A.S.S. Balan

Designation: 

Assistant Professor Grade I

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Professional Experience: 

2019-Till Date: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NITK Surathkal, Mangalore, India
2015 - 2019 : Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore,India.
2013 - 2015: Research Engineer (FTH), General Electric,(JFWTC), Bangalore, India.

Contact Details

E-mail: 

balan@nitk.edu.in
sheytrabalan@gmail.com

Mobile: 

+91-9789941487

Google Scholar: 

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Otc1di4AAAAJ&hl=en
Academic Background

Ph.D (2014), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.
MS by (Research) 2008, College of Engineering, Anna University, Guindy, India.
B.E (2005), Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India.

Areas of Interest

Cryogenic Machining
Hybrid Additive Manufacturing
Condition Monitoring
Repair and Re-manufacturing

Significant Projects

Ongoing:

4. Ultrafine Grain refinement through Low Plasticity Burnishing on WAAM Mg alloy for Aerospace and Automotive Applications: SYST-SEED-DST
5. Laser Directed Energy Deposition of Functionally Graded Cu-SS316L structures for Power Generation applications: CRG-SERB
6. Functionally graded Cu-alloy / YSZ-based thermal barrier coating using Laser Directed Energy Deposition process for rocket nozzles: CRG-SERB

Completed

1. Condition Monitoring and Damage Assessment during Cryogenic Drilling of CFRP. (ECR) DST-SERB
2. Condition Monitoring and Experimental Investigation of Residual Stress Induced during Deep Cold Rolling of Superalloys for Improved Fatigue Life and Functional Performance of Aerospace components. AR&DB
3. 4D Micro-Stereolithography Printing of Scaffolds using Plant Oil Polymers and Graphene for Various Functional Biomedical Applications. UKIERI-DST

Supervision of Ph.D

Ongoing:
(1) Mr. SHAMBHU KUMAR MANJHI
(2) Mr. RAJA TMS
(3) Mr. INGILELA ASWITH BABU
(4) Mr. JITHESH N P

Significant Publications

1. S.Gowri, P.Ranjithkumar, R.Vijayaraj, A.S.S.Balan (2007).Micromachining: technology for future’ International Journal on Materials and structural Integrity, Vol.1, Nos.1/2/3,pp. 161-179.
2. P.Ranjith Kumar, A.S.S.Balan(2010). Monitoring and prediction of tool wear in micro turning of copper, International Journal of Precision Technology, Vol. 1, Nos. 3/4, 2010, pp.343–355.
3. A.S.S.Balan, L.Vijayaraghavan(2012).Minimum Quantity Lubricated Grinding of Inconel 751 Alloy’, Materials and Manufacturing Technology.Vol.28 (04), pp 430-435.
4. A.S.S.Balan, L.Vijayaraghavan (2014).Experimental Investigation on the Influence of Oil Mist Parameters on Minimum Quantity Grinding Of Inconel 751”, International Journal of Precision Technology, Vol. 4, Nos. 1/2, pp. 96–109.
5. A.S.S.Balan, L.Vijayaraghavan ,R.Krishnamurthy (2016). An Experimental Assessment on the Performance of Different Lubrication Techniques in Grinding of Inconel 751.” Journal of Advanced Research, Vol.7, pp 709-708.
6. J.Deepu, P.Kuppan, A.S.S.Balan(2016).Investigations on the machinability of Waspaloy under dry environment.” Materials Science and Engineering, 149, 2016, pp.012012.
7. Vivek T Gatade,Vikas T Patil,P.Kuppan, A.S.S.Balan, R.Oyyaravelu (2016). Experimental investigation of machining parameter under MQL milling of SS304" Materials Science and Engineering, 149, 2016, p.012023.
8. A.S.S.Balan,T.Kullarwar,L.Vijayaraghavan, R.Krishnamurthy (2017). Computational fluid dynamics analysis of MQL spray parameters and their impact on superalloy grinding. Journal of Machining Science and Technology.
9. P.Kuppan,S.Narayanan,R.Oyyaravelu,A.S.S.Balan(2017).Performance Evaluation of Electrode Materials in Electric Discharge Deep Hole Drilling of Inconel 718 Superalloy, Procedia Engineering,174,2017,pp.53-59.
10. A.S.S.Balan,Abimannan Giridharan(2017).A progress review in wire electrical discharge machining process. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, Vol.14, Issue 2, pp.4097-4124.
11. Anish Gupta,Paresh Swami,Balan A.S.S,Kuppan P,Oyyaravelu R(2018),Numerical Modeling and Heat Transfer Analysis of Minimum Quantity Lubrication Grinding of Inconel 751,Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (2018) 13358–13366.
12. Durga Prasada,Akash R Reddy,Balan A S S, Joel.J,Thangaraja J(2018), Evaluation of Material Characteristics of Fuel Tank Material Utilized For Agricultural Applications with Biofuels, Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (2018) 13682–13686.
13. S.P.Khandke, A.Surve,D.Patil, A.S.S. Balan,P. Kuppan,R. Oyyaravelu (2018), Grindability Studies on Monel under Different Cooling Environments, Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (2018) 12559–12569.
14. Siddhartha Sarkar, Aniket Bhirangi, Joel Mathew, R. Oyyaravelu, P.Kuppan, A.S.S. Balan, Fabrication characteristics and mechanical behavior of Rice Husk Ash-Silicon Carbide reinforced Al-6061 alloy matrix hybrid composite, Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (2018) 12706–12718.
15. A Mehta,S.Hemakumar, A.Patil, S.P.Khandke, P.Kuppan, R.Oyyaravelu, A.S.S.Balan ,Influence of sustainable cutting environments on cutting forces, surface roughness and tool wear in turning of Inconel 718,Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (2018) 6746–6754.
16. John Abish, Pratik Samal, M. S. Narenther, C. Kannan & A. S. S. Balan (2018), Assessment of drilling-induced damage in CFRP under chilled air environment, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 33:12, 1361-1368.
17. C. Kannan, R. Ramanujam & A. S. S. Balan (2018), Machinability studies on Al 7075/BN/Al2O3 squeeze cast hybrid nanocomposite under different machining environments, Materials and Manufacturing Processes,33:5, 587-595.
18. Joshi, K Rawat, A. S. S. Balan, (2018) A novel approach to predict the delamination factor for dry and cryogenic drilling of CFRP, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol.262,2018.
