Prof TKG Namboodhiri B.Sc(Met.Engg.), MS & Ph.D.

Prof TKG Namboodhiri Quick Facts

Main Areas:Metallurgical Engineering, Materials, Hydrogen-production, storage, uses. Hydrogen-related problems in material
Career Focus:Professor, Researcher, Consultant, Advisor
Affiliation:1) Life Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India) 2) Life Member, Indian Institute of Metals, 4) Life Member, Electrochemical Society of India, 5) Life Member, Materials Research Society of India

 Sivapriya, Thevanomkottillum, Vempala road, Mathilbhagom, Tiruvalla-689101

Kerala

Phone: 0469-2623785

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Dr. T. K .G. NAMBOODHIRI

Position

Consultant

Date of Birth

December 11, 1941

Academic Qualifications

College

Degree

Year

Field

College of Mining & Metallurgy, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

B.Sc

1965

Metallurgical Engineering

Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

M.S.

1966

Metallurgical Engineering

School of Metallurgy & Materials Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

Ph.D.

1970

Metallurgy & Materials     Science

M.S. Thesis

Precipitation in deformed Al-base cu alloys

Guide

 Professor Herbert Herman

Ph.D. Thesis

Decomposition of the alpha phase in

 Ti-rich-Al Alloys

Guides

Prof. C.J.McMahon Jr, and Prof.H.Herman

Distinctions and Awards

1) BHU Gold Medal (1965), Bishan Das Basil Medal (1965), Hadfield Medal (1965) for standing first in B.Sc. (Met. Engg.) Exam. 2) “ Best paper in corrosion science Award “ for 1987 from the electrochemical society of India, 3) Elected Vice- Chairman, Corrosion Group of the society for advancement of electrochemical science and technology, 4) Elected Hon.Joint- secretary (1982-84), Hon. secretary (1985 & 86) and Hon. chairman (1995 & 96) of the Varanasi chapter of the Indian institute of metals, 5) Distinguished visiting scientist at the central electrochemical research institute, karaikudi during June 1986, 6) Prof. J. Balachandra Award for the best paper in corrosion science, 1993, of the electrochemical society of India, 7) visiting scientist at the corrosion group, metallurgy div. , national institute of standards and technology ,Gaithersburg, Md., U.S.A. during 1989-90, 8) mascot national award 1996 of the electrochemical society of India in recognition of valuable contribution to corrosion science and technology. 9) Smt. Annapurna Award for the year 2000 of SAEST for the best paper in ‘Corrosion and its prevention’ published in Trans. SAEST.

Professional memberships

1)       Life Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India)

2)       Life Fellow, Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology

3)       Life Member, Indian Institute of Metals

4)       Life Member, Electrochemical Society of India

5)       Life Member, Materials Research Society of India

Professional experience

·         1965 – 1970 Þ Research Fellow, Department of Metallurgical Engg., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A

§       1970 – 1973 Þ Post- doctoral Research Associate, school of Chemical & Biochemical Engg., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A.

§       1973 – 1976 Þ Engineer/ Scientist SD, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organization, Trivandrum . 

§     1976 – 1985 Þ , Reader , Department of Metallurgical Engg., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

§       1985 – 2004 Þ , Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (retired in June 2004)

§       2004 - 2006 Þ, Emeritus Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, Alapuzha, Kerala University.

§      2006 – Present   Þ,  Consultant, Metallurgical consulting.

A.      Teaching.

Teaching undergraduate and post-graduate metallurgical engineering students subjects like a) mechanical behaviour, b) mechanics of deformation and fracture, c) fracture mechanics, d) mechanical processing, e) electrometallurgy and corrosion, f) corrosion and protection, g) alloy design and development and h) failure analysis.

B.      Research

Research in areas like; a) hydrogen embrittlement of metallic materials, b) dezincification and stress corrosion cracking of brasses, c) erosion-corrosion, d) corrosion and its prevention in steels and metallic glasses, e) corrosion of Al and Mg alloys, and f) microbiologically influenced corrosion.

Sponsored Research Projects

Principal Investigator

Scheme

Funding

Duration

Funds (Rs.)

Hydrogen Embrittlement

UGC

1982-1986

1, 72, 800

Role of Dezincification in SCC of Brasses

CSIR

1983-1986

1, 32, 000

Hydrogen Induced Cracking and Sulphide Stress Cracking of OCTG Steels

Indo-US joint Project (SAIL-NSF), through SAIL

1989-1992

1, 06, 000

Co-Investigator

Scheme

Funding

Duration

Funds (Rs.)

Amorphous Alloys

DST

1977-1981

9, 73, 000

Correlation of Mechanical Properties with Microstructure of High Temperature Ti alloys like IMI 685

ARDB

1978-1984

9, 72, 000

Dezincification of Brasses

UGC

1978-1981

1, 50, 000

Metallic Glasses

DST

1982-1987

34, 74, 000

Research Guidance

Guided the following B.Tech. Projects, M.Tech. Dissertations and Ph.D. Theses;

B.Tech. Projects.

1.       Fracture types in metals and alloys (1976- 77)

2.       Superplastic forming of a Pb-Sn alloy (1977- 78)

3.       Corrosion behaviour of amorphous alloy Metglas 2826 (1978-79)

4.       Effect of silicide precipitation on mechanical properties of a titanium base aircraft alloy IMI 685 (1979- 80)

5.       Corrosion behaviour 0f 63/37 brass in 3.5 % NaCl solution  (1980-81 )

6.       Environment- assisted fracture of metallic glasses (1981-82)

7.       Hydrogen embrittlement of a dual-phase steel (1982-83)

8.       Stress corrosion cracking of brasses (1983- 84)

9.       Corrosion behaviour of aluminium particulate composites in marine environments (1984-85)

10.   Hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of steel weldments (1984-85)

11.   Hydrogen embrittlement of a HSLA steel (1985-86)

12.   Corrosion of copper- particulate composites (1986-87)

13.   Effect of elastic stress on corrosion of copper (1987-88)

14.   Environment-assisted fracture of an Al-Li-X alloy (1987-88)

15.   A critical evaluation of the effects of microstructure and environment on fatigue thresholds (1988-89)

16.   Effects of heat treatments on the H2 S resistance of 9Cr-1 Mo steel (1990-91)

17.   Wear and corrosion characteristics of Al-Pb composites (1991-92)

18.   Mechanical and corrosion behaviour of Al alloy- Sicp metal matrix composites (1992- 93)

19.   Wear, erosion and corrosion of pipeline steel (1993- 94)

20.   Characterization of the mechanical properties of Mg and its alloys        (1996=97)

21.   Mechanical properties and corrosion characteristics of two aluminium alloys (1998-99)

22.   Corrosion behaviour of high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steels (1999-2000)

23.   Hydrogen embrittlement of API X-65 line-pipe steel (2000-2001)

M. Tech. Dissertations.

1.       A technical evaluation of some chromium steels (1977)

2.       Role of dezincification in stress corrosion cracking of brasses (1978)

3.       Effect of austenitizing temperature on strength and toughness of 15CDV6 steel (1981)

4.       Hydrogen sulfide corrosion of a high strength low alloy steel (1984)

5.       Metallurgical factors in the hydrogen embrittlement of a HSLA steel     (1985)

6.       A unified theory of hydrogen embrittlement (quantum mechanical approach) (1985)

7.       Hydrogen induced delayed cracking of a line- pipe steel (1986)

8.       Weldability and hydrogen embrittlement of a line- pipe steel (1989)

9.       Corrosion and environment assisted fracture of an Al-Zn-Mg alloy        (1989)

10.   Corrosion of a Mg alloy in dilute hydrochloric acid and its inhibition       (1993)

11.   Corrosion study of an Al-Li alloy in marine environments (1999)

12.   Characterization of mechanical and corrosion behaviour of an HSLA steel (2000)

13.   Hydrogen embrittlement of Al-Zn-Mg alloy AA7020 (2001)

14.   Effect of heat treatment on hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of API X-65 steel (2002)

15.   Hydrogen embrittlement in C-0. 5 Mo steel (2003)

16.   Precipitation hardening and hydrogen embrittlement of AA 7020 aluminium alloy (2004)

Ph. D. Theses.

1.       Corrosion and passivation of metallic glasses, I.B. Singh (1987)

2.       Inhibition of corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement of HSLA and AISI 410 steels, Reeta Agrawal (1990)

3.       The evaluation of the high strain rate flow behaviour of materials using a newly developed dynamic indentation technique, Y. Tirupataiah        (1991)

4.       Corrosion of mild steel and its inhibition, R.K.Chaturvedi (1991)

5.       Corrosion studies on high sulfur microalloyed steels for sour gas applications, K.Ravi (1992)

6.       Corrosion of Fe-Cr and Fe-Cr-Ni steels and its control, A.Kumar          (1992)

7.       Corrosion of high strength low alloy steels in aqueous sodium chloride media, Amar Nath (1996)

8.       Microbiologically influenced corrosion of metallic materials and its control, R.S.Dubey (1997)

9.       Corrosion behaviour of mild steel in alkaline media, B.Ramesh Babu   (1998)   

Additional professional activities

Establishment of a Corrosion Research Laboratory

Built-up a modern Corrosion Research Laboratory in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Banaras Hindu University with funds from various sponsored research projects as well as the UGC Centre of Advanced study in Metallurgy. Sophisticated equipment like Potentioscans, Computerized Electrochemical Corrosion and Impedance Measurement System, Stress Corrosion Cracking Machine, D.C.Polarograph and Coulometry set-up were purchased. Nine Ph.D. Theses, thirteen M.Tech. Dissertations and twenty-three B. Tech. Projects have been completed in the last 25 years. Nearly 75 publications and 40 conference presentations originated from the work in this laboratory.

