Dr. ARULMURUGAN B

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Dr. ARULMURUGAN B
Associate Professor & HoDi/c
Dr. ARULMURUGAN B
Associate Professor & HoDi/c, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Areas of Interests: Welding Metallurgy, Hot Corrosion, Additive Manufacturing, Energy storage material
Portfolios: Head of the Department, CoE- Robotic welding & NDT incharge, Faculty Research Promotion - Coordinator (Institute Level), Indian Welding Society (IWS)- Coordinator, Mentor - III MECH
ORCID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57193651613
PhD Supervision ID: 3420036
Scholars Pursuing: 6
Scholars Completed: 3
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As the Head (i/c) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET), I am committed to fostering academic excellence, research, innovation, and industry collaboration. An Indian Patent Agent (IN/PA 5548) and NPTEL Awardee, I am passionate about mentoring future engineers and advancing research in Welding, Hot Corrosion, Additive Manufacturing, and Energy Storage Materials, with a strong focus on translating scientific ideas into practical engineering solutions and impactful innovations.

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  • System For Converting Non-Segregated Waste Material Into Synthesized Dough for 3D Printing -Patent Grant
  • "¢ ISTE Life Membership - LM 106711
  • Indian Welding Society Life Member - L01644
  • Muthukumaran, N., B. Arulmurugan, and M. Manikandan. 2026. "Investigation of Microstructure, Residual Stresses, and Mechanical Behavior of Inconel 59 and AISI 904L Fusion Joint Using Single Pulse GMAW with Post-Weld Cryogenic Treatment." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture. (SCI, IF: 2.2).
  • Arulmurugan, B., and Pavithra Devi. 2026. "Hot Corrosion Performance of Inconel 625 in 60% NaNO₃–40% KNO₃ at 550°C: A Study for Sustainable Energy Systems." Materials and Corrosion. (SCI, IF: 2.0).
  • Rajasekaran, Meiyazhagan, Sundaramurthy Krishnan, Arulmurugan Balasubramanian, and Ajithkumar Sitharaj. 2026. "Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Enhancement of WAAM-Fabricated Haynes 230 via Cryogenic Treatment." Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. (SCI Q1, IF: 3.7).
  • Balaji, D., B. Arulmurugan, A. Rajakannu, and L. Rajeshkumar. 2025. "Experimental Investigation of 3D-Printed Bio-Resin Functionalized Hemp-PLA Biocomposites for Mechanical, Tribological and Thermal Behavior." Journal of Materials Research and Technology. (SCI Q1, IF: 6.4).
  • Ajithkumar, S., B. Arulmurugan, M. Manikandan, and M. Sathishkumar. 2025. "Role of Shielding Gas in Tailoring Microstructure and Anisotropy in Wire Arc Additive Manufactured Inconel 686." Scientific Reports. (SCI Q1, IF: 3.9).
  • Arulmurugan, B., M. Manikandan, and T. Kannan. 2025. "Evaluation of Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties in Dissimilar Welding of Monel 400 and Hastelloy C-2000 Using Single and Double Pulse Gas Metal Arc Welding Techniques." Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. (SCI Q1, IF: 3.7).
  • Muthukumaran, N., B. Arulmurugan, and R. Bharathikanna. 2025. "Evaluation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Superalloy 59 and 904L Dissimilar Welds Using Hot Wire Turbo TIG." Archives of Metallurgy and Materials. (SCI Q3, IF: 0.7).
  • Ajithkumar, S., B. Arulmurugan, and R. Meiyazhagan. 2025. "Welding of Nickel Alloys Interface by Finite Element Modeling and Artificial Intelligence and Envisage by Patent Landscape." International Journal of Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM). (SCI Q2, IF: 2.1)
  • Balaji, Devarajan, Balasubramanian Arulmurugan, and Venkateswaran Bhuvaneswari. 2025. "Effects of Infill Patterns on the Mechanical and Tribological Behaviour of 3D-Printed Polylactic Acid/Bamboo Biocomposites for Structural Applications." Polymers. (SCI Q1, IF: 4.9).
  • Muthukumaran, N., B. Arulmurugan, and M. Manikandan. 2025. "Cryo-Laser Synergy: Enhancing Metallurgical and Mechanical Excellence in Inconel 59–AISI 904L Joints." Heliyon. (SCI Q1, IF: 3.6).
  • Ajithkumar, S., and B. Arulmurugan. 2024. "Investigation of Single and Double Pulse Techniques on Microstructure and Mechanical Anisotropy of Inconel 686 Component Fabricated by Wire Arc Directed Energy Deposition." Metals and Materials International. (SCI Q1, IF: 3.3).
