Dr Dinesh W. Rathod

Designation:    Assistant Professor
Department:    Mechanical Engg
Qualification:    Ph. D. IIT Delhi, Postdoc - University of Manchester (UK)
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31 Shravani Banagiri, Kamakshi Sharma, Asmita Singh, Rajeev Kushwaha, Dinesh W Rathod Through-thickness microstructural characterization of directed energy deposited built-up of Titanium Gr- II material 2025, Metallography Microstructure and Analysis,

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30 S F Lone, Dinesh W Rathod, N A Sheikh, S Shiva Impact of Cold Metal Transfer and Pulse Multi-Control Heat Inputs on SS316L Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Built-up Properties and Performance 2025, ASME- Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Published online  

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Dinesh W Rathod, A Review on Challenges and Opportunities in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Aluminum Alloys: Specific Context of 7xxx Series Alloys 2025, Journal of Mechanical Engineering for Society and Industry, Published online  

 

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28 S F Lone, Dinesh W Rathod, N A Sheikh, S Shiva Effect of low heat input generated by two different modes of wire arc additive manufacturing technique on various properties of SS316L 2025, Progresses in Additive Manufacturing, Published online  

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S F Lone, Dinesh W Rathod, N A Sheikh Investigating the Tribological Performance and Wear Mechanisms of Stainless Steel 316L in Cold Metal Transfer-Based Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Under Varied Loads and Thermal Inputs 2025, ASME – Journal of Tribology, Vol.147, pp. 084202-1 – 13  

 

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S F Lone, Dinesh W Rathod, N A Sheikh Exploring the Feasibility of SS316L Fabrication via CMT-Based WAAM: A Comprehensive Study on Microstructural, Mechanical and Tribological Properties 2024, Journal of Mechanical Engineering for Society and Industry, Vol.4, No.2, pp-237-

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S F Lone, Dinesh W Rathod, N A Sheikh Performance evaluation of Cold Metal Transfer based Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of SS316L: An effect of weld thermal cycles and heat inputs 2024, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Published  

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S K Tathgir, Dinesh W Rathod, A Batish Emphasis of Weld Time, Shielding Gas and Oxygen content in Activated Fluxes on the Weldment Microstructure 2021, Journal of Mechanical Engineering for Society and Industry, Vol.01(02) pp. 83-92 Q2
 

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Sagar Singh, S K Sharma, Dinesh W Rathod A Review on Process Planning Strategies and Challenges of WAAM 2021, Materials Today: Proceedings Vol.47(19) pp. 6564-6575
22 S K Tathgir, Dinesh W Rathod, A Batish Process enhancement using hydrogen induced shielding : H2-induced A-TIG welding process 2020, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol.35(10) pp. 1084-95 Q1
21 S K Tathgir, Dinesh W Rathod, A Batish A-TIG welding process for enhanced-penetration in Duplex Stainless Steel: effect of activated fluxes 2019, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol.34(15) pp. 1659-70 Q1
20 Dinesh W Rathod Y. Sun, G. Obasi, M. Roy Effect of multiple passes on Lüders / yield plateaus, microstructure and tensile behavior of narrow-gap thick-section weld plates 2019, Journal of Materials Science, Vol.54(19), pp. 12833-50 Springer – NATURE Q1
19 R K RajSingh, Dinesh W Rathod, Sunil Pandey, Rajesh Prasad Cooling environment effect on the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded joints 2019, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. Vol. 28(6), pp. 3737-47 Q2
18 A Vasileiou, M Smith, Dinesh W. Rathod, J A Francis, M Roy Residual stresses in arc and electron-beam welds in 130 mm thick SA508 steel: Part 2 – Measurements 2019, International Journal of Pressure Vessel and Piping, Vol.172,  pp. 379-390 Q2
17 Dinesh W Rathod  J A Francis, A Vasileiou, M Roy, P English et.al Residual stresses in arc and electron-beam welds in 130 mm thick SA508 steel: Part 1 – Manufacture 2019, International Journal of Pressure Vessel and Piping, Vol.172,  pp. 313-328 Q2
16 G. Obasi, E. Pickering, D. W. Rathod, A. Vasileiou, et al. Measurement and Prediction of Phase Transformation Kinetics in a Nuclear Steel During Weld-Like Thermal Cycles 2019, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions-A, Vol.50A,  pp. 1715-1731 Q1
15 R K Raj Singh, Dinesh W Rathod, Sunil Pandey Friction Stir Welding of Nuclear grade SA508Gr.3Cl.1 and SS304LN dissimilar steels

 