Administrative Experience

1.       Officer- in-charge, Departmental Library, 1977- 80 & 2002-2003

2.       Hon. Treasurer, Metallurgy Society, Dept. of Metallurgical Engg, BHU, 1977- 81

3.       Hon. Treasurer, International Conference on Metal Sciences (ICMS- 77), Varanasi, 1977

4.        In-charge, Industrial Consultancy and Testing Services, Dept. of Metallurgical Engg. , BHU, 1981-84

5.       Member, Industrial Consultancy Cell, I.T., BHU, 1982- 87

6.       Warden, Vishwakarma Hostel, 1981- 87

7.       Co- ordinator, Mechanical Metallurgy and Corrosion Division, Dept. of Metallurgical Engg., BHU, 1984- 87 & 1993- 99.

8.       In-charge, Doctoral Students’ Affairs and Secretary, Departmental Research Committee, Dept. of Metallurgical Engg., BHU, 1984- 89

9.       Member, Policy Planning Committee, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, BHU, 1995- 98

10.   Member, Purchase Sub- committee, Office furniture and equipment, Banaras Hindu University, 1993- 99

11.   Chairman, Computerization Committee, Banaras Hindu University, 200-2001

12.   Dean, Training & Placement, Sree Buddha College of Engineering, 2005- 2006

Invited Lectures

Publications

Presented invited lectures at:

1.       National Workshop on Stress Corrosion Cracking, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, August 1980

2.       Short course on Analysis and Mechanics of Metal Failure, Varanasi, January 1981

3.       Seminar on Advances in Metallurgical Research: Transformations and Processes, IIT, Kharagpur, December 1981

4.       The First National Seminar on Materials for Advanced Energy Systems, IIT, Kanpur, December 1981

5.       Symposium on Corrosion and its Prevention, BHU, Varanasi, October 1984

6.       Sixth International Conference on Fracture (ICF-6), New Delhi, December 1984

7.       International Conference on Metallic and Semi-conducting Glasses, Central University, Hyderabad, December 1986

8.       Short term course on Engineering Failures: Analysis and Prevention, IIT, Delhi, December 1990

9.       Short course on Composites, BHU, Varanasi, February 1991

10.   Symposium on Emerging Frontiers in Corrosion and its Control, M.D. .University, Rohtak, March, 1992

11.   National Seminar on Interfacial and Surface Phenomena in Metallurgy, BHU, Varanasi, October 1993

12.   International Conference on Maintenance, Inspection, Corrosion, Metallurgy and Plant Reliability, IPCL, Vadodara, January 1996

13.   Eighth National Congress on Corrosion Control, Kochi, September 1998

14.   International Conference on Metallurgical Technologies, BHU, Varanasi, December 1998.

15.   The 53rd Annual Technical Meetings of the Indian Institute of Metals, November 1999, Kanpur.

16.   .Int. Conf. On Advances in Materials and Materials Processing, February 2002, Kharagpur

Published: 82, Presented 41

List of Publications

A. Publications in refereed Journals. Books and Conference Proceedings

Refereed Journal A Refereed Journal Articles

1.       L.Nanis and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Mathematics of the electrochemical extraction of hydrogen from iron. J. Electrochem.  Soc., 119 (1972) 691-694.

2.       T.K.G. Namboodhiri, C.J.McMahon, Jr. and H. Herman, Decomposition of the alpha phase in titanium-rich Ti-Al alloys, Metall. Trans., 4 (1973) 1323-1331.

3.        T.K.G. Namboodhiri and L. Nanis, Concentration dependence of hydrogen diffusion in Armco iron, Acta Metall., 21 (1973) 663-672.

4.        T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Electrical resistivities of titanium and Ti-Al alloys, Trans. Indian Inst. Metals, 28 (1975) 39-43.

5.       T.K.G. Namboodhiri, G. Thomas and M.K. Mukherjee, Space applications of titanium, Minerals & Metals Review, 1, Nos.5-7 (1975-76) 22-29.

6.       T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen embrittlement in 4340 steel, Trans. Soc. for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology (India), 13 (1978) 177-192.

7.       T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Measurement of hydrogen in metals, Trans. Indian Inst. Metals, 31 (1978) 435-438. 8

8.       T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Fractographic features of hydrogen embrittlement failures in 4340 steel, Bull.Electron Microscope Soc. India, 2, No.1 (1978) 15-16.

9.       T.K.G. Namboodhiri and S.N. Das, Development of a high strength tough chromium steel, Tool & Alloy Steels, 13 (1979) 187-191.

10.    P. Gupta, R.S. Chaudhary, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and B. Prakash, Mechanism of dezincification and the inhibitive efficiency of some azoles for the corrosion of 70/30 brass in sulfuric acid, Br. Corros. J., 17 (1982) 136-141.