19. GM Rajkumar, D Bhardwaj, C Kannan, R Oyyaravelu, A. S. S. Balan (2019), Effect of chilled air on delamination, induced vibration, burr formation and surface roughness in CFRP drilling: a comparative study, Materials Research Express 6 (3), 035305. DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591.
20. C Kannan, R Ramanujam, Rishav Ghosh, Vishal Kumar, A.S.S Balan (2019), Corrosion behaviour of novel molten salt processed aluminium nanocomposites under different treated conditions, Materials Research Express 6(11), DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ab51c0.
21. Siddharth Joshi, Krishna Rawat, Karunakaran C, Vasudevan Rajamohan, Arun Tom Mathew, Krzysztof Koziol, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Balan A.S.S, 4D printing of materials for the future: Opportunities and challenges, Applied Materials Today, Volume 18, 2020, 10.1016/j.apmt.2019.100490.
22. A Janakiraman, S Pemmasani, S Sheth, C Kannan, A S S BALAN, Experimental Investigation and Parametric Optimization on Hole Quality Assessment During Drilling of CFRP/GFRP/Al Stacks. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. C (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-020-00563-w.
23. P Vijay Anirudh, R Karthick Raaj, C Karunakaran, C Kannan, Adwait Jahagirdar, Shrikant Joshi, A S S Balan, Exploring grinding and burnishing as surface post-treatment options for electron beam additive manufactured Alloy 718, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 397, 126063.
24. C Kannan, CHV Chaitanya, D Padala, L Reddy, A S S Balan ,Machinability studies on aluminium matrix nanocomposite under the influence of MQL, - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020.
25. PV Anirudh, B Kumar, G Girish, S Shailesh, A.S.S.BALAN, Effect of Cryogenics-Assisted Low-Plasticity Burnishing on Laser-Clad Stellite 6 over SS420 Substrate Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2020.
26. Kannan C, Ramanujam R, Balan A.S.S Mathematical modeling and optimization of tribological behaviour of Al 7075 based hybrid nanocomposites. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE-Part J): Journal of Engineering Tribology. October 2020. doi:10.1177/1350650120965781.
27. Balan, A.S.S.; Chidambaram, K.; Kumar, A.V.; Krishnaswamy, H.; Pimenov, D.Y.; Giasin, K.; Nadolny, K. Effect of Cryogenic Grinding on Fatigue Life of Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel. Materials, 2021, 14, 1245.
28. Valluri Ashish, Sabella Prasanna Kumar Reddy, C. Kannan, R. Oyyaravelu, A.S.S. Balan, Burnishing of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, Materials Today: Proceedings,2021.
29. Mohd. Danish, P. Vijay Anirudh, C. Karunakaran, Vasudevan Rajamohan, Arun Tom Mathew, Krzysztof Koziol, Vijay Kumar Thakur, C. Kannan, A. S. S. Balan, 4D printed stereolithography printed plant-based sustainable polymers: Preliminary investigation and optimization, J Appl Polym Sci. 2021.
30. ASS Balan, C Kannan, K Jain, S Chakraborty, S Joshi, Numerical Modelling and Analytical Comparison of Delamination during Cryogenic Drilling of CFRP- Polymers, 2021.
31. J Chowdhury, PV Anirudh, C Karunakaran, A.S.S.Balan, 4D Printing of Smart Polymer Nanocomposites: Integrating Graphene and Acrylate Based Shape Memory Polymers,2021.
32. GS Prashanth, P Sekar, S Bontha, A.S.S Balan ,Grinding parameters prediction under different cooling environments using machine learning techniques - Materials and manufacturing Processes, 2023.
33. SK Manjhi, P Sekar, S Bontha, A.S.S Balan, Effect of equiaxed grains and secondary phase particles on mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of CMT-based wire arc additive manufactured AZ31 Mg alloy, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology,2023.
34. RS Thanumoorthy, P Sekar, S Bontha, A.S.S Balan A study on the effect of process parameters and scan strategies on microstructure and mechanical properties of laser directed energy deposited IN718, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2023.
