RATNESH KUMAR RAJ SINGH

@thapar.edu

Associate Professor
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Additive Manufacturing, Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing, Welding, Materials, Friction stir Welding and Processing, Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing, Material Characterization, Fracture Toughness, and Fatigue

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Effect of process parameters on wire-arc direct energy deposited Inconel 718 superalloy
P Kumar, RK Raj Singh, SK Sharma
Rapid Prototyping Journal 2025

Effect of friction stir processing on wire arc additively manufactured ER70S-6/SS308L bimetallic FGM
M Singh, H Kaundal, M Kumar, TK Bera, RKR Singh
Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 1-22 2025

Investigation on influence of selective laser melting parameters on mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy
M Kumar, J Nabi, HJ Singh, H Kaundal, TK Bera, RKR Singh
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of 2025

Metallurgical and mechanical properties of trimetallic functionally graded material fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing
M Singh, RKR Singh, D Gupta
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1004, 175725 2024

Heat input and shielding environment effect on CMT-WAAM of IN718
P Kumar, SK Sharma, RKR Singh
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of 2024

Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Foam Developed by Friction Stir Tube Deposition Technique
M Kumar, RKR Singh, V Jain
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1-15 2024

Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Processed B₄C/Gr-Reinforced Hybrid Composite Fabricated Through Stir Casting Method
AP Agrawal, MA Ali, S Rathore, RKR Singh
International Journal of Metalcasting 18 (2), 1107-1118 2024

Effect of cooling media on bead geometry, microstructure, and mechanical properties of wire arc additive manufactured IN718 alloy
P Kumar, SK Sharma, RK Raj Singh
Advances in Manufacturing 12 (1), 124-149 2024

Investigation of frictional deformation on mechanical and metallurgical properties of Ni-based functionally graded materials developed by wire and arc additive manufacturing
M Singh, RKR Singh, D Gupta
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1-11 2024

Effect of in-situ cooling during pressure and frictional deformation on mechanical and metallurgical properties of Ni-based functionally graded material developed by wire arc
M Singh, RKR Singh, D Gupta
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of 2024

Aluminum foam development by filling architecture techniques and process optimization
M Kumar, RKR Singh, V Jain
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of 2023

Characterization of mechanical and metallurgical properties of AA6063 foam developed by friction stir precursor deposition technique
M Kumar, RKR Singh, V Jain
Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 37 (18), 2608-2625 2023

Effect of tool pin profiles on the properties of foamable precursor developed by friction stir processing
M Kumar, RKR Singh, V Jain
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of 2023

Recent trends and future outlooks in manufacturing methods and applications of FGM: a comprehensive review
P Kumar, SK Sharma, RKR Singh
Materials and Manufacturing Processes 38 (9), 1033-1067 2023

Effect of welding parameters on bead characteristics and mechanical properties of wire and arc additive manufactured inconel 718
P Kumar, RKR Singh, SK Sharma
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of 2023

Effect of processing parameters and heat treatment techniques on foaming properties of aluminium foam developed by friction stir processing route
M Kumar, RK Raj Singh, V Jain
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of 2023

Machine Learning Regression Approaches for Prediction Microhardness of Al-Y2O3 Composite
R Sachin, S Ratnesh, Kumar, Raj, KLA Khan
International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology 70 (4), 303-315 2022

Artificial intelligent approach for process parameters modeling of friction stir processing
S Rathore, RKR Singh, KLA Khan
Materials Today: Proceedings 43, 326-334 2021

Effect of Process Parameters on Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Composite Foam Developed by Friction Stir Processing
S Rathore, R Kumar Raj Singh, K Laiq Ahmad Khan
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of 2021

Development of aluminium-yttrium oxide metal matrix composite foam through FSP
S Rathore, RKR Singh, KLA Khan
Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering: Select Proceedings of NCAME 2019 2020

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

The microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded Al–Zn–Mg alloy in as welded and heat treated conditions
RKR Singh, C Sharma, DK Dwivedi, NK Mehta, P Kumar
Materials & Design 32 (2), 682-687 2011
Citations: 196

Recent trends and future outlooks in manufacturing methods and applications of FGM: a comprehensive review
P Kumar, SK Sharma, RKR Singh
Materials and Manufacturing Processes 38 (9), 1033-1067 2023
Citations: 78

Effect of cooling environment and welding speed on fatigue properties of friction stir welded Al-Mg-Cr alloy
RKR Singh, R Prasad, S Pandey, SK Sharma
International Journal of Fatigue 127, 551-563 2019
Citations: 34

Effect of heat-input and cooling-time on bead characteristics in SAW
SK Sharma, S Maheshwari, RKR Singh
Materials and Manufacturing Processes 34 (2), 208-215 2019
Citations: 32

Effect of friction stir welding on microstructural and mechanical properties of copper alloy
D Avula, RKR Singh, DK Dwivedi, NK Mehta
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 74, 214-222 2011
Citations: 32

Influence of graded compositions and carbon diffusivities in buttering on structural integrity of dissimilar metal welds
DW Rathod, RKR Singh, S Pandey, S Aravindan, PK Singh
Materials Science and Engineering: A 702, 289-300 2017
Citations: 28

Mechanical properties of friction stir welded dissimilar metals
RKR Singh, R Prasad, S Pandey
Proceedings of the national conference on trends and advances in mechanical 2012
Citations: 20

Modeling and optimization of HAZ characteristics for submerged arc welded high strength pipeline steel
SK Sharma, S Maheshwari, RKR Singh
Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 72, 439-454 2019
Citations: 18

Cooling environment effect on the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir-welded joints
RKR Singh, DW Rathod, R Prasad, S Pandey
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 28, 3737-3747 2019
Citations: 13

Artificial intelligent approach for process parameters modeling of friction stir processing
S Rathore, RKR Singh, KLA Khan
Materials Today: Proceedings 43, 326-334 2021
Citations: 10

Friction stir welding of nuclear grade SA508Gr. 3Cl. 1 and SS304LN dissimilar steels
RKR Singh, DW Rathod, S Pandey
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of 2018
Citations: 7

Effect of Friction Stir Welding on Mechanical Properties of Dissimilar Aluminium Alloys
RKR Singh, R Kumar
National Conference on Innovative Paradigms in Engineering & Technology 2012
Citations: 5