11.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, R.S. Chaudhary, B. Prakash and M.K. Agrawal, Dezincification of brasses in concentrated ammonia, Corros. Sci., 22 (1982) 1037-1047.

12.    P. Gupta, R.S. Chaudhary, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and B. Prakash, Effect of pyridine and its derivatives on the corrosion of 70/30 brass in 1% H2SO4, Br. Corros. J., 17 (1982) 193-196.

13.    P. Gupta, R.S. Chaudhary, T.K.G. Namboodhiri, B.B. Prasad and B. Prakash, Inhibitive action of some amines towards corrosion of 70/30 brass in sulfuric acid, J. Electrochem. Soc. India, 32 (1983) 21-31.

14.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, On the Ti -Al phase diagram, Mater. Sci. Eng., 57 (1983) 21-22.

15.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, T.A. Ramesh, G. Singh and S. Sehgal, Hydrogen embrittlement of three metallic glasses, Mater. Sci. Eng., 61 (1983) 23-29.

16.    P. Gupta, T.K.G. Namboodhiri, R.S. Chaudhary and B. Prakash, Inhibitive action of some azoles towards the corrosion and dezincification of 70 Cu -30 Zn brass in ammonia solution, Corros. Sci., 23 (1983) 1361-1371.

17.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Fracture modes in metallic glasses, Bull. Electron Microscope Soc. India, 7 (1983) 101-106.

18.    P. Gupta, R.S. Chaudhary, T.K.G. Namboodhiri, B. Prakash and B.B. Prasad, Effect of mixed inhibitors on dezincification and corrosion of63/37 brass in 1% Sulfuric acid, Corrosion, 40 (1984) 33-36.

19.    T. Ramchandran and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, A Potentiostatic evaluation of the corrosion of a Ni -Co base amorphous alloy, Corrosion, 40 (1984) 73-77.

20.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Frontier areas in the electrochemistry of stress corrosion cracking. Trans. Soc. Advancement Electrochem. Sci. Technology (India), 19, (1984) 197- 199.

21.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen embrittlement of metallic materials, Trans.Indian Inst. Metals, 37 (1984) 764-793. (IIM Review)

22.    T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion Engineering, The Banaras Metallurgist, 5(1985) 9-13

23.    I.B. Singh, R.S. Chaudhary and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Effect of alloying on the corrosion behaviour of iron-boron glasses in sulfuric acid, Mater. Sci. Eng., 83 (1986) 123-133.

24.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri and R.S. Tripathi, Stress assisted dezincification of 70/30 brass in ammonia, Corros. Sci., 26 (1986) 745- 756.

25.     T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Engineering education in India, J. Inst. Engineers (India), IDP, 66 (1986) 75-77.

26.    R.S. Tripathi and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Mechanically assisted dezincification and stress corrosion cracking of 60/40 brass, J. Electrochem. Soc. India, 35 (1986) 183-187.

27.    I.B. Singh, R.S. Chaudhary and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion resistance of two magnetic metallic glasses in acidic and neutral aqueous solutions, J.  Electrochem. Soc. India, 35 (1986) 279-282

28.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, The training of materials engineers for the twenty-first century, The Banaras Metallurgist, 8 (1987) 45-51.

29.    Reeta Agrawal, R.S. Chaudhary and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Inhibitive action of piperidine on HSLA steel corrosion and hydrogen evolution reaction in H2SO4 media, J. Electrochem. Soc. India, 36 (1987) 31-36 (best paper of the year).

30.    K.V. Rajasekharan Nair, R.S. Chaudhary and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, On the dissolution of 63/37 brass in aqueous ammonia containing copper and nitrate ions, J. Electrochem. Soc. India, 36 (1987) 151-156.

31.    I.B. Singh, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and R.S. Chaudhary, On the corrosion characteristics of some commercial metallic glasses in NaCl Solution, J. Mater. Sci., 22 (1987) 2723-2728.

32.    Deo Nath and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion of an aluminium alloy-mica particulate composite in 3.5% NaCl, Composites, 19 (1988) 237-243.

33.    Reeta Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion of AISI 410 stainless steel in 1N H2SO4 and its inhibition, Bull, Electrochem, (India), 4, (1988) 427-431.

34.    K.V. Rajasekharan Nair and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Influence of sulfate and chloride ions on corrosion of63-37 brass in aqueous ammonia containing copper, Br.Corros. J., 23 (1988) 245-249.

35.    Deo Nath and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Some corrosion characteristics of aluminium-mica particulate composites, Corros. Sci. 29 (1989) 1251-1259.

36.    R.S. Chaudhary, T.K.G. Namboodhiri, I.B. Singh and A. Kumar, Effect of Pyridine and its derivatives on Corrosion of 0040, 2826 MB, and 2605-S-2 metallic glasses in Sulfuric acid solution at 25°C, Br.Corros.J.24 (1989) 273-278.

37.    Reeta Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, The inhibition of sulphuric acid corrosion of 410 stainless steel by thioureas, Corr. Sci., 30 (1990) 35-72.

