Publications of Sudarsanam Suresh Babu

Journal Papers

2003

1.     Babu, S. S., David, S. A., Park, J. W. and Vitek, J. M., ÒJoining of nickel base superalloy single crystals,Ó paper presented at International Conference on Microstructure and Performance of Joints in High-Temperature Alloys, London 2002, being considered for publication in Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 2002

2.     Trivedi, R., David, S. A., Eshelman, M. A., Vitek, J. M., Babu, S. S., Hong, T., and DebRoy, T., ÒIn-situ observations of weld pool solidification using transparent metal analog systems,Ó submitted for publication in Journal of Applied Physics, 2002.

3.     Babu, S. S., Vitek, J. M, Miller, M. K., and David, S. A., "Nonequilibrium microstructure evolution in nickel base superalloys," accepted for publication in Materials Science and Engineering A, 2002.

2002

4.     Miller, M. K., Babu, S. S., and Burke, M. G., Comparison of phase composition in alloy 718 measured by atom probe tomography and predicted by thermodynamic calculations, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2002, A327, 84-88.

5.     Miller, M. K., Babu, S. S., Sokolov, M. A., Nanstad, R. K., and Iskander, S. K., Effect of stress relief temperature and cooling rate on pressure vessel steel welds, Materials Science and Engineering, 2002, A327, 76-79.

6.     Babu, S. S., Elmer, J. W., David, S. A., and Quintana, M., "In-situ observations of nonequilibrium austenite formation during weld solidification of Fe-C-Al-Mn low alloy steel," Journal of Proceedings of Royal Society (Mathematical and Physical Sciences) A, 2002, 458, 811-821

7.     Babu, S. S. Martukanitz, R. P., Parks, K. D., and David, S. A., "Toward prediction of microstructure evolution during laser surface alloying," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2002, 33A, 1189-1200.

8.     Babu, S. S., Elmer, J. W., Vitek, J. M., and David, S. A., ÒTime-resolved X-ray diffraction of primary weld solidification in Fe-C-Al-Mn steel welds,Ó Acta Materialia, 2002, 50, 4763-4781.

9.     Babu, S. S., David, S. A., ÒInclusion formation and microstructure evolution in low alloy steel welds,Ó invited paper for the Special Issue for International Conference on Advanced Structural Steels (ICASS 2002) in ISIJ International, 2002.

2001

10.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A., Vitek, J. M., and Reed, R. W., Solidification and microstructure modeling of welds in aluminum alloys 5754 and 6111, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 2001, 6, 31-40.

11.  Quintana, M. A., McLane, J., Babu, S.S., David, S. A.  , Inclusion formation in self shielded flux-cored arc welds, Welding journal, 2001, 80, 98s-105s.

12.  Oertelt, G., Babu, S. S., David, S. A., and Kenik, E. A.  , Effect of thermal cycling on friction stir welds of 2195 aluminum alloy, Welding Journal, 2001, 80, 71s-79s.

13.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A., and Quintana, M., Modeling microstructure evolution in self-shielded flux cored arc welds, Welding journal, 2001, 80, 91s-97s.

14.  Wang, D.-Q., Babu, S. S., Payzant, E. A., and Radaelli P. G., and Hannon, A. C., In-situ Characterization of g/g« lattice stability in a nickel base superalloy by neutron diffraction," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2001, 32A, 1551-1552.

15.  Babu, S.S., Santella, M.L., Feng, Z., Riemer, B. W., and Cohron, J. W., An empirical model of the effects of pressure and temperature on the electrical contact resistance of metals, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 2001, 6, 126-132.

16.  David, S. A., Babu, S. S., and Vitek, J. M., Recent advances in modeling and characterization of weld microstructures, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 2001, 6, 341-346.

17.  Babu, S. S., Miller, M. K., Vitek, J. M., David, S. A., "Characterization of the microstructure evolution in a nickel base superalloy during continuous cooling," Acta Materialia, 2001, 49, 4149-4160.

2000

18.  Hong, T., DebRoy, T., Babu, S. S., and David, S. A.: Modeling of Inclusion Growth and Dissolution in the Weld Pool, Metallurgical Transactions B., 2000, Vol 31B, 161-169.

19.  Hofer, P., Miller, M. K., Babu, S. S., David, S. A., and Cerjak, H. Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy Investigation of Boron Containing Martensitic 9% Chromium Steel, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2000, 31A, 975-984.

20.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A., Miler, M. K., Application of atom probe microanalysis for understanding microstructure evolution in nickel base superalloy welds, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2000, 6, 350-351.

1999

21.  Babu, S. S., Reidenbach, F., David, S. A., Bšllinghaus, Th., and Hoffmeister, H.: Effect of high-energy-density welding processes on inclusion and microstructure formation in steel welds, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 1999, 4, 63-73.

22.  Miller, M.K., Babu, S. S., Burke, M. G.: Intragranular precipitation in Alloy 718, Materials Science and Engineering A, 1999, Vol. A270, 14-18.

23.  Babu. S. S., David, S. A., Vitek, J. M., Mundra, K., and DebRoy, T.: A model for inclusion formation in low alloy steel welds, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 1999, Vol. 4, 276-284.

1998

24.  Babu, S. S., Goodwin, G. M., Rohde, R. J., and Sielen, B.: Effect of boron on the microstructure of low-carbon steel resistance-seam welds, Welding Journal, 1998, 77, 249s-253s.

25.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A., Vitek, J. M., and Miller, M. K.: High resolution analysis of elemental partitioning in nickel-base superalloy welds using atom probe field ion microscopy, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 1998, Vol. 4, 94-95.

1997

26.  David, S. A., Vitek, J. M., Babu, S. S., Boatner, L., and Reed, R. W.: Welding of Nickel-base Superalloys Single-crystals, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 1997, 2, 79-88.

27.  Mundra, K., DebRoy, T., Babu, S. S., and David, S. A.  Weld metal microstructure calculations from fundamentals of transport phenomena in the arc welding of low alloy steels, Welding Journal, 1997, 76, 163s-171s.

28.  David, S. A. and Babu, S. S.: Modeling microstructure development in weld metals, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 1997, 50, 591-602.

29.  Babu, S. S., Vitek, J. M., Iskander, Y. S., and David, S. A.: A new model for prediction of ferrite number of stainless steel welds, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 1997, 2, 279-285.

1996

30.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A., Vitek, J. M., and Miller, M. K: Phase stability and atom probe field ion microscopy of Type 308 CRE stainless steel weld metal, Metall. & Mater. Trans. A., 27A, 1996, 763-774.

31.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A., and Miller, M. K.: Microstructural development in PWA1480 electron beam welds - An atom probe field ion microscopy study, Applied Surface Science, 94/95, 1996, 280-287.

32.  Hsieh, K. C., Babu, S. S., Vitek, J. M., and David, S. A.: Calculation of inclusion formation in low alloy steel welds, Materials Science and Engineering, 1996, A215, 84-91.

33.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A and DebRoy, T.: Coarsening of oxide inclusions in low alloy steel welds, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 1996, 1, 17-27.

34.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A., Vitek, J. M., and Miller, M. K: Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy Investigation of CMSX-4 Ni-base Superalloy Laser Beam Welds, J. de Physique IV, 1996, 6, C5-253-C5-258.

1995

35.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A., Vitek, J. M., Mundra, K., and DebRoy, T.: Development of macro Ð and microstructures of CÐMn low alloy steel welds Ð Inclusion Formation, Materials Science and Technology, 11, 1995, pp. 186-199.

36.  Babu, S. S., David, S. A., Vitek, J. M., and Miller, M. K.: Atom probe field ion microscopy of type 308 CRE stainless steel welds, Applied Surface Science, 87/88, 1995, pp. 207-215.