2018, IMechE-Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol.232(21) 3814-22 Q2
14 Dinesh W Rathod, John Francis, G. Obasi, M. Roy Thermal cycle-dependent metallurgical variations and their effects on through-thickness mechanical properties of thick section narrow-gap welds 2017, Materials Science and Engineering-A, Vol.707, pp. 399-411 Q1
13 Dinesh W Rathod, R K RajSingh, Sunil Pandey, P. K. Singh Influence of graded compositions and carbon diffusivities in buttering on structural integrity of dissimilar metal welds 2017, Materials Science and Engineering-A, Vol.702, pp. 289-300 Q1
12 Dinesh W Rathod, Sunil Pandey, P. K. Singh, Suranjit K. Microstructure-dependent fracture toughness (JIC) variations in dissimilar pipe welds for pressure vessel system of nuclear plants 2017, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 493, pp. 412-425 Q1
11 J Feng, Dinesh W Rathod, M Roy, J Francis, et. al An Evaluation of Multipass Narrow Gap Laser Welding as a Candidate Process for the Manufacture of Nuclear Pressure Vessels 2017, International Journal of Pressure Vessel and Piping, Vol. 157, pp. 43-50 Q2
10 Dinesh W Rathod, S Pandey, S. Aravindan, P. K. Singh Metallurgical Behavior and Carbon Diffusion in Buttering Deposits Prepared With and Without Buffer Layers 2017, Acta Metallurgica Sinica, Vol.30, No.02, pp. 120-132 Q1
9 M Smith, A. Vasilieu, D W Rathod, J Francis, N Irvin, Y Sun A review of welding research within the new nuclear manufacturing programe (NNUMAN) 2017, Proc. of the ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping, Hawaii, US, PVP2017-66180
8 Dinesh W Rathod, Sunil Pandey, P.K. Singh, Rajesh Prasad Mechanical Properties Variations and Comparative Analysis of Dissimilar Metal Pipe Welds in Pressure Vessel System of Nuclear Plants 2016, ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 138, pp. 011403 Q2
7 Dinesh W Rathod P.K. Singh, S.Pandey, S. Aravindan Effect of buffer-layered buttering on microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar metal weld joints for nuclear plant application 2016, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vol.666, pp. 100-113 Q1
6 Dinesh W Rathod, Sunil Pandey, S. Aravindan, P. K. Singh Diffusion control and Metallurgical Behavior of successive buttering on SA508 steel using Ni-Fe alloy and Inconel 182 2016, Metallography, Microstructure and Analysis – ASM International, Vol.5, No.5, pp. 450-460 Q2
5 Dinesh W Rathod S.Pandey, P.K. Singh, R. Prasad Experimental Analysis of Dissimilar Metal Weld Joint: Ferritic to Stainless Steel 2015, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vol.639, pp. 259-268 Q1
4 Dinesh W Rathod, S. Aravindan, P.K. Singh, Sunil Pandey Metallurgical Characterization and Diffusion Studies of successively buttered deposit of Ni-Fe alloy and Inconel on SA508 Ferritic Steel 2014, ISIJ International, Vol.54, No.08, pp. 1866-1875 Q2
3 Dinesh Rathod, Harshit Arora, B. S. Gill Increments in gauge length of extensometer with low cost approach: A Case Study 2014 ,MR Intl. Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol 6, No 2
2 Dinesh Rathod Investigations of Metallurgical Properties of buttering deposits prepared with paste technique 2014, Vol. 6, MR Intl. Journal of Engg and Technology , Vol 6,No 1
1 Dinesh Rathod Metallurgical Characterizations of Buttering Deposits 2014, MR Intl. Journal of Engg and Technology, Vol 6, No 1

Email:    dinesh.rathod@nitkkr.ac.in
Phone No:    9834749087
Area of Interest:    
Welding engineering, Wire-arc Additive Manufacturing of demanding materials, materials and manufacturing in crucial areas, Residual stresses and structural integrity of welded structures.

 

Biography:

Dr. Dinesh W. Rathod
Assistant Professor Gr-1,
M-121, MED, NIT Kurukshetra
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, India
Email: dinesh.rathod@nitkkr.ac.in, dineshvrathod@gmail.com

Dr. Dinesh W. Rathod is experienced researcher and academician in welding technology for nuclear applications, characterization and welding metallurgy. He is presently working as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Haryana. He has also served as Assistant Professor (Gr-1) in Mech. Engg. Deptt at NIT Srinagar J&K) and Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala before joining the NIT KKR. He had also worked in NNUMAN program at University of Manchester for development of joining technique for proposed Generation III+ nuclear reactors. He has also worked for the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre on structural integrity issues in dissimilar-metal welds. He has completed his doctorate on weldability investigations for dissimilar-metal weld joints in nuclear plant applications at IIT Delhi. Dr. Rathod have several high quality journal publications on his credit in area of structural-mechanical-metallurgical characterization of dissimilar welds and diffusion studies. He is supervising the PhD students, post-graduate students and undergraduate students for their research works.

Dr Rathod have proven expertise and based on that he is expert reviewer for the prestigious journals like ASME, Elsevier, and Springer. Beside this, he acted as reviewer for international conferences and also member on technical program committee of the conferences.

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