38.    R.S. Chaudhary, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and I.B. Singh, Electrochemical and AES studies on 0040, 2826 and 2826A metallic glasses in 3.5% NaCl solution, Bull. of Electrochem (India), 6 (1990) 859-863.

39.    K. Ravi, V. Ramaswamy and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen Sulphide resistance of high sulphur micro alloyed steels, Mater. Sci. Eng., A129 (1990) 87-97.

40.    D.N. Lal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, A model for the effect of mean stress on the threshold condition for fatigue crack propagation, Mater. Sci. Eng., A 130 (1990) 37-49.

41.    V. Singh, P.V.S.S. Raju, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and P. Rama Rao, Low cycle fatigue behaviour of a low alloy high strength steel, Int.J. Fatigue, 12(4) (1990) 289-292.

42.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion fatigue, The Banaras Metallurgist, 11(1991) 25-39.

43.    Reeta Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, The inhibition of Corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement of AISI 410 stainless steel, J. Appl. Electrochem. 22 (1992) 383-389.

44.    R. Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Inhibition of corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement of a HSLA steel in 1 N H2SO4 by aldehydes, J. Electrochem.Soc. India, 42(3) (1993) 149-158. (Best Paper award)

45.    K. Ravi, V. Ramaswamy and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Effect of Mo on the resistance to H2S of high sulfur micro alloyed steels. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 169 (1993) 111-118.

46.    K. Ravi, V. Ramaswamy and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Role of non-metallic inclusions in heat-treated steels for sour environment. Steels Research, 65(2) (1994) 713-

47.    R.S. Dubey, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and S.N. Upadhyay, Microbiologically influenced corrosion of mild steel in cultures of sulphate reducing bacteria, Ind. J. Chem. Technol. 2(1995) 327-329.

48.    Reeta Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Inhibition of corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement of a HSLA steel in 1N H2SO4 by nitrile compounds, J. Appl. Electrochem. , 27(1997) 1265-1274.

49.    T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Erosion-Corrosion, The Banaras Metallurgist, 14 & 15, (1997) 172-185.

50.    Amarnath, M. M. Singh and T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion of API X-52 grade line pipe steel in sodium chloride media, Trans. SAEST, 35 (2000), 85-90

51.    Amarnath, T. K. G. Namboodhiri, and S. N. Upadhyay, Flow-assisted corrosion of API X-52 steel in 3. 5 % NaCl solution, Canadian J. of Chemical Engineering, 80(2002), 456-464

52.    Amarnath and T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Effect of cold rolling on the hydrogen-induced delayed failure of API X-52 line-pipe steel, Trans. Indian Inst. Metals, 55 (2002), 25-30

53.    G. Ananta Nagu, Amarnath and T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Effect of heat treatments on the hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of API X-65 grade line-pipe steel, Bull. Mater. Sci. ,26 (2003)435-439

54.    Amarnath, S. N. Upadhyay and T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Effect of thermal and mechanical treatments on corrosion of API X-52 grade line-pipe steel in flowing 3. 5 % NaCl solution, Indian J. Chem. Technol. , 10 (2003) 611-614

55.    T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Synergism in Corrosion: Mechanically Assisted Corrosion, Trans. SAEST, 38 (2003 ) 143-147

Books 

56.    L. Nanis and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Analysis of the permeation technique for the study of hydrogen entry into iron- base alloys, Stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement of iron-base alloys, R.W. Staehle, J. Hochmann, J.E. Slater and R.D. McCright (Eds.), National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Houston, 1977,pp. 432-444.

57.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion of an amorphous Ni4oCo20Cr12Mo6Fe16 alloy, Chemistry and Physics of rapidly solidified materials, B.J. Berkowitz and R.O. Scattergood (Eds.), The Metallurgical Society of AIME, Warrendale, Pa., 1983, pp. 172-209.

58.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Materials for a hydrogen economy, Materials for advanced energy systems, G.S. Upadhyay (Ed.), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1984, pp.1-9.

59.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion resistance and applications (of metallic glasses), Metallic glasses: Production. Properties and Applications, T.R. Anantharaman (Ed.), Trans. Tech. Publications Ltd., Switzerland, 1984, pp. 203-224.

60.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Environment assisted fracture of metallic glasses, Advances in fracture research.  S.R. Valluri et al. (Eds.), Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1984, Vol. 4, pp. 2751-2759.

61.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion in metallic glasses, Metallic and Semi conducting Glasses II I, A.K. Bhatnagar (Ed.) Key Engineering Materials, 13-15, (1987) p.807.

62.    I.B. Singh, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and R.S. Chaudhary, Effect of some anions on the corrosion characteristics of Fe40N4oB2o metallic glass. Metallic and semi conducting Glasses III, A.K.Bhatnagar (Ed.), Key Engineering Materials, 13-15 (1987) p.809.

