Research Interests:

• Fatigue and Fracture
• Alloy Development and Microstructure Property Relationship
• Austempered Ductile Iron
• Austenitic Structural Steel
• Magnetic Materials
• Superconducting Thin Film Synthesis by Electroless Deposition

Selected Publications:

·         S. K. Putatunda, V. Ramasagara Nagarajan, G. Lawes and P.R. Kharel, ”Synthesis Of Superconducting Thin Films of Magnesium Diboride by Electroless Plating”, Materials and Manufacturing Process, 2008, In Press.

·         S. K. Putatunda, V. Ramasagara Nagarajan, G. Lawes and P. R. Kharel,”Synthesis and Characterization of Superconducting Lead Films by Electroless Plating on Metallic and Non-Metallic Substrates”, Materials Science and Engineering B, 2008, In Press. 

·         S. K. Putatunda, E. Buc and R. Naik, “Soft Magnetic Properties of Fe-5 wt % Al Alloy”, Materials and Manufacturing Process, Vol 23, pp 289-294, 2008.

·         S. K. Putatunda and M.T.Ambooken, “Thermo Magnetic Processing of Austempered Ductile Cast Iron”, Materials Science and Engineering, A455, pp 531-555, March 2007.

·         S. K. Putatunda, “Influence of Magnetic Field on the Mechanical Properities of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI)”, Materials Science Forum, Vol 539, pp4657-4662, 2006.

·         S.K. Putatunda, S. Kesani, R. Tackett and G. Lawes, “Development of Austenite free ADI (Austempered Ductile Cast Iron)”, Materials Science and Engineering A 435, pp112-122, July, 2006.

·         S.K. Putatunda, S. Unni and G. Lawes “Mechanical and Magnetic properties of a New Austenitic Structural Steel” Materials Science and Engineering, A 406, pp254-260, October, 2005.

·         S.K. Putatunda and Jianghuai Yang “Effect of Microstructure on Abrasion Wear Behavior of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) processed by a Novel Two-Step Austempering Process” Materials Science and Engineering A 406, pp217-228, October, 2005.

·         S.K. Putatunda, Jianghuai Yang and R. B. Gundlach “Development of an Austenitic Structural Steel”, Material and Design, Vol. 26, pp 534-544, September, 2005.

·         S. K. Putatunda and Jianghuai Yang “Near Threshold Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Austempered Ductile Cast Iron (ADI) Processed by a Novel Two-Step Austempering Process” Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 393, pp 254-268, February 2005.

·         S. K. Putatunda and Jianghuai Yang “Influence of a Novel Two-Step Austempering Process on the Strain Hardening Behavior of Austempered Ductile Cast Iron (ADI)” Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol A 382, pp 265-279, October 2004.

·         S.K. Putatunda and Jianghuai Yang “Improvement in Strength and Toughness of Austempered Ductile iron by Novel Two Step Austempering Process” Materials and Design, Vol 25 No.1, pp 219-230, February 2004.

·         S.K. Putatunda “Influence of Austempering Temperature on Microstructure and Fracture Toughness of a High Carbon, High Silicon and High Manganese Cast Steel” Materials and Design, Vol.24, No.6, pp 435-443, September 2003.

·         S.K. Putatunda “Improvement in Stress Corrosion Crack Growth Resistance of an Austempered Silicon Manganese Cast Steel by a Novel Two Step Austempering Process” Materials and Manufacturing Process, Vol 18, No 4 pp 667-684, August 2003.

·         S.K. Putatunda and P. P. Rao “Investigations on the Fracture Toughness of Austempered Ductile Cast Iron Austenitized at Different Temperatures”, Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol A 349, pp 136-149, May 2003.

·         S.K. Putatunda and P. P. Rao “Investigations on Fracture Toughness of Austempered Ductile Cast Iron alloyed with Chromium”, Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol A 346, pp 254-265, April 2003.