ICFP 2025

4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FRICTION - BASED PROCESSES 2025
6-8 September 2025 | S R Convention, Tirupati, India


7th September 2025 (Sunday) – S R Convention, Tirupati
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
Plenary Session 2 – Hall 1
09:00 – 09:45 Session Chair - Prof. HIDETOSHI FUJII, University of Osaka Japan
09:00 – 09:45 Prof. Satish Vasu Kailas, IISc Bangalore India
Time Session-5 - Composites Fabrication through Friction-Based Processes (Hall-1)
Session Coordinator - Prof. Ranjit Bauri, IIT Madras India
Session-6 - Friction-Based Metal Forming-1(Hall-2)
Session Coordinator - Prof. Anirban Bhattacharya, IIT Patna, India
10:00 – 10:30 KN-1 (ABS 103)
Aluminium Alloy-Based Gradient Composite Structures Fabricated Using Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing
Prof. Murshid Imam, IIT Patna, India
KN-1 (ABS 171)
Superplasticity aided Microforming: An Approach to Manufacture Miniaturized Components
Prof. Sushanta Kumar Panigrahi, IIT Madras, India
10:30 – 10:50 IL-1 (ABS TBA)
Multi-Stimuli Integration in Alloy Design: A Shear- Assisted Processing Approach for High-Performance Nano-Composite Materials
Prof. Bharat Gwalani North Carolina State University, USA
IL-1 (ABS 211)
Recent Advancements in Friction Stir Based Processes
Prof. Amit Arora, IIT Gandhinagar India
10:50 – 11:10 OP-1 (ABS 113)
Effect of heat input on microstructure and properties of friction welded EN24 alloy steel
Mr. Vijay Trambak Gaikwad, Bharat Forge Ltd, Pune, India
OP-1 (ABS 229)
Vision based DQA and digital twin reconstruction for incremental forming
Prof. Ganesh Kolappan Geetha, IIT Bhilai, India
11:10 – 11:30 Tea Break
Time Session-7 - Friction-Based Additive Manufacturing-2 (Hall-1)
Session Coordinator - Prof. Sushanta Kumar Panigrahi, IIT Chennai, India
Session-8 - Advanced Characterization and Testing (Hall-2)
Session Coordinator - Prof. K.S. Suresh, IIT Roorkee, India
11:30 – 12:00 KN-1 (ABS 149)
Finite Element Modelling of Plunging Stage in Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) Process
Prof. Krishnaiyengar Narasimhan, IIT Bombay India
KN-1 (ABS 219)
Sample Length Scale Effects on Power Law Creep: Implications for Creep Rate Measurements
Prof. Praveen Kumar, IISc Bangalore India
12:00 – 12:20 IL-1 (ABS 85)
Influence of heating cycle during layer-wise addition in friction stir additive manufacturing (FSAM) of AA2024 on microstructure and mechanical properties
Prof. Rahul Jain IIT Bhilai India
IL-1 (ABS 145)
Understanding α⇌β reversible transformation in Titanium alloys by in-situ characterization techniques
Prof. Shibayan Roy, IIT Kharagpur India
12:20 – 12:40 OP-1 (ABS 74)
Microstructural evolution and Material flow behavior study in Friction stir additive manufacturing of Al 6061-T6 Alloy
Prof. Pankaj Kaushik, IIITDM Kurnool India
IL-2 (IL02)
Correlating channeling contrast imaging of deformation microstructure evolution with atomic scale clustering in a multi-component alloy
Prof. K G Pradeep, IIT Madras India
12:40 – 13:00 OP-2 (ABS 108)
Friction stir welding of Additively Manufactured Haynes 282 Ni superalloy
Dr. Abhishek Sharma, JWRI, Osaka University Japan
IL-3 (ABS 130)
Characterization of Deformation Process of a Typica! Nickel Base Alloy used for Turbine Blades of Aero-Engines
Dr Benudhar Sahoo, Sc 'G' of CEMILAC
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Time Session-9: Friction-Based Welding-2 (Hall 1)
Coordinator: Prof. V. Balasubramanian, Annamalai University
Session-10: Wear & Surface Engineering-2 (Hall 2)
Coordinator: Prof. Satish V. Kailas, IISc Bangalore
14:00 – 14:30 KN-1 (ABS 239)
Investigating precipitation pathway and mitigation strategies for HAZ softening in friction stir welded Al-Zn-Mg-Fe alloy
Prof. Ranjit Bauri, IIT Madras India
KN-1 (IL 233)
Friction, Wear and Ballistic Behavior of Liquid Phase Sintered Boron Carbide Ceramics
Prof. B. Venkata Manoj Kumar, IIT Roorkee India
14:30 – 14:50 IL-1 (ABS 170)
Enhancement of joint strength and microstructure of Cu-Al welds obtained using a new friction processing method using SiC interlayer
Prof. Vikranth Racherla, IIT Kharagpur India
OP-1 (ABS 237)
DEVELOPMENT OF A SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION MODEL FOR ESTIMATING THE FRICTION COEFFICIENT OF BRAKE BLOCKS USED IN TRAINS
Prof. Vineesh K P, NIT Calicut India
14:50 – 15:10 IL-2 (ABS 246)
Role of electron microscopy and atom probe tomography in sustainable design of new generation of structural alloys
Prof. Surendra Kumar Makineni IISc Bangalore India
OP-2 (ABS 29)
Abrasive water jet machining of a high strength titanium alloy : characteristics and response
Prof. Siddaraju C, MSRIT Bangalore India
15:10 – 15:30 OP-1 (ABS 214)
Improving corrosion resistance of friction stir welded dissimilar joints of Aluminium - Magnesium Alloys by Micro Arc Oxidation (MAO) coatings
Dr. Sudersanan Malarvizhi, Annamalai University India
OP-3 (ABS 31)
Investigation on distinct tribocorrosive nature across the weld zone of friction stir welded AA5052
Mr. Anantharam G S, NIT Calicut India
15:30 – 15:50 OP-2 (ABS 14)
Study of Friction Stir Welding Parameters and Their Effects
Mr. Chandan V, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering Mysuru India
OP-4 (ABS 141)
Surface Modification of Ti-6Al-4V with Titanium Carbo Nitride Sacrificial Tool used Reverse Polarity Electric Discharge Coating
Mrs. Prajina N V, LBS College of Engineering, Kasaragod Kannur India
16:00 – 16:30 Industry-Academia Panel Discussion (Hall 1)
16:30 – 18:30 Oral Flash Talks (Hall 1)
18:30 – 19:00 Poster Sessions (Dinning Area, SR Convention)