Faculty Profile

About

Born on Dec. 27th 1986, Bangalore District, State of Karnataka. Received Bachelor’s Degree (B.E.,) in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi (2010), Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Production Engineering, from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi (2013) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.,) in Evaluating Material Properties of MMCs by Taguchi Technique from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi (2020). Co-author for the text book of "Operation Management" published by subhas publications. Received "SECOND RANK" in M.Tech [2013] from VTU, BELGAUM. Having teaching experience of 11 Years and currently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, B M S College of Engineering, Bangalore, India. Published 31 papers in international and national peer reviewed journals and proceedings of conferences and attended 10 workshops/conferences. Co-ordinator for organizing Two Day Workshop on “Green Manufacturing” in association with The Institute of Engineers (India) on 13th & 14th Sep. 2019 and One day National Workshop on “Sources of Research Grants & Art of Writing A Research Paper” on 3rd June 2021, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, R. L. Jalappa Institute of Technology, Doddaballapur, Bangalore (R), India. Also organized 2 different 1 week FDP at B M S Evening College of Engineering, Bangalore, India during 2022-2023.

Education

• Ph.D - Material Science
  Visvesvaraya Technological University
  Passed Year: 2019 | Program Type: PartTime
• M.Tech - Production Engineering
  Visvesvaraya Technological University
  Passed Year: 2013 | Program Type: FullTime
• BE - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
  Visvesvaraya Technological University
  Passed Year: 2010 | Program Type: FullTime

Selected Publications

• Journal | Published On : 14-06-2026
  Ravikumar M, Chidanand Kishor Mangrulkar, Vinod B R, Balaji Y S, Hemaraju
  Mechanical, tribological and fractography analysis of structural grade Al7075/n-TiC composites and optimization of wire EDM parameters through Taguchi method, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 77 (2026) 421-436.
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• Journal | Published On : 19-03-2026
  M Ravikumar, MM Nalina, K Lokesha, M Rudresh, S Vijaykumar
  Mechanical and tribological performance of redmud-reinforced Al7075 structural composites: a DOE and machine learning-based machining study. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00084433.2026.2643941
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• Journal | Published On : 09-03-2026
  R. Suresh Shivaramakrishna, Raghavendra Subramanya, Yadavalli Basavaraj, R. Arun Kumar, M. Ravi Kumar, N. Kiran Kumar
  Influence of Fe3O4 particles in Al7075 metal matrix composites: A Tribological study, Superficies y Vacío 39, 260301 (2026), https://doi.org/10.47566/2026_syv39_1-260301.
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• Journal | Published On : 25-02-2026
  M Ravikumar, KY Chethana, BR Vinod, R Suresh, HN Reddappa
  Rotary Friction Welding of Structural Grade SS304 and Inconel 718: Analysis of Mechanical Behavior and ANN Predictions. Silicon (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-026-03658-8.
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• Journal | Published On : 23-12-2025
  M. Ravikumar,M. Rudresh,N. Raghu,A. Shivaramakrishna,Chitrada Prasad,Bhaskara Rao Gorle,R. Suresh,C. Vijayavardhana,K. A. Jayasheel Kumar,M. S. Sachin,M. V. Praveen Kumar & C. Durga Prasad
  Experimental studies and optimisation of machining performance measurement for Al7075/n-SiCp composite by using RSM and ANN techniques. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/00084433.2025.2604905.
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• Journal | Published On : 13-11-2025
  M Ravikumar, Hanumanthe Gowda, GL Umesh, NK Manjunath
  Study on mechanical, wear, corrosion and fracture characteristics of Al7075 by modifying nano sized Magnesium (n-Mg) element. (2025). Fracture and Structural Integrity, 20(75), 326-338. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.75.23.
