Room and elevated temperature sliding wear of high velocity oxy-fuel sprayed Diamalloy3001 coatings by Vamsi V. N., Alidokht S. A., Sharifi N. , Makowiec M. E., Stoyanov P. , Moreau C. , Chromik . R. Tribology International 524 108069-108081 (2023)
Failure dynamics of spherical and irregular shaped Ti splats deposited on sapphire by cold spray by Imbriglio S. I., Munagala V. , Schmitt T. , Klemberg-sapieha J. , Chromik R. R. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 7 045002-045016 (2019)
Friction and wear behavior of suspension plasma sprayed tantalum oxide coatings at elevated temperatures by Roy A., Vamsi V. N., Patel P. , Sharifi N. , Alidokht S. A., Makowiec M. , Chromik R. R., Moreau C. , Stoyanov P. Surface and Coatings Technology 452 129097-129109 (2023)
Microstructural evolution and tribological behavior of suspension plasma sprayed CuO as high-temperature lubricious coatings by Roy A., Sharifi N. , Vamsi V. N., Alidokht S. A., Patel P. , Makoweic M. , Chromik R. R., Moreau C. , Stoyanov P. Wear 524-525 204874-204886 (2023)
Insights on Silver Migration Mechanisms and their Influence on the Wear Behavior of Thermally Sprayed Self-lubricating Coatings Up to 350° C by De Castilho B., Munagala V. , Alidokht S. A., Bessette S. , Makowiec M. E., Gauvin R. , Stoyanov P. , Moreau C. , Chromik R. R. Tribology Letters 70 120-134 (2022)
Effect of metal powder properties on the deposition characteristics of cold-sprayed Ti6Al4V-TiC coatings: An experimental and finite element study by Munagala V., Chakrabarty R. R., Song J. , Chromik R. R. Surfaces and Interfaces 25 101208-101218 (2021)
High temperature sliding wear behavior and mechanisms of cold-sprayed Ti and Ti TiC composite coatings by Koricherla M., Torgerson T. , Alidokht S. , Munagala V. , Chromik R. R., Scharf T. Wear 476 203746-203759 (2021)
The role of metal powder properties on the tribology of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V-TiC metal matrix composites by Munagala V., Chromik R. R. Surface and Coatings Technology 411 126974-126989 (2021)
Sliding wear of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V coatings: Effect of porosity and normal load by Munagala V., Bessette S. , Gauvin . , Chromik R. R. Wear 450 203268-203282 (2020)
The influence of powder properties on the adhesion strength and microstructural evolution of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V single splats by Munagala V., Imbriglio S. , Chromik R. R. Materials Letters 244 58-61 (2019)
Multiphase self-lubricating composite coatings for high temperature tribological applications SRIC, IIT KHARAGPUR
Thermal Sprayed Heat Resistant Coatings for Thrust Chambers of Semi-Cryogenic Rocket Engines ISRO, IIT KHARAGPUR CELL
Co-Principal Investigator
Structured Resin Printed Electrode integrated Active Microfluidic Chip (StREAM-Chip) for flow control and Particle/Droplet manipulation Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Area of Research: Metallization of Polymers and Surface Finishing
Saba Tasleem
Area of Research: Thermal Spray of Composite Coatings
Vivekananda Pal
Area of Research: thermally sprayed tribological coatings
Awards and Accolades
Best Reviewer - Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
McGill Engineering Doctoral Award
Bronze Medal in PhD
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All Publications
Journal
Dry sliding friction and wear behavior of HVOF sprayed FeCrMnCoNi high entropy coatings (HECs) at room and elevated temperatures by Patel P., Vamsi V. N., Roy A. , Sharifi N. , Alidokht S. , Makowiec M. , Chromik R. R., Moreau C. , Stoyanov P. Surface and Coatings Technology - (Accepted/In-Press)
Improving solid lubricant phase retention in plasma sprayed coatings through electroless Ni P deposition on lubricant powders by Pal V., Vamsi V. N., Bandyopadhyay P. P. Surface and Coating Technology 525 133314- (2026)