35. J Likhwar, RS Thanumoorthy, S Bontha, A.S.S Balan Evaluation of functionally graded YSZ-IN625 clad without bond coat using laser directed energy deposition - Materials Letters, 2023.
36. Manjhi SK, Sekar P, Bontha S, Balan A.S.S Effect of CMT-WAAM Process Parameters on Bead Geometry, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AZ31 Mg Alloy. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 2023.
37. Thanumoorthy RS, Chaurasia JK, Anil Kumar V, Pradeep PI, Balan A.S.S, Rajasekaran B, Sahu A, Bontha S. Effect of Build Orientation on Anisotropy in Tensile Behavior of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Fabricated SS316L. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 2023.
38. Manjhi SK, Sekar P, Bontha S, Balan A.S.S, Additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys: Characterization and Postprocessing. International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture. 2023.
39. Manjhi SK, Kumar BS, Rodrigues JP, Sekar P, Bontha S, Balan A.S.S, An Experimental Investigation on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Performance of CMT Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Al 4043 Alloy. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 2023.
40. Oyyaravelu R, Kannan C, Kuppan P, Balan A.S.S Experimental investigation of oxygen as carrier gas in minimum quantity lubrication milling of H11 die steel. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2023.
41. N Ojha, S Kumar, MR Ramesh, ASS Balan, Influence of subsequent thermomechanical cycles on shape memory behavior of 4D printed PEKK - Materials Letters, 2023.
42. JP Rodrigues, RS Thanumoorthy, SK Manjhi, P Sekar, A.S.S.Balan- Hybrid additive manufacturing of ER70S6 steel and Inconel 625: A study on microstructure and mechanical properties - Materials Today Communications, 2023.
43. N Ojha, S Kumar, MR Ramesh, ASS Balan A comprehensive characterization of 3D printable poly ether ketone ketone - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical, 2024.
44. R Saraswat, A Dhir, ASS Balan, S Powar ;Synthesis and application of sustainable vegetable oil-based polymers in 3D printing - RSC Sustainability, 2024.
45. SK Manjhi, S Bontha, ASS Balan ; Enhancing fatigue performance of AZ31 magnesium alloy components fabricated by cold metal transfer-based wire arc directed energy deposition through LPB - Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2024.
46. S Kumar, N Ojha, MR Ramesh, ASS Balan ; Shape memory behavior of 4D printed CF/PEKK high temperature composite under subsequent thermomechanical cycles - Materials Letters, 2024.
47. A Gonnabattula, RS Thanumoorthy, S Bontha, ASS Balan; Process parameter optimization for laser directed energy deposition (LDED) of Ti6Al4V using single-track experiments with small laser spot size - Optics & Laser Technology, 2024.
48. Raja S Thanumoorthy, Satyajeet Vijay Jadhav, Oyyaravelu Ramachandran, Srikanth Bontha, Balan ASS; Effect of Surface Remelting on the characteristics of IN718 components fabricated using Laser Powder Directed Energy deposition - Engineering Research Express, 2024.
49. Mohanraj, Raja S Thanumoorthy, Prithivirajan Sekar, A Muthuchamy, Srikanth Bontha, ASS Balan; Surface Characteristics of Low Plasticity Burnished Laser Directed Energy Deposition Alloy IN718 - Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 2024.
50. Ingilela Aswith Babu, Shambu Kumar Manjhi, Prithivirajan Sekar, S Narendranath, ASS Balan; Effect of Wire-EDM textures on corrosion performance of Bio-Degradable Mg alloy - Materials Letters, 2024.
51. Samiksha S Urs, Raja S Thanumoorthy, Ingilela Ashwith Babu, Mrityunjay Doddamani, Srikanth Bontha, ASS Balan; Effect of age hardening precipitates on the corrosion performance of laser Powder-Directed energy deposited CuNi2SiCr - Materials Letters, 2024.
52. Subramanya Sharma, Raja S. Thanumoorthy, Srikanth Bontha, A.S.S. Balan; Copper-graphene nanocomposite fabrication through LP-DED process: Powder preparation, characterization and printability studies - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2024.

