Materials and Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, PP. 347-355. 10.1007/978-981-16-0673-1_28.
• Rai, A.K., Beeraka., S., Paul, C.P., Singh, R., Rai, S.K., Mishra, G.K., Bontha, S., Bindra, K.S., 2020 “Development of thick SiC coating on thin wall tube of zircaloy-4 using laser based directed energy deposition technique,” Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126088.
• Avinash, L., Prabhu, R.T., Udayagiri, S.B., Praveennath G.K., Gupta, M., Krishna, M., and Bontha, S., 2020 “The effect of heat treatment on the mechanical and tribological properties of dual size SiC reinforced A357 matrix composites,” Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol. 9. No. 3, pp. 6434-6452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.04.027.
• Jeyachandran, P., Bontha, S., Bodhak, S., Balla, V.K., Kundu, B., Doddamani, M., 2020 “Mechanical behaviour of additively manufactured bioactive glass/high density polyethylene composites,” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103830.
• Rakesh, K.R., Bontha, S., Ramesh, M.R., Das, M., Balla, V.K., 2020 “Degradation, wettability and surface characteristics of laser surface modified Mg–Zn–Gd–Nd alloy,” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, Vol. 31, No.5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-020-06383-9.
• Patil, S.A., Bontha, S., and Ramesh, M.R., 2020 “Effect of ECAP on sliding wear behaviour of Mg-Zn-Gd-Zr alloy,”
Materialstoday: Proceedings, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 97-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.10.045.
• Patil, B., Bharath Kumar, B.R., Bontha S., Balla, V.K., Powar, S., Hemanth Kumar, V., Suresha, S.N., Doddamani, M.R., 2019 “Eco-friendly lightweight filament synthesis and mechanical characterization of additively manufactured closed cell foams,” vol. 183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.107816.
• Rakesh, K.R., Bontha, S., Ramesh, M.R., Das, M., Balla, V.K., 2019, “Laser surface melting of Mg-Zn-Dy alloy for better wettability and corrosion resistance for biodegradable implant applications,” Applied Surface Science, Vol. 480, pp. 70-82.
• Avinash, L., Bontha, S., Krishna, M., Praveennath G.K., Prabhu, R.T., 2019 “Microstructure, mechanical and wear properties of the A357 composites reinforced with dual sized SiC particles,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 786, pp.570-580.
• Mallikarjuna, B., Bontha S., Prasad K., Balla, V.K., 2019 “Prediction and validation of residual stresses generated during laser metal deposition of γ titanium aluminide thin wall structures,” Materials Research Express, Vol. 6, No. 10.
• Mallikarjuna, B., Bontha S., Prasad K., Balla, V.K., 2019 “Laser surface melting of γ-TiAl alloy: an experimental and numerical modeling study,” Materials Research Express, Vol. 6, No. 4.
• Rakesh, K.R., Bontha, S., Ramesh, M.R., Arya, S.B., Jana, A., Das, M., Balla, V.K., Srinivasan, A., Ram Prabhu, T., 2018, “Effect of zinc and rare-earth element addition on mechanical, corrosion, and biological properties of magnesium,” Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 33, No. 20, pp. 3466-3478.
• Rakesh, K.R., Bontha, S., Ramesh, M.R., Arya, S.B., Das, M., Balla, V.K., Srinivasan, A., 2018, “Laser surface modification of Mg-Zn-Gd alloy: microstructural, wettability and in vitro degradation aspects,” Materials Research Express, Vol. 5, No. 12.
• Marattukalam, J.J., Balla, V.K., Das., M., Bontha, S., and Kalpathy, S.K., 2018, “Effect of heat treatment on microstructure, corrosion, and shape memory characteristics of laser deposited NiTi alloy,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 744, pp. 337-346.
• Manne, B., Thiruvayapati, H., Bontha, S., Ramesh, M.R., Das, M., Balla, V.K., 2018, “Surface design of Mg-Zn alloy temporary orthopaedic implants: Tailoring wettability and biodegradability using laser surface melting,” Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 347, pp. 337-349.

Achievements

1. 3 Patents (granted) and 1 trade secret.
2. Selected to represent The Minerals, Metals & Materials
Society (TMS) in the Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA)
Capstone Training Program, November 2010, Denver,
Colorado, USA.
3. Recipient of the 2010 Outstanding Young Manufacturing
Engineer award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
(SME)
4. Selected as a 2009 American Society for Metals (ASM)
/Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) Visiting Lecturer.
5. Recipient of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS),
Young Leader Professional Development Award for Year 2009.

 

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