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• Journal | Published On : 05-11-2025
  M. Ravikumar,K.Y. Chethana,Swetti Jha,Ashwin C. Gowda,K.C. Nagaraja,M.V. Praveen Kumar,R. Nagesh Kumar,C. Vijayavardhana,S. Harish &C. Durga Prasad
  Analyzing the effect of n-TiB2 on hardness, corrosion behavior, and statistical study of machining parameters on Al7075 nano composite. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/00084433.2025.2580820.
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• Journal | Published On : 11-09-2025
  T P Gowrishankar, G L Umesh, B R Vinod, M Ravikumar
  Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs. (2025). Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(74), 373-384. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23.
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• Journal | Published On : 10-08-2025
  M Ravikumar
  Study on B4C Particulates Size on Mechanical Behavior, Fractured Surface and Optimization of the Wear Parameters of the Al7075 Composites by Statistical Approach. (2025). Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(74), 73-88. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.06
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• Journal | Published On : 06-06-2025
  M Ravikumar
  Investigation on the tensile strength, hardness and wear properties in n-B4C reinforced Al7075 composites. (2025). Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(73), 219-235. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.15
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• Journal | Published On : 27-05-2025
  M Ravikumar, R Suresh, C Durgaprasad, H Ramesha, TA Sudharshan, KR Varun, M Habib, C Hemanthkumar
  Study on mechanical, tribological and fracture behaviour of n-Al2O3 reinforced Al7075 composites using Taguchi technique. International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 38(2–3), 109–120. https://doi.org/10.1080/13640461.2025.2495509
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• Journal | Published On : 16-05-2025
  M Rudresh, KP Prashanth, Praveen Kumar, M Ravikumar, S Sivambika
  Numerical Investigation on Flutter Control of Aircraft Wing using Auxetic Structures, DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6438799/v1
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• Journal | Published On : 16-03-2025
  M Ravikumar, S Vijaykumar, C Durgaprasad, G Sridevi, CR Aprameya, Ashish Kumar, Saravana Bavan, Adem Abdirkadir Aden
  Estimating and parametrically improving the microstructure, hardness, and wear resistance of SiC-CeO2 reinforcements on hot rolled Al7075 hybrid composites, Results in Engineering, 26, 2025, 104634, ISSN 2590-1230, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104634.
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• Journal | Published On : 16-12-2024
  M Ravikumar, HN Reddappa, R Suresh, ER Babu, Nagaraja C Reddy
  Comparative Study on Micro and Nano Sized SiC Particulates Reinforced Al7075 Composites using Stir Casting Process, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 69, pp. 1395-1400, DOI: 10.24425/amm.2024.151405.
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• Journal | Published On : 25-11-2024
  M Rudresh, K P Prashanth, Praveen Kumar M V, M Ravikumar, S. Sivambika
  Flutter Control of Aircraft Wing using Auxetic Structures: Numerical Investigation, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5335418/v1
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• Journal | Published On : 24-11-2024
  Raghavendra Subramanya, Manjunatha Kuntanahalli Narayanappa, Nagesh Devareddy, Madusudhana Shettykothanuru Vemanna, Ravikumar Mukundaiah, Chandra Shekar Anjinappa, Thyagaraj Narasapura Rajanna, Arun Kumar Rudrappa
  Study on the influence of aluminium nitride particulates on the dry sliding wear behavior and mechanical properties of aluminium 6061 alloy developed using stir casting method, Materials Technology Reports. 2 (2), pp. 1813-1813, https://doi.org/10.59400/mtr1813.
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• Journal | Published On : 09-09-2024
  M. RaviKumar, Hanumanthe Gowda., G L. Umesh, S. Raghavendra, S M. Darshan, M M. Shivakumar, Santhosh Somashekar.
  An Experimental Investigation on Effect of B4C/CeO2 Reinforcements on Mechanical, Fracture Surface and Wear Characteristics in Al7075 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 16(5), 100-113. https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/ijie/article/view/15732.