International Conferences:
1. A.S.S.Balan, S.Gowri(2007).Optimization of Machining Parameter for surface finish in micro turning of copper, COPEN-2007, International conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano engineering, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India.
2. A.S.S.Balan, S.Gowri(2008).On line monitoring of microturning process through Acoustic emission technique EUSPEN-2008, International Conference of the European Society of Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, Zurich, Switzerland.
3. A.S.S.Balan(2009).Study on Parametric Influence, Optimization and Modeling in Micro WEDM of Ti Alloy, ISAAT-2009, International Symposium on Advances in Abrasive Technology, Australia.
4. A.S.S.Balan(2011).An Investigation on Grindability of Nickel Based Super alloy, ICAMP 2011, International Conference on Advanced materials and processing, Kavaraipettai, Chennai, India.
5. A.S.S.Balan(2012).Experimental Study on the Applicability of Minimum Quantity Lubrication in Grinding of Inconel 751 Alloy ‘, Proceedings of 4th International and 25th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research (AIMTDR 2012), Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, December 2012, pp. 390-395.
6. A.S.S.Balan(2014), Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis for Predicting the Droplet Size in MQL during Grinding of Superalloy ,37th MATADOR Conference 2012, Manchester, England, , pp 161-164.
7. A.S.S.Balan, L.Vijayaraghavan,R.Krishnamurthy (2014), A study on the minimum quantity lubrication in grinding of titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) ‘, Proceedings of 5th International and 26th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research (AIMTDR 2014), IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, December 2014, pp. 876-382
8. A.S.S.Balan, Deepa Srinivasan, Venkatachalapathy, Viswanathan (2015).Corrosion behaviour of thermal sprayed IN625 on 4130 steel. International Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition (ITSC). ASM.
9. A.S.S.Balan (2016).Investigation into Wear Behavior of Carbide Insert while Turning AISI D2 Tool Steel Material. Proceedings of 6th International & 27th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2016), CEG, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA, pp1254-1256.
10. A.S.S.Balan, L.Vijayaraghavan,R.Krishnamurthy (2016).Influence of Carrier Gases in Minimum Quantity Lubrication Assisted Milling of SS304. Proceedings of 6th International & 27th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2016), CEG, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA, pp370-375.
11. A.S.S.Balan, L.Vijayaraghavan,R.Krishnamurthy (2016), Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Minimal Quantities of Lubricant in Turning of Waspaloy. Proceedings of 6th International & 27th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2016), CEG, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA, pp376-380.
12. A.S.S.Balan, L.Vijayaraghavan, R.Krishnamurthy (2016), Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of MQL Spray Parameters and its Influence on MQL Milling of SS304. Proceedings of 6th International & 27th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2016), CEG, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA, pp.199-203.
13. A Mehta,S.Hemakumar, A.Patil, S.P.Khandke, P.Kuppan, R.Oyyaravelu, A.S.S.Balan ,Influence of sustainable cutting environments on cutting forces, surface roughness and tool wear in turning of Inconel 718,International Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (IMME17) 10–12 March 2017,Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India.
14. Siddhartha Sarkar, Aniket Bhirangi, Joel Mathew, R. Oyyaravelu, P.Kuppan, A.S.S. Balan, Fabrication characteristics and mechanical behavior of Rice Husk Ash-Silicon Carbide reinforced Al-6061 alloy matrix hybrid composite, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (IMME17) 10–12 March 2017,Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India.
15. S.P.Khandke, A.Surve,D.Patil, A.S.S. Balan,P. Kuppan,R. Oyyaravelu (2017), Grindability Studies on Monel under Different Cooling Environments,International Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (IMME17) 10–12 March 2017,Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India.
16. Durga Prasada,Akash R Reddy,Balan A S S, Joel.J,Thangaraja J(2017), Evaluation of Material Characteristics of Fuel Tank Material Utilized For Agricultural Applications with Biofuels,International Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (IMME17) 10–12 March 2017,Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India.
17. Anish Gupta,Paresh Swami,Balan A.S.S,Kuppan P,Oyyaravelu R(2017),Numerical Modeling and Heat Transfer Analysis of Minimum Quantity Lubrication Grinding of Inconel 751, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (IMME17) 10–12 March 2017,Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India.
18. Kannan, A.S.S.Balan (2018), Optimization of Process Parameters for Electro Discharge Machining of Al7075-Al2O3 Nano Composite Using Different Electrode Materials, International Conference on Advances in Design,Materials,Manufacturing and Surface Engineering for Mobility,SAE INDIA,20-21,July 2018,MIT,Chennai,Tamil Nadu.
19. A S S Balan, Giridharan Abimannan,G Mannoj Rajkumar,R. Oyyaravelu (2018), Investigation On Magnetic Field Assisted Near Dry Electrical Discharge Machining Of Inconel 600,December,7th International and 28th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference 2018 (AIMTDR 2018),CEG Anna university Chennai,December 2018.
20. Vaibhav Tibrewal, Hemakumar,P. Kuppan,A S S Balan(2018),Cryogenic Machining Of Az31B Magnesium Alloy For Bio-Implant Applications, 7th International and 28th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference 2018 (AIMTDR 2018), CEG Anna university chennai, December 2018.
21. Raja S. Thanumoorthy Jitender K. Chaurasia Srikanth Bontha A.S.S. Balan (2022), Integrated Numerical Modeling and Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Melt Pool Dimensions during Deposition of SS316L Single Tracks using Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process, International Conference on Product Life Cycle Modelling, Simulation and Synthesis (PLMSS).

Book Chapters:
1. JN Rohit, KS Kumar, NS Reddy, P Kuppan, A.S.S Balan, Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of MQL Spray Parameters and its Influence on MQL Milling of SS304, Simulations for Design and Manufacturing, Springer Nature ,2018.
2. Vaibhav Tibrewal, Hemakumar,P. Kuppan, A.S.S Balan, Cryogenic Machining Of Az31B Magnesium Alloy For Bio-Implant Applications, Advances in Forming, Machining and Automation, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd (2020).
3. Mannoj Rajkumar, R Giridharan Abimannan,G. Oyyaravelu.R, A.S.S Balan, Investigation On Magnetic Field Assisted Near Dry Electrical Discharge Machining Of Inconel 600, Advances in Unconventional Machining and Composites, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd (2020).
4. Rajkumar Velu, Arun V. kumar, A.S.S. Balan, Jyoti Mazumder, Laser aided metal additive manufacturing and postprocessing: a comprehensive review, Additive Manufacturing, Elsevier, 2021,Pages 427-456,

PATENTS:
1. Drill bit for drilling polymer matrix materials; - Indian patent application No. 201941034121; Patent No: 523382, Date of grant: 11-03-2024

Achievements

MHRD - HTRA scholarship for four years at Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

 

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