63.    Deo Nath, T.K.G. Namboodhiri, A. Shanker and J.S. Srivastava. Wear of copper base particulate composites, Wear resistance of metals and alloys, G.R. Kingsbury (Ed.), ASM International, (1988) pp.81-88.

Published Proceedings .

64.    R.K. Gupta, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and P. Rama Rao, X -ray study of faulting in Ti-Al solid solutions, Symp. Materials Science Research, Bangalore, India, 1970, pp.479-483.

65.    T. K.G. Namboodhiri and L. Nanis, Hydrogen Permeation in iron and steel, 14th Seminar on Electrochemistry, Karaikudi, India, 1973, pp.461-469.

66.    M.P.R. Paniker, M.j. Nair, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and M.K. Mukherjee, Titanium alloy development for cryogenic systems, Seminar on titanium technology, Trivandrum, India, 1975, pp. 195-206.

67.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, George Thomas and M. K. Mukherjee, Applications of titanium in space programmes -a review, Seminar on titanium technology, Trivandrum, India, 1975, pp. 321-355.

68.    M.P.R. Paniker, G. Thomas, T.K.G. Namboodhiri, M.K. Mukherjee and M.j Nair, Aluminotherrnic production of Ti-Al alloys, Symp. High temperature reactions and processes, Surathkal, India 1976,pp.217-225.

69.    M.K. Agarwal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion and dezincification of brasses in concentrated ammonia, Second National conference on corrosion and its control, Calcutta, India, 1979, pp. 563-582.

70.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen embrittlement, National workshop on stress corrosion cracking, Kalpakkam, India, 1980, pp. 121-166.

71.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri and L. Nanis, Hydrogen trapping and embrittlement in 4340 steel, 3rd Int. Congress on hydrogen and materials, Paris, France, 1982, Vol. 1, pp. 545-550.

72.    T.B. Singh and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Effect of chromium addition to the corrodent on corrosion of an amorphous Ni40Co2oCrl2Mo6 (F~B)16 alloy in 1N H2SO4 , Symposium on advances in corrosion control, Karaikudi, India, 1982, pp.2.17-2.24

73.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Environment assisted fracture of a Ni-Co base amorphous alloy, Symp. On corrosion and its control in power and chemical industries, Baroda, India, 1982, pp. vii-8-1 -vii-8-14.

74.    R.S. Tripathi and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Effect of cold work on corrosion and dezincification of muntz metal in ammonia, 9th Int. Congress on metallic corrosion, Toronto, Canada, 1984, Vol. 2, pp. 593-596.

75.    P. Gupta, R.S. Chaudhary, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and B. Prakash, Inhibitive action of some mercaptans towards the corrosion and dezincification of 60/40, 63/37 and 70/30 brasses in 13.4N NH4OH, 9th Int. Congress on metallic corrosion, Toronto, Canada, 1984, Vol.4, pp.139-143.

76.    I.B. Singh, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and R.S. Chaudhary, Effect of alloying on the corrosion behaviour of Fe-Ni-B metallic glasses in NaCl, Int. Conf. on corrosion science and technology (ICMS-85), Calcutta, India, 1985, pp. 121-130.

77.    R.S. Tripathi and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Dezincification of Stressed brasses, Int. Conf. on corrosion science and technology (ICMS-85), Calcutta, India, 1985, pp. 187-195.

78.    I.B. Singh, R.D. K. Mishra, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and R.S. Chaudhary, Electrochemical and AES investigations of some metallic glasses in sulphuric acid solution, 10th Int. Congress on metallic corrosion (ICMR-87), Madras, India, 1987, Vol. 1, pp. 651-665.

79.    Deo Nath, T.K.G. Namboodhiri, A. Shanker and P. K. Rohatgi, Tribological behaviour of Al alloy-mica particle composite, Int.Conf. on the Tribology of Composite materials, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, 1990, ASM

80.    R. S. Dubey, R. Sagar Dubey, T. K. G. Namboodhiri and S. N. Upadhyay, Control of biofilm formation in marine environment using some N2O2 donor schiff, Paper No. 220, CORROSION 97, NACE, Houston, USA, pp. 1-11

81.    R. S. Dubey, R. C. Mishra, T. K. G. Namboodhiri and S. N. Upadhyay, Isolation of aerobic bacteria and actinomycetes responsible for microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) from corroded metals, Proc. National Symp. On Frontiers in Appl. Environ. Microbiology. , 1997, Cochin, pp. 90-94.

82.    T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen damage of metallic materials and its prevention, Advances in materials science and processes: A compilation of invited lectures presented at the 53rd Annual Technical Meetings of the Indian Institute of Metals, S. C. Koria and S. Saigal (eds.), November 1999, Kanpur, pp. 163-180

83.    T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen embrittlement of metallic materials-some recent results, Proc. Int. Conf. Advances in Materials and Materials Processing, N. Chakraborti and U. K. Chatterjee (eds. ), February 2002, Tata-McGraw-Hill Co. New Delhi, pp. 131-138

B. Un-Published Papers Presented at Conferences/Symposia

1.       T.K.G. Namboodhiri, C.J. McMahon, Jr. and H. Herman, Ordering kinetics in titanium rich Ti-Al alloys, Fall Meeting of the Metallurgical Society of AIME, 1969, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

2.       George Thomas, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and M.K. Mukherjee, Cold Work studies on Ti-6 Al-4V, 27th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1973, Varanasi.

3.        P. Rama Rao, V.V. Kutumba Rao, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and Vakil Singh, Microstructure-mechanical behaviour correlations in some titanium alloys, Seminar on Aerospace Alloys and Fabrication Technology, 1981, Bangalore.

4.       T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen diffusion and trapping in cold worked iron and steel, 36th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1982, Rourkela.

5.       I.N. Bhattacharya, Reeta Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Effect of cold rolling on the hydrogen degradation of a Nb- V HSLA steel, 37th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1983, Varanasi.

6.       S. Vijayaraghavan, I.N. Bhattacharya and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen embrittlement of a dual-phase steel, 37th Annual Technical Meeting of The Indian Institute of Metals, 1983, Varanasi.

7.       Reeta Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen embrittlement of AISI 410 stainless steel, 37th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1983, Varanasi.

8.       T.K.G. Namboodhiri (Invited lecture), Environment assisted cracking of metallic materials, Symp. Corrosion and Its Prevention, 1984, Varanasi

9.       Reeta Agrawal, I.N. Bhattacharya and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen embrittlement of a HSLA steel, Sixth Int. Conference on Fracture (ICF-6), 1984, New Delhi.

10.   J.Kurian, R.S. Chaudhary and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen sulfide corrosion of HSLA steel, Int. Conference on Corrosion Science and Technology (ICMS-85), 1985, Calcutta.

11.   I.N. Bhattacharya and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen embrittlement of an as-rolled dual-phase steel, 40th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1986, Bombay.

12.   Deo Nath, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and Anand Shanker, Preparation and Properties of metal-mica particulate composites for anti- friction applications, Int. Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Processes, 1987, Varanasi.

13.   Amarnath and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen induced delayed fracture of a line-pipe steel, 41st Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1987, Trivandrum.

14.   K. V. Rajasekharan Nair and T .K. G. Namboodhiri, Dezincification of a-brasses in ammonia, 41st Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute, 1987, Trivandrum.

15.   Reeta Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, thioureas as corrosion inhibitors for 410 stainless steel in H2SO4, Annual Technical Meeting of the Electrochem.Soc. India, 1988, Bangalore.

16.   A. Rajan and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Environment assisted fracture of an Al-Zn-Mg alloy, Annual Technical Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of India, 1989, Bangalore.

17.   T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Scanning electron microscopy in corrosion, Seminar on Scanning Electron Microscopy, 1991, Varanasi.

18.   T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Hydrogen embrittlement of HSLA steels (Invited), Symp. on Emerging Frontiers in Corrosion and Its Control 1992, Rohtak.

19.   T.K.G. Namboodhiri and R. Agrawal, Effect of aldehydes on HSLA steel corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement in H2SO4 ,  Symp on Emerging Frontiers in Corrosion and Its Control, 1992, Rohtak..

20. B. Ramesh Babu, S. Venkatakrishna Iyer and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion studies on mild steel in alkaline solutions, 4th National Convention of Electrochemists, 1993, Madras.

21. T.K.G. Namboodhiri (Invited lecture), Hydrogen embrittlement of some Indian HSLA steels, Nat. Sem. on Interfacial and Surface Phenomena in Metallurgy, 1993, Varanasi.

22.   R. Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Inhibitive action of nitrogen compounds on corrosion of HSLA steels in 1N H2SO4 , Nat. Sem. on Interfacial and surface phenomena in Metallurgy, 1993, Varanasi.

23.    Amarnath and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Erosion-corrosion behaviour of API X-52 grade line pipe steel in marine atmosphere. Nat. Sem. on Interfacial and surface Phenomena in Metallurgy, 1993, Varanasi.

24.    T.K.G. Namboodhiri and Vikrama Singh, Hydrogen Sulfide resistance of 9Cr-lMo steel, Nat. Sem. on Interfacial and surface phenomena in Metallurgy, 1993, Varanasi.

25.   B. Ramesh Babu, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and S.V. Iyer.  Hydrogen Permeation studies on mild steel in alkaline solutions, Nat. Sem. on Interfacial and surface Phenomena in Metallurgy, 1993, Varanasi.

26.   K. Kumar, R. Agrawal and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion behaviour of a magnesium alloy in 0.1N HCI, Nat. Sem. on Interfacial and Surface Phenomena in Metallurgy, 1993, Varanasi.

27.   T.K.G. Namboodhiri and Deo Nath, Corrosion and wear of Al matrix particulate composites, Nat. Sem. on Interfacial and Surface Phenomena in Metallurgy, 1993, Varanasi.

28.     Amarnath and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion and erosion-corrosion behaviour of some micro alloyed steels in 3.5% NaCl solution, 47th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1993, Hyderabad.

29.   . Chaitanya Bhanu, Pankaj Oberoi, Deo Nath and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion and wear of Al-4.5% Cu-Pb composites, 47th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1993, Hyderabad.

30.   B. Ramesh Babu, T .KG. Namboodhiri and S. V. Iyer, Influence of LiOH and Na2S on passivation of mild steel in an alkaline battery electrolyte, 5th National Convention of Electrochemists, 1994, Delhi.

31. Vikrama Singh and T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Effect of heat treatment on the H2S resistance of 9Cr-1Mo steel. 48th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1994, Ranchi

32. T.K.G. Namboodhiri, Corrosion of Al matrix particulate composites, 5th Int. Symp. on Advances in Electrochemical Science and Technology, 1994, Madras.

33.   R.S. Dubey, R.C. Mishra, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and S.N. Upadhyay, Recovery of some micro fungi from the surface of corroded metals and their role in microbiologically influenced corrosion, First National Conference on Corrosion and its control, 1995, Bombay.

34.   R.S. Dubey, R.C. Mishra, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and S.N. Upadhyay, Isolation of aerobic bacteria and actinomycetes responsible for microbiologically influenced corrosion from corroded metals, Frontiers in Applied Environmental Microbiology, 1995, Cochin.

35.   R.S. Dubey, R.C. Mishra, T.K.G. Namboodhiri and S.N. Upadhyay, Microbiologically influenced corrosion of metals by some micro fungi isolated from corrosion products, Sixth National Congress on Corrosion Control, 1996, Calcutta.

36.   T.K.G. Namboodhiri (Invited lecture), Organic corrosion inhibitors for HSLA steels, Int. Conf. on Maintenance Inspection, corrosion, Metallurgy and Plant Reliability, 1996, Vadodara.

37.   T. K. G. Namboodhiri (Invited Lecture), Synergism in Corrosion: Mechanically assisted Corrosion, Eighth National Congress on Corrosion Control, 1998, Kochi

38.   T. K. G. Namboodhiri (Key note Lecture), Environmental degradation of Metallic Materials, Int. Conference on Metallurgical Technology, 1998, Varanasi

39.   B. Ramesh Babu, P. Periasamy, S. V. Iyer and T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Effect of temperature on the corrosion behaviour of mild steel in alkaline battery electrolyte containing LiOH and Na2S as additives, 9th National Congress on Corrosion Control, 1999, Goa

40.    B. Ramesh Babu, P. Periasamy, S. V. Iyer and T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Influence of LiOH and Na2S on hydrogen permeation through mild steel in concentrated alkaline solution, 9th National Congress on Corrosion Control, 1999, Goa.

41.   B. Ramesh Babu, P. Periasamy, S. V. Iyer and T. K. G. Namboodhiri, Effect of Na2S on the corrosion behaviour of mild steel in KOH solution, 9th National Congress on Corrosion Control, 1999, Goa

Industrial Consultancy

S. No.

Company

Year

Problem

1

Hero Cycle Company

March 1982

Corrosion of cycle rim

2

Hindalco, Renukoot

May 1985

Corrosion of spent liquor heater tubes of the alumina plant

3

Sivanandha Steels, Ltd, Madras

December 1985

Hydrogen induced blister cracking and sulfide stress corrosion cracking of steels

4

Fertilizer Corporation of India, Gorakhpur

April 1986

Testing of ammonia storage Horton Sphere steel

5

Renusagar Power Company, Renukoot

July 1987

Stress Corrosion cracking of turbine rotor shaft

6

District Industries Centre, Varanasi

July 1988

Standardization of copper based silver zeri

7

HINDALCO, Renukoot

September 1991

Failure analysis of heater tubes and pipes of the bauxite digester plant

8

Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd, Haridwar

October 1994

Failure analysis of bandage wire of the Korba Exciter

9

HINDALCO, Renukoot

January 1995

Effect of fluorine on the steel structures of pot rooms

10

Lift Irrigation Construction Division, U. P. Government, Varanasi

May 1995

Corrosive damage and life prediction of floating barges at Bhupauli pump canal

11

HINDALCO, Renukoot

June 1995

Failure analysis of welded copper bars and wedge pot of Davy cold mill

12

Misra Dhatu Nigam Ltd, Hyderabad

September 1995

Consultancy project on structure property correlations in titanium alloy Titan 26 A

13

NTPC, Rihand Nagar, U. P.

March 1996

Failure analysis and life prediction of failed boiler tubes

14

HINDALCO, Renukoot

June 1996

Failure analysis of Properzi belt

15

NTPC, Unchahar, U. P.

May 1996

Failure analysis of the main vertical shaft of coal-pulverizer Bowl Mill

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