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• Journal | Published On : 12-07-2024
  M. RaviKumar, Rudra Naik., R. Suresh, K Y. Chethana
  A Study of Mechanical and Wear Behavior of SiC-CeO2 Reinforced Al7075 Hot Rolled Hybrid Composites, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 69 (3), 903-910, DOI: https://doi.org/10.24425/amm.2024.150910.
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• Journal | Published On : 29-05-2024
  TP Prakash, M Ganghadharappa, Santhosh Somashekar, M Ravikumar
  The Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites. (2024). Fracture and Structural Integrity, 18(69), 210-226. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.15
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• Journal | Published On : 01-03-2024
  M RAVIKUMAR, HANUMANTHE GOWDA, S VIJAYKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, SURESH R
  STUDY ON STRONTIUM AND SODIUM MODIFICATION ELEMENTS ON MICROSTRUCTURE, MECHANICAL, WEAR AND FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF AL7075 ALLOY BY TAGUCHI TECHNIQUE, Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 18 (1), pp. 145-157.
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• Journal | Published On : 31-01-2024
  M Ravikumar, Rudranaik, BR Vinod, KY Chethana, YS Rammohan
  Study on nanosized Al2O3 and Al2O3-SiC on mechanical, wear and fracture surface of Al7075 composites for soil anchoring applications. Materials Physics and Mechanics. 2023;51(6): 24-41. DOI: 10.18149/MPM.5162023_3.
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• Journal | Published On : 31-01-2024
  M RAVIKUMAR, RAUDRA NAIK, BR VINOD, KY CHETHANA, YS RAMMOHAN
  STUDY ON NANO SIZED Al2O3 AND Al2O3-SiC ON MECHANICAL, WEAR AND FRACTURE SURFACE OF Al7075 COMPOSITES FOR SOIL ANCHORING APPLICATIONS, Materials Physics and Mechanics, 51 (6), pp. 24-41.
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• Book Chapter or Books | Published On : 27-12-2023
  RAGHAVENDRA SUBRAMANYA, M RAVIKUMAR, GS JATADHARA, KN MANJUNATHA, A CHANDRA SHEKAR
  BIO BASED AND BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS POLYMERS AND NATURAL FIBRES: EMERGING MATERIALS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTALLY GREEN PLANET, Futuristic Trends in Mechanical Engineering, 3 (IIP Series), pp. 1-9.
• Journal | Published On : 01-12-2023
  M RAVIKUMAR, R SURESH
  STUDY ON MECHANICAL AND MACHINABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF N-Al2O3/SiC-REINFORCED Al7075 COMPOSITE BY DESIGN OF EXPERIMENT TECHNIQUE, Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, 6 (4), pp. 747-760.
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• Journal | Published On : 13-10-2023
  M RAVIKUMAR, RUDRANAIK, YS RAMMOHAN, S RAGHAVENDRA, R SURESH
  EVALUATION OF MECHANICAL, WEAR AND FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF SILICON CARBIDE PARTICULATES REINFORCED Al7075 COMPOSITES USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY TECHNIQUE, Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures, 10 (4), pp. 601-613.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-09-2023
  M RAVIKUMAR, KY CHETHANA, BR VINOD, R SURESH
  NANO SIZED SiC - Gr PARTICULATES REINFORCED Al7075 HYBRID COMPOSITE: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS OF QUENCHING AGENTS, Jurnal Tribologi, 38, pp. 82-99.
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• Journal | Published On : 22-06-2023
  SR SREENIVASA IYENGAR, D SETHURAMU, M RAVIKUMAR
  A STUDY ON MICRO-STRUCTURE, HARDNESS AND OPTIMIZATION OF WEAR CHARACTERISTICS OF Al6061/TiB2/CeO2 HOTROLLED MMCS USING TAGUCHI METHOD, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 17 (65), pp. 178-193.