Scratch Adhesion Testing of Thick HVOF Thermal Sprayed Coatings by Harfouche M. M., Alidokht S. ., Islas Encalada A. , Munagala V. , Chromik R. R., Moreau C. , Sharifi N. , Stoyanov P. , Makowiec M. . Journal of Thermal Spray Technology 1-9 (2024)
Influence of HVOF spraying parameters on microstructure and mechanical properties of FeCrMnCoNi high-entropy coatings (HECs) by Patel P., Vamsi V. N., Sharifi N. , Roy A. , Alidokht S. , Harfouche M. , Makowiec M. , Stoyanov P. , Chromik R. R., Moreau C. Journal of Materials Science 59 4293-4323 (2024)
Friction and wear behavior of suspension plasma sprayed tantalum oxide coatings at elevated temperatures by Roy A., Vamsi V. N., Patel P. , Sharifi N. , Alidokht S. A., Makowiec M. , Chromik R. R., Moreau C. , Stoyanov P. Surface and Coatings Technology 452 129097-129109 (2023)
Room and elevated temperature sliding wear of high velocity oxy-fuel sprayed Diamalloy3001 coatings by Vamsi V. N., Alidokht S. A., Sharifi N. , Makowiec M. E., Stoyanov P. , Moreau C. , Chromik . R. Tribology International 524 108069-108081 (2023)
Microstructural evolution and tribological behavior of suspension plasma sprayed CuO as high-temperature lubricious coatings by Roy A., Sharifi N. , Vamsi V. N., Alidokht S. A., Patel P. , Makoweic M. , Chromik R. R., Moreau C. , Stoyanov P. Wear 524-525 204874-204886 (2023)
Insights on Silver Migration Mechanisms and their Influence on the Wear Behavior of Thermally Sprayed Self-lubricating Coatings Up to 350° C by De Castilho B., Munagala V. , Alidokht S. A., Bessette S. , Makowiec M. E., Gauvin R. , Stoyanov P. , Moreau C. , Chromik R. R. Tribology Letters 70 120-134 (2022)
The role of metal powder properties on the tribology of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V-TiC metal matrix composites by Munagala V., Chromik R. R. Surface and Coatings Technology 411 126974-126989 (2021)
High temperature sliding wear behavior and mechanisms of cold-sprayed Ti and Ti TiC composite coatings by Koricherla M., Torgerson T. , Alidokht S. , Munagala V. , Chromik R. R., Scharf T. Wear 476 203746-203759 (2021)
Effect of metal powder properties on the deposition characteristics of cold-sprayed Ti6Al4V-TiC coatings: An experimental and finite element study by Munagala V., Chakrabarty R. R., Song J. , Chromik R. R. Surfaces and Interfaces 25 101208-101218 (2021)
Sliding wear of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V coatings: Effect of porosity and normal load by Munagala V., Bessette S. , Gauvin . , Chromik R. R. Wear 450 203268-203282 (2020)
Influence of molybdenum on the mechanical properties, electrochemical corrosion and wear behavior of electrodeposited Ni-Mo alloy by Wasekar N. P., Verulkar S. , Munagala V. , Sundararajan G. Surface and Coatings Technology 370 298-310 (2019)
The influence of powder properties on the adhesion strength and microstructural evolution of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V single splats by Munagala V., Imbriglio S. , Chromik R. R. Materials Letters 244 58-61 (2019)
Failure dynamics of spherical and irregular shaped Ti splats deposited on sapphire by cold spray by Imbriglio S. I., Munagala V. , Schmitt T. , Klemberg-sapieha J. , Chromik R. R. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 7 045002-045016 (2019)
Conferences
High Temperature Sliding Wear of Cold Sprayed Ti6Al4V and Ti6Al4V-TiC Composite Coatings by Munagala V., Chromik R. R. Asian Thermal Spray Conference & Expo 2023 - (2023)
Completed Projects
Principal Investigator
DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNAL BEARING TEST RIG AND TRIBOLOGICAL STUDY OF WATER LUBRICATED JOURNAL BEARING OF PROPELLER SHAFT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NUMERICAL MODEL FOR LIFE PREDICTION