37.  Babu, S. S., and Bhadeshia, H. K. D. H.: Diffusion of carbon in substitutionally alloyed austenite, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 14, 1995, 314-316.

38.  Joslin, D. L., Easton, D. S., Liu, C. T., Babu, S. S., and David, S. A.: Processing of Fe3Al and FeAl alloys by reaction synthesis, Intermetallics, 3, 1995, 467Ð481.

1994

39.  Babu, S. S., Hono, K. and Sakurai, T.: APFIM study of the partitioning of substitutional elements during tempering of a low alloy steel martensite, Metall. Trans. A., 25A, 1994, pp. 499Ð508.

40.  Hono, K., Maeda, Y., Babu, S. S. and Sakurai, T.: Compositional inhomogeneities in sputtered CoÐCr magnetic thin films studied by atom probe filed ion microscopy, Journal of Applied Physics, 76, Dec. 15. 1994, pp. 8025-8031.

1993

41.  Hono, K., Sano, N., Babu, S. S., Okano, R. and Sakurai, T.: Atom probe study of the precipitation process in AlÐCuÐMgÐAg alloy, Acta. Metall. Mater., 41, 1993, pp. 829Ð838.

42.  Babu, S. S., Hono, K. and Sakurai, T.: APFIM studies on martensite tempering of FeÐCÐSiÐMn low alloy steel, Applied Surface Science, 67, 1993, pp. 321Ð327.

43.  Babu, S. S., Hono, K., Okano, R. and Sakurai, T.: APFIM studies on some aluminum alloys, Applied Surface Science, 67, 1993, pp. 361Ð367.

44.  Hono, K., Hasegawa, N., Babu, S. S., Fujimori, H. and Sakurai, T.: Atom probe analysis of nanocrystalline FeÐCÐTa sputtered soft magnetic thin film, Applied Surface Science, 67, 1993, pp. 391Ð397.

45.  Hono, K., Babu, S. S., Maeda, Y., Hasegawa, N. and Sakurai, T.: Atom probe compositional analysis of CoÐCr sputtered magnetic thin films, Appl. Phys. Lett, 62, 1993, pp. 2504Ð2506.

1992

46.  Babu, S. S. and Bhadeshia, H. K. D. H.: Stress and the acicular ferrite transformation, Materials Science and Engineering., A156, 1992, pp. 1Ð9.

47.  Hono, K., Babu, S. S., Hiraga, K., Okano, R. and Sakurai, T.: Early stage phase decomposition of AlÐ7.8 at.% Li alloy studied by APFIM, Acta. Metall. Mater., 40, 1992, pp. 3027Ð3034.

1991

48.  Babu, S. S., Bhadeshia, H. K. D. H. and Svensson, L.ÐE.: Crystallographic texture and the austenite grain structure of lowÐalloy steel weld deposits, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 10, 1991, pp. 142Ð144.

49.  Babu, S. S. and Bhadeshia, H. K. D. H.: A direct study of grain boundary allotriomorphic ferrite crystallography, Materials Science and Engineering, A142, 1991, pp. 209Ð219.

50.  Babu, S. S. and Bhadeshia, H. K. D. H.: Mechanism of the transition from bainite to acicular ferrite, Materials Transactions, Japan Institute of Metals, (special issue on Bainite), 32 (8), 1991, pp. 679Ð688.

1990

  1. Babu, S. S. and Bhadeshia, H. K. D. H. The transition from bainite to acicular ferrite in reheated Fe–Cr–C weld deposits, Materials Science and Technology, 6, 1990, pp. 1005–1020.

  This paper was awarded with McKay-Heml award from American Welding Society.

  This paper was awarded with Warren F. Savage memorial award from American Welding Society.

  This paper was awarded with Warren F. Savage memorial award from American Welding Society.
- Pfeil Medal and prize for the research paper of particular merit in the field of physical metallurgy for the previous two years, published by the Institute of Metals, London.