  • Ajithkumar, S., and B. Arulmurugan. 2024. "Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Inconel 686 Fabricated by GMAW Wire Arc Directed Energy Deposition: Impact of Cryogenic Treatments." Journal of Materials Science. (SCI Q1, IF: 3.6).
  • Muthukumaran, N., and B. Arulmurugan. 2024. "Microstructural Analysis and Mechanical Characterization of Dissimilar Welds between Nickel-Based and Steel-Based Superalloys Post-Cryogenic Treatment Using Hot Wire GTAW." Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. (SCI Q2, IF: 2.7).
  • Bhuvaneswari, V., B. Arulmurugan, D. Balaji, M. Aravindh, and L. Rajeshkumar. 2024. "An Overview of Stress Analysis of Composites through Computational Modelling and Simulation with the Aid of Patent Landscape Analysis." Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. (SCI Q1, IF: 9.6).
  • Muthukumaran, N., B. Arulmurugan, and M. Manikandan. 2024. "Analyzing Microstructural, Residual Stress, and Mechanical Characteristics in Dissimilar Welds of Inconel 59 and AISI 904L through Double-Pulsed Gas Metal Arc Welding." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications. (SCI Q3, IF: 2.3).
  • Balaji, D., Bhuvaneswari, V., and B. Arulmurugan. 2023. "Overview of Additive Manufacturing of Bast Fiber-Reinforced Composites." Polymers. (SCI Q1, IF: 4.7).
  • Sundaramali, A., Aiyasamy, Karthikeyan, Kandavel, and B. Arulmurugan. 2023. "Electrodeposited Novel Coatings on AA7075 Substrate for Automotive Applications." Reviews on Advanced Materials Science. (SCI Q3, IF: 3.6).
  • Arulmurugan, B., N. Muthukumaran, Ramaneedharan, et al. 2023. "Welding Defect Analysis and Remedial Measures of Austenitic Stainless Steel." NanoWorld Journal. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Bhuvaneswari, V., Devarajan, B. Arulmurugan, et al. 2022. "Review on Hygrothermal and Sound Absorption Behavior of Natural-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites." Polymers. (SCI Q1, IF: 4.7).
  • Ganeshkumar, Kumar, Magarajan, et al. 2022. "Tensile Properties of 3D-Printed PLA Polymers with Different Infill Patterns." Materials. (SCI Q1, IF: 4.7).
  • Muthukumaran, Kathiresan, Shree Raam, et al. 2022. "Comparative Studies on Weldability and Mechanical Characteristics of Semi-Killed Steel." Materials Today: Proceedings. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Raju, Balakrishnan, Prasad, et al. 2022. "Optimization of WEDM Process Parameters in Al2024-Li-Si₃N₄ MMC." Journal of Nanomaterials. (SCI Indexed, IF: 2.98).
  • Devarajan, Jarabala, Bhuvaneswari, and B. Arulmurugan. 2022. "Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace from Inception to Certification." Journal of Nanomaterials. (SCI Indexed, IF: 2.98).
  • from Inception to Certification." Journal of Nanomaterials. (SCI Indexed, IF: 2.98). Sivakumar, Sanjay Gandhi, Senthil Kumar, and B. Arulmurugan. 2022. "Effect of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Process on Superalloy 59 Joints." Materials Research Express. (SCI Indexed, IF: 1.76).
  • Sathish Kumar, Senthilkumaran, Vignesh, and B. Arulmurugan. 2022. "Hot Corrosion Behavior of Welded Hastelloy X in Salt Mixture at 900°C." Materials Research Express. (SCI Indexed, IF: 1.62).
  • Raj Mohan, Venkatraman, Raghuraman, and B. Arulmurugan. 2022. "Processing of Aluminium-Silicon Alloy with Metal Carbide as Reinforcement through Additive Manufacturing." Scanning. (SCI Indexed)
  • Kannan, B. Arulmurugan, Feroz Ali, Rajeshkumar, and B. Arulmurugan. 2021. "Performance Analysis of AA3103 and AA6063 Dissimilar Weld Joints by Friction Stir Welding." Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Prakash, Fageehi, Saminathan, and B. Arulmurugan. 2021. "Influence of Fiber Volume and Length on Thermal and Flexural Properties of Hybrid Natural Polymer Composite." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. (SCI Indexed, IF: 1.76).