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• Journal | Published On : 08-06-2023
  K GANESH, K HEMACHANDRA REDDY, S SUDHAKAR BABU, M RAVIKUMAR
  STUDY ON MICROSTRUCTURE, TENSILE, WEAR, AND FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF A357 BY MODIFYING STRONTIUM (Sr) AND CALCIUM (Ca) CONTENT, Materials Physics and Mechanics, 51 (2), pp. 1-12.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-01-2023
  SR SREENIVASA IYENGAR, D SETHURAMU, M RAVIKUMAR
  MECHANICAL, WEAR, AND FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF TITANIUM DIBORIDE (TiB2) - CERIUM OXIDE (CeO2) REINFORCED Al-6061 HOT-ROLLED HYBRID COMPOSITES, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 63, pp. 289-300.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-01-2023
  KR SUCHENDRA, M SREENIVASA REDDY, M RAVIKUMAR
  INFLUENCE OF QUENCHING AGENTS ON MECHANICAL, WEAR, AND FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF Al2O3 / MoS2 REINFORCED Al-6061 HYBRID METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE (MMCS), Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 17 (63), pp. 122-133.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-10-2022
  M RAVIKUMAR, RUDRA NAIK
  IMPACT OF NANO SIZED SiC AND Gr ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF AEROSPACE GRADE Al7075 COMPOSITES, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 16 (62), pp. 439-447.
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• Journal | Published On : 06-05-2022
  M RAVIKUMAR, RUDRA NAIK, REDDAPPA HN
  ASSESSMENT OF MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF MONO AND HYBRID COMPOSITE BY STATISTICAL TECHNIQUE, Preprint, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1558111/v1 PPR: PPR489732.
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• Journal | Published On : 31-03-2022
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH, RAMMOHAN, ER BABU, NAGARAJA C REDDY
  MACHINABILITY STUDY ON Al7075/Al2O3-SiC HYBRID COMPOSITES, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 28 (1), pp. 61-77.
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• Journal | Published On : 14-02-2022
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH, ER BABU, NAGARAJA C REDDY
  OPTIMIZATION OF WEAR BEHAVIOUR OF Al7075/SiC/Al2O3 MMCS USING STATISTICAL METHOD, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 8 (4), pp. 4018-4035.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-10-2021
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH, ER BABU, NAGARAJA C REDDY
  STUDY ON MICRO-NANO SIZED Al2O3 PARTICLES ON MECHANICAL, WEAR AND FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF Al7075 METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES, Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale, 15 (58), pp. 166-178.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-04-2021
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH, YS RAMMOHAN, NC REDDY, ER BABU
  INVESTIGATIONS ON TENSILE FRACTOGRAPHY AND WEAR CHARACTERISTICS OF Al7075-Al2O3-SiC HYBRID METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES ROUTED THROUGH LIQUID METALLURGICAL TECHNIQUES, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 15 (56), pp. 160-170.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-01-2021
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH, M SREENIVASA REDDY
  EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF DIFFERENT QUENCHING MEDIA ON MECHANICAL AND WEAR BEHAVIOR OF Al7075/SiC/Al2O3 HYBRID COMPOSITES, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 15 (55), pp. 20-31.
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• Journal | Published On : 01-01-2021
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH, M SREENIVASA REDDY, ER BABU, NAGARAJA C REDDY,CR RAVIKUMAR, ANANDA MURTHY
  EVALUATION OF CORROSION PROPERTIES OF Al2O3 AND SiC REINFORCED ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES USING TAGUCHI’S TECHNIQUES, Journal of Scientific Research, 65 (1), pp. 253-259.
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• Conference | Published On : 17-12-2020
  KR VARADARAJA, S VIJAY KUMAR, C MANJUNATH, M RAVIKUMAR
  STUDY THE IMPACT OF OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS ON INTERFACE TEMPERATURE DURING ROTARY DRILLING, Materialstoday: PROCEEDINGS, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.12.760
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• Conference | Published On : 05-10-2020
  NARAYAN NAYAK, HN REDDAPPA, VIJENDRA BHAT, M RAVIKUMAR
  COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFECT OF SISAL FIBRES IN POWDER AND SHORT FORM ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYPROPYLENE, AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP Conf. Proc. 2274, 030014, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0022594.
