Kumar Sundaram

Experience

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  Annamalai University

  Aug 2002 - Jul 2004

  Graduate Research Student

  By Research(a) Synthesised 7075 Aluminium alloy composites by powder metallurgy route which includes mixing, compaction & vacuum sintering.(b) Evaluated tribological behaviour of Al alloys & composites using pin-on-roller abrasive & dry sliding wear tester.(c) Extensively used DOE & statistical analysis tools to develop mathematical models to predict wear rate of specimens.

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2008

  Research Scholar

  By Research(a) Synthesised Aluminium alloys based in-situ composites by casting route for high-temperature tribological application.(b) Developed functionally graded in-situ composites by casting for tribological application.(c) Investigated the effect of rolling on the ageing behaviour of Al-Cu alloys and composites.(d) Investigated tribological (friction & wear) behaivour of Al alloys, Al Composites and Bulk Metallic Glasses using tribometers such as pin-on-disc (different temperature), pin-on-drum, dry slurry erosion wear, abrasive wear. (e) Used design of experiments and statistical analysis tools to investigate the factors affecting the tribological behaviour of the specimens.(f) Correlated mechanical & tribological properties with microstructures. Show less

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  Brunel University London

  Aug 2008 - Apr 2011

  Research Fellow

  By Research:(a) New process development to produce formable flat sheets with high impurities (Recycling large volume of post-consumer scrap metal) containing AA5754 type Al-Mg alloys for car body application (REALCAR project collaborated with JLR, Novelis, Stadco, Innoval Tech).(b) Involved in design and development of new alloys from recycled source, nameable one is RC5754.(c) Solutions to twin roll casting and downstream processing of Al alloys with high impurities.(d) Investigated the effect of liquid intensive shearing on high impurities containing Al alloy sheets.(e) Evaluating and correlating microstructure-property relations. Show less

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  University of Oxford

  May 2011 - Sept 2017

  Research Fellow (Liquid Metal Engineering)

  By Research:(a) Develop casting technologies and downstream processes for recycling Al scrap metal for high-end applications (EPSRC & SAPA funded).(b) Understand and control the solidifying microstructure in direct chill (DC) cast billet for better extrudability (collaborated with SAPA & Brunel University).(c) Investigating the evolution of intermetallic phase selection, grain structure, microsegregation during casting and downstream processing of Al alloys (1xxx/5xxx/6xxx) for rolled and extruded products (collaborated with SAPA, Bridgenorth, Innoval Tech). (d) Investigating liquid metal quality and its effect on cast products (collaborated with NTech).(e) In-situ solidification studies with synchrotron X-Ray (collaborated with Diamond Light Source).(f) Laser surface melting of Al alloys (collaborated with TWI).(g) High tension Al wire. Show less

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  Novelis

  Oct 2017 - now

  • Lead Scientist

    Jul 2021 - now

  • Senior Scientist

    Apr 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Scientist

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2018