  • Rajkumar, B. Arulmurugan, Teklemariam, et al. 2021. "Optimization of Drilling Process Parameters on Graphene Composites by Stir Casting Process." Materials Today: Proceedings. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Rajkumar, B. Arulmurugan, Teklemariam, et al. 2021. "Mechanical Properties of AA2024/HBN Composites Prepared by Stir Casting Method." Materials Today: Proceedings. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Mohan, B. Arulmurugan, Subramani, et al. 2021. "Influence of Filler Wire on Microsegregation in Weld Joint of Alloy C-276." Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Arulmurugan, B., Balaji, Rajkumar, et al. 2021. "Influence of Filler Wire and Welding Process on Microsegregation of Alloy C-2000." Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. (SCIE, IF: 1.652).
  • Arulmurugan, B., Sathishkumar, Kannan, et al. 2021. "Development of Arc Welding Technique to Preclude Microsegregation in Dissimilar Joint of Alloy C-2000 and C-276." Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. (SCIE, IF: 1.606).
  • Arulmurugan, B., Sathish Kumar, Kannan, et al. 2021. "Investigation on Mechanical and Microstructure Characteristics of Nickel-Based C-2000 Super Alloy Using LBW." Materials Today: Proceedings. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Arulmurugan, B., Sathish Kumar, Devarajan, et al. 2020. "Effect of Pulsed Frequency on Microstructure and Hardness of Alloy C-2000 by Current Pulsing." SAE Technical Paper. (Scopus Indexed).
  • John, Johny, B. Arulmurugan, et al. 2019. "Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Corrosion Resistance Alloy C-2000 Fabricated by Conventional Arc Welding." SAE Technical Paper. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Arulmurugan, B., Modi, Amrutkar, et al. 2019. "Effect of Post-Weld Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Tensile Properties of EBW 21st Century Nickel-Based Superalloy 686." Sādhanā. (SCIE, IF: 0.761).
  • Muthuraman, Rajkumar, Sivaraj, and Rudrapati. 2018. "Experimental and Finite-Element Analysis of Tee Joint's Stiffness Characteristics of A3003 Honeycomb Core Sandwich Panels." International Journal of Mechanics and Design.
  • Arulmurugan, B., and M. Manikandan. 2018. "Improvement of Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties of GTAW Weldments of Alloy 686 by Current Pulsing." Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals. (SCIE, IF: 1.07).
  • Arulmurugan, B., M. Manikandan, Agilan, et al. 2018. "Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties of 21st Century Nickel-Based Superalloy 686 by Electron Beam Welding." Sādhanā. (SCIE, IF: 0.761).
  • Arulmurugan, B., and M. Manikandan. 2018. "Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Superalloy 686 Weldments by Electrochemical Corrosion Technique." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Arulmurugan, B., and M. Manikandan. 2017. "Development of Welding Technology for Improving Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties of Alloy 686." Materials Science and Engineering A. (Elsevier).
  • Manikandan, M., Arivazhagan, Arivarasu, and B. Arulmurugan. 2017. "Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties of Continuous and Pulsed Current GTAW Welded Alloy C-276." Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals. (SCIE, IF: 1.07).
  • Manikandan, M., Arivarasu, Arivazhagan, and B. Arulmurugan. 2016. "High Temperature Corrosion Studies on Pulsed Current GTAW Welded Alloy C-276 in Molten Salt Environment." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. (Scopus Indexed).
  • Ajithkumar, S., B. Arulmurugan, S. Sivalingam, L. Rajeshkumar, and M. Ramesh. 2025. "Recycling Aspects of Eco-Friendly Natural Fibers and Polymers for the Sustainable Environment." In Eco-Friendly Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials, 199–220. Woodhead Publishing.
  • Ajithkumar, S., B. Arulmurugan, V. Manoj Mohan Prasath, P. Utchimahali Muthu Raja, and M. Aravindh. 2025. "Advancements in Robotic Welding Sensing Technology: A Review." In Advanced Welding Technologies, 477–495. John Wiley & Sons, USA.
  • Ajithkumar, S., B. Arulmurugan, and S. Idhayaraja. 2025. "Robotic Welding and Automation: Cutting-Edge Technology for Industry." In Advanced Welding Technologies, 497–512. John Wiley & Sons, USA.
  • Ajithkumar, S., B. Arulmurugan, D. Balaji, V. Manoj Mohan Prasath, and S. Idhayaraja. 2025. "Hybrid Welding Processes." In Advanced Welding Technologies, 177–196. John Wiley & Sons, USA.
  • Arunkumar, P., N. Muthukumaran, and B. Arulmurugan. 2024. "Sustainability in Manufacturing: Welding's Role as a Frontier." In Sustainable Machining and Green Manufacturing, 177–192. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Balaji, D., B. Arulmurugan, M. Ramesh, and V. Bhuvaneswari. 2024. "Effect of Interfacial Bonding Characteristics on the Tensile Properties of Kenaf Fiber Reinforced Composites." In Interfacial Bonding Characteristics in Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites: Fiber-Matrix Interface in Biocomposites, 97–112. Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Rajeshkumar, L., S. Ajithkumar, B. Arulmurugan, and V. Bhuvaneswari. 2024. "Life Cycle Assessment of Mineral Fibers and Their Composites." In Synthetic and Mineral Fibers, Their Composites and Applications, 631–655. Woodhead Publishing.
  • Arulmurugan, B., P. Arunkumar, and S. Dharanikumar. 2024. "Advances in Gas Tungsten and Gas Metal Arc Welding—A Concise Review." In Advanced Joining Technologies, 18–36. CRC Press.
  • Vasanth Kumar, D., N. Srinivasan, S. J. Davis Hans, S. Gokul, B. Arulmurugan, and B. Sathishkumar. 2024. "Additive Manufacturing of Nanoscale and Microscale Materials." In Additive Manufacturing with Novel Materials: Processes, Properties and Applications, 267–293. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Balaji, D., M. Priyadharshini, B. Arulmurugan, V. Bhuvaneswari, and S. Rajkumar. 2023. "Artificial Intelligence with Additive Manufacturing." In Handbook of Smart Manufacturing: Forecasting the Future of Industry 4.0, 77. Taylor & Francis.
  • Arulmurugan, B., D. Balaji, V. Bhuvaneswari, S. Dharanikumar, and S. Rajkumar. 2023. "4D Print Today and Envisaging the Trend with Patent Landscape for Versatile Applications." In Handbook of Smart Manufacturing: Forecasting the Future of Industry 4.0, 201–215. Taylor & Francis.
  • Arulmurugan, B., G. Kausalya Sasikumar, and L. Rajeshkumar. 2023. "Nanostructured Metals: Optical, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties." In Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites, 69–85. Springer Nature Singapore
  • Bhuvaneswari, V., D. Balaji, B. Arulmurugan, and S. Rajkumar. 2023. "Robotic Additive Manufacturing Vision towards Smart Manufacturing and Envisage the Trend with Patent Landscape." In Handbook of Smart Manufacturing, 93–107. CRC Press.
  • Dharani Kumar, S., B. Arulmurugan, N. Muthukumaran, and S. Ramesh Babu. 2022. "A Comprehensive Survey on Friction-Based Processing of AZ Series Magnesium Alloys." In Advances in Processing of Lightweight Metal Alloys and Composites, 231–248. Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Arulmurugan, B., and M. Manikandan. 2018. "Welding Metallurgy of Corrosion Resistance 21st Century Ni-Based Superalloy 686." In Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science, 457–463. Springer Nature.
  • Creo
  • Ansys
  • Robot Programming
  • PG Diploma in Additive Manufacturing - AICTE QIP
  • Ph.D - Welding Metallurgy - (2016-2019)- VIT University, Vellore
  • M.Tech (CAD/CAM) - 8.91 CGPA- First class with Distinction - VIT University, Vellore
  • B.E - Mechanical Engineering (2004-2008) - 78.4% First Class with Distinction - VSB Engineering College, Karur
  • ISRO- Respond Basket -RESPOND Project – “RES-LPSC-2023-003: Studies, Characterization and Generation of Optimized Welding Parameters for Similar and Dissimilar Joining of Monel 400 and Monel 500" - Co PI - (Ongoing
  • Established Center of Excellence on Robotic Welding and NDT and Generated revenue of 8.15 lakhs till June 2026
  • Registered Indian Patent Agent (IN/PA 5548)
  • Recognized as "NPTEL Star "“ Domain Scholar- Material Joining" during December 2019
  • Recognized as "NPTEL Star - Motivated Learner" during December 2019
  • NPTEL Discipline Star during April 2021
  • Best Faculty 2020 Award - KPRIET
  • Enhanced window for effective protection from wind (Patent No: 201741047175)
  • Computers with hybrid phase change material (Patent No: 202041020819A)
  • Performance Augmentation in a Ceiling fan outlet (Patent No: 201641042948)
  • Performance Augmentation in a table fan outlet (Patent No: 201641042946)
  • Computers with hybrid phase change material (Patent No: 202041020819A)
  • Fan blades with holes for better cooling (Patent No: 202041020818A)
  • Method of Preparing Brick from Waste Material (Patent No:202041021999 A)
  • Method of Preparing Brick From Tendu Leaves (Patent No:202041021998 A)
  • System For Converting Non-Segregated Waste Material Into Synthesized Dough for 3D Printing
  • Toy to Learn Life Sciences