K. Mageshkumar was born in Vellore, India, in 1979. He earned a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Vellore Engineering College in 2002, followed by an M.E. from St. Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, in 2012. He was subsequently awarded a Ph.D. in Metal Joining from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in 2020.
Dr. Mageshkumar possesses over fifteen years of cumulative teaching and research experience in esteemed institutions, including VIT Vellore and Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Jain Engineering College. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Annai Mira College of Engineering and Technology, Ranipet, and also having five years of industrial experience.
His principal research interests lie in metal joining technologies, high-temperature corrosion, and composite materials. This is evidenced by a substantial record of scholarly publications, including over 13 international papers and a book chapter. His investigative work
Development of protective coating for X8CrNiMoVNb16-13 alloy in high-temperature molten salt environment through high-velocity oxy-fuel sprayed NiCrMoNb and Cr3C2-25NiCr powder coating V Sreenivasulu, P Subramani, V Jayakumar, K Mageshkumar, N Arivazhagan, M Manikandan, Szymon Tofil, M Sathishkumar Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 2023 Various industries extensively use the high-velocity oxy-fuel coating technique due to its superior quality, cost-effectiveness, flexibility and convenience for use. The present research distinguishes the high-temperature corrosion characteristics of high-velocity oxy-fuel coated NiCrMoNb and Cr3C2-25NiCr powder on X8CrNiMoVNb16-13 alloy. The oxidation and hot corrosion characteristics of X8CrNiMoVNb16-13 alloy were evaluated through the air and molten salt condition (60% V2O5 + 40% Na2SO4) for 50 cycles at a temperature of 900°C. Thermogravimetric measurement was performed to evaluate the weight gain square of coated and uncoated substrates. Vickers hardness, thickness, porosity and microstructure of the coating were analysed. The metallurgical integrity of the corrosion product is evaluated through scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The laminar structure was observed in the coated region. Also, the dense microstructure with maximum porosity of 0.66% was observed, and the thickness of both the coatings was similar. The Cr3C2-25NiCr coating (766 ± 11 HV0.3) showed higher Vickers hardness than NiCrMoNb (377 ± 10 HV0.3). The occurrence of Cr2O3, NiFe2O4 and NiCr2O4 increased the corrosion resistance in both molten salts and air oxidation environments. The development of Fe2O3 in NiCrMoNb coating increases the weight gain when exposed to the molten salt condition. The present research recommended that Cr3C2-25NiCr coating can be used for the molten salt condition, whereas NiCrMoNb can be used for air oxidation application.
Characterization of microstructure and mechanical properties of nickel based superalloy 617 by pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding technique K Mageshkumar, P Kuppan, N Arivazhagan Materials Research Express, 2018 Nickel based superalloy (alloy 617) exhibits high strength and oxidation resistance at elevated temperatures. The major limitation of this alloy is microsegregation of alloying elements due to the formation of Molybdenum (Mo) rich secondary phases in the interdendritic region of the weldments. The present study investigates the possibilities to mitigate the microsegregation effect. In order to achieve this, weld joints were fabricated with pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding (PCGTAW) techniques with three different filler wires. The filler wires employed with present study are ERNiCrMo-4, ERNiCrMo-10 and ERNiCrMo-14. The macro examination was carried out to reveal the defects in the weld joints. Optical and Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis were performed to evaluate the micro structural changes in the fusion zone and Heat Affected Zone (HAZ). Microstructure shows the fine equiaxed dendrite structure in the fusion zone. Energy Dispersive x-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) analysis was also carried out in the weldments to quantify the level of microsegregation of alloying elements. Tensile test reveals the strength and ductility of the weld joints. Root and face bend test was carried out to check the ability of the weld joints to withstand bending forces. The result shows the defect free weld was achieved in all the welded joints. EDS analysis revealed the presence of Mo rich phases in the ERNiCrMo-4 filler wire. There is no evidence for the formation of secondary phases in the filler wires. The tensile strength of ERNiCrMo-14 filler shows the marginally higher strength compare to other filler wires. Root and Face bend test did not show the presence of cracks and other defects in the weldments.
Influence of deep cryogenic treatment on microstructure and mechanical behavior of Inconel 686 alloy produced by DP-GMAW wire arc additive manufacturing A Sitharaj, M Natesh, K Mageshkumar, M Vignesh, B Arulmurugan, ... Journal of Materials Research and Technology , 2026 2026.0
Optimization on wear characteristics of AA2219/Nano Zirconium Diboride composites through orthogonal array MEMSSR K. Logesh, K. Manogar, K. Mageshkumar, Sathish Kannan, S. Suresh Kumar Interactions 245 (312) , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 4
Development of protective coating for X8CrNiMoVNb16-13 alloy in high-temperature molten salt environment through high-velocity oxy-fuel sprayed NiCrMoNb and Cr3C2-25NiCr powder … V Sreenivasulu, P Subramani, V Jayakumar, K Mageshkumar, ... Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of … , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 8
Experimental investigations on properties of MoS2 and TiB2 reinforced aluminium composites S Rajkumar, T Maridurai, K Mageshkumar, M Ravichandran, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1301-1304 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 8
Alloy 617 welding of similar and dissimilar materials: a review K Mageshkumar, P Velmurugan, S Rajkumar, K Arul, T Maridurai, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1561-1565 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 3
Physical and mechanical properties of AA2219/BN composites S Rajkumar, K Arul, K Mageshkumar, T Maridurai, R Subbiah, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1429-1433 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 35
Effect of welding speed on the mechanical properties of AA6061 Al alloy joined by friction stir welding S Rajkumar, K Mageshkumar, K Arul, S Ravi, T Maridurai, R Subbiah Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1544-1549 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 14
Mechanical properties of aluminium alloy AA7086 by equal channel angular press with parameters of die design S Rajkumar, T Maridurai, M Subbiah, M Sivaraj, K Mageshkumar, K Arul, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1537-1543 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 7
Comparison of Boron Nitride (BN) reinforced sintered and extruded AA2219 nano-hybrid composite particle size effects on mechanical and metallurgical characteristics P Arumugam, S Rajkumar, T Maridurai, K Mageshkumar, R Subbiah, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1434-1437 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 10
Studies on the effect of filler wires on micro level segregation of alloying elements in the alloy 617 weld fusion zone K Mageshkumar, N Arivazhagan, P Kuppan Materials Research Express 6 (11), 116579 , 2019 2019.0 Citations: 7
Welding metallurgy of corrosion resistant 21st century Ni-based superalloy 686 B Arulmurugan, M Sathishkumar, K Gokulkumar, K Mageshkumar, ... Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science: Selected Extended Papers of … , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 3
Characterization of microstructure and mechanical properties of nickel based superalloy 617 by pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding technique K Mageshkumar, P Kuppan, N Arivazhagan Materials Research Express 5 (6), 066541 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 12
Investigation on microstructure, micro-segregation and mechanical properties of gas tungsten arc weldment of alloy 600 by ERNiCrMo-10 A Srikanth, P Subramani, V Kannan, K Mageshkumar, T Puneeth, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (5), 13244-13250 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 7
Investigation on microstructure and mechanical properties on pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded super alloy 617 K Mageshkumar, P Kuppan, N Arivazhagan IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 263 (6), 062032 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 4
Analysis of metallurgical and mechanical properties of continuous and pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded alloy C-276 with duplex stainless steel M Manikandan, N Arivazhagan, M Arivarasu, K Mageshkumar, DN Rajan, ... Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 70 (3), 661-669 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 29
Mechanical behavior of in situ ZrB2/AA2014 composite produced by the exothermic salt-metal reaction technique V Mohanavel, MN Kumar, K Mageshkumar, C Jayasekar, N Dineshbabu, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 4 (2), 3215-3221 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 66
Microstructural evolution and precipitation behavior in heat affected zone of Inconel 625 and AISI 904L dissimilar welds HS Content, A Ismail, K Mageshkumar, P Kuppan, N Arivazhagan
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Mechanical behavior of in situ ZrB2/AA2014 composite produced by the exothermic salt-metal reaction technique V Mohanavel, MN Kumar, K Mageshkumar, C Jayasekar, N Dineshbabu, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 4 (2), 3215-3221 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 66
Physical and mechanical properties of AA2219/BN composites S Rajkumar, K Arul, K Mageshkumar, T Maridurai, R Subbiah, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1429-1433 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 35
Analysis of metallurgical and mechanical properties of continuous and pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded alloy C-276 with duplex stainless steel M Manikandan, N Arivazhagan, M Arivarasu, K Mageshkumar, DN Rajan, ... Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 70 (3), 661-669 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 29
Effect of welding speed on the mechanical properties of AA6061 Al alloy joined by friction stir welding S Rajkumar, K Mageshkumar, K Arul, S Ravi, T Maridurai, R Subbiah Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1544-1549 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 14
Characterization of microstructure and mechanical properties of nickel based superalloy 617 by pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding technique K Mageshkumar, P Kuppan, N Arivazhagan Materials Research Express 5 (6), 066541 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 12
Comparison of Boron Nitride (BN) reinforced sintered and extruded AA2219 nano-hybrid composite particle size effects on mechanical and metallurgical characteristics P Arumugam, S Rajkumar, T Maridurai, K Mageshkumar, R Subbiah, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1434-1437 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 10
Development of protective coating for X8CrNiMoVNb16-13 alloy in high-temperature molten salt environment through high-velocity oxy-fuel sprayed NiCrMoNb and Cr3C2-25NiCr powder … V Sreenivasulu, P Subramani, V Jayakumar, K Mageshkumar, ... Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of … , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 8
Experimental investigations on properties of MoS2 and TiB2 reinforced aluminium composites S Rajkumar, T Maridurai, K Mageshkumar, M Ravichandran, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1301-1304 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 8
Mechanical properties of aluminium alloy AA7086 by equal channel angular press with parameters of die design S Rajkumar, T Maridurai, M Subbiah, M Sivaraj, K Mageshkumar, K Arul, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1537-1543 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 7
Studies on the effect of filler wires on micro level segregation of alloying elements in the alloy 617 weld fusion zone K Mageshkumar, N Arivazhagan, P Kuppan Materials Research Express 6 (11), 116579 , 2019 2019.0 Citations: 7
Investigation on microstructure, micro-segregation and mechanical properties of gas tungsten arc weldment of alloy 600 by ERNiCrMo-10 A Srikanth, P Subramani, V Kannan, K Mageshkumar, T Puneeth, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (5), 13244-13250 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 7
Optimization on wear characteristics of AA2219/Nano Zirconium Diboride composites through orthogonal array MEMSSR K. Logesh, K. Manogar, K. Mageshkumar, Sathish Kannan, S. Suresh Kumar Interactions 245 (312) , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 4
Investigation on microstructure and mechanical properties on pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded super alloy 617 K Mageshkumar, P Kuppan, N Arivazhagan IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 263 (6), 062032 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 4
Alloy 617 welding of similar and dissimilar materials: a review K Mageshkumar, P Velmurugan, S Rajkumar, K Arul, T Maridurai, ... Materials Today: Proceedings 59, 1561-1565 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 3
Welding metallurgy of corrosion resistant 21st century Ni-based superalloy 686 B Arulmurugan, M Sathishkumar, K Gokulkumar, K Mageshkumar, ... Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science: Selected Extended Papers of … , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 3
Influence of deep cryogenic treatment on microstructure and mechanical behavior of Inconel 686 alloy produced by DP-GMAW wire arc additive manufacturing A Sitharaj, M Natesh, K Mageshkumar, M Vignesh, B Arulmurugan, ... Journal of Materials Research and Technology , 2026 2026.0
Microstructural evolution and precipitation behavior in heat affected zone of Inconel 625 and AISI 904L dissimilar welds HS Content, A Ismail, K Mageshkumar, P Kuppan, N Arivazhagan