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• Journal | Published On : 12-11-2019
  NARAYAN NAYAK, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH, M RAVIKUMAR
  THE EFFECT OF REINFORCING SISAL FIBERS ON THE MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES, J. Mater. Environ. Sci., 10 (12), pp. 1238-1249
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• Conference | Published On : 20-04-2018
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH
  ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES OF ALUMINIUM 7075 REINFORCED WITH Al2O3/SiCp HYBRID COMPOSITES IN ACID CHLORIDE MEDIUM, AIP Conf. Proc. 1943, 020096, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5029672
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• Journal | Published On : 13-04-2018
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH
  STUDY ON MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF Al2O3/SiCp REINFORCED ALUMINUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE, Silicon, 10 (6), pp. 2535-2545.
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• Conference | Published On : 01-01-2018
  M GANGADHARAPPA, HN REDDAPPA, M RAVIKUMAR, R SURESH
  MECHANICAL AND WEAR CHARACTERIZATION OF Al6061 RED MUD COMPOSITES, Materialstoday: PROCEEDINGS, 5 (10), pp. 22384-22389, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.06.606.
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• Conference | Published On : 01-01-2018
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH, M GANGADHARAPPA
  INVESTIGATION ON HARDNESS OF Al7075/Al2O3/SiCp HYBRID COMPOSITE USING TAGUCHI TECHNIQUE, Materialstoday: PROCEEDINGS, 5 (10), pp. 22447-22453, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.06.614.
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• Conference | Published On : 01-01-2018
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH
  ALUMINIUM COMPOSITES FABRICATION TECHNIQUE AND EFFECT OF IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR MECHANICAL PROPERTIES – A REVIEW, Materialstoday: PROCEEDINGS, 5 (11), pp. 23796-23805, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.10.171.
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• Conference | Published On : 01-01-2018
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH
  MECHANICAL AND WEAR BEHAVIOR OF Al7075/Al2O3/SiC HYBRID COMPOSITE, Materialstoday: PROCEEDINGS, 5 (2), pp. 5573-5579, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.12.148.
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• Conference | Published On : 01-01-2018
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, R SURESH, M GANGADHARAPPA
  EFFECT OF HEAT TREATMENT ON TENSILE STRENGTH OF Al7075/Al2O3/SiCp HYBRID COMPOSITE BY STIR CASTING TECHNIQUE, Materialstoday: PROCEEDINGS, 5 (10), pp. 22460-22465, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.06.616.
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• Conference | Published On : 01-03-2017
  M. RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, M SREENIVASA REDDY, R SURESH
  EFFECT OF MECHANICAL AND WEAR BEHAVIOR ON AL7075/Al2O3/SiCp REINFORCED ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES (AMC), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, ICAMS-2017, pp. 94-101.
• Conference | Published On : 01-03-2017
  M GANGADHARAPPA, HN REDDAPPA, M RAVIKUMAR, R SURESH, MADEVA NAGARAL
  TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR OF Al6061-NANO RED MUD PARTICULATE METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE BY TAGUCHI’S TECHNIQUES, International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Management Research,
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• Conference | Published On : 01-06-2015
  M RAVIKUMAR, HN REDDAPPA, M SREENIVASA REDDY
  HARDNESS AND MICRO-STRUCTURAL STUDY OF INERTIA FRICTION WELDING OF DISSIMILAR HIGH TEMPERATURE ALLOYS, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), 3 (17), pp. 1-5.
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Co-author for the text book of "Operation Management" published by subhas publications.

Received "SECOND RANK" in M.Tech [2013] from VTU, BELGAUM