Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

Expertise

Materials Science Ceramics

• Ceramic & Composite Materials Advanced Ceramic Processing (Sol-gel, Gel-casting, etc.) Material Characterization (XRD, SEM, TEM, FTIR, DTA, TGA, DMA) Material Testing (Mechanical properties, Wear, etc.) Processing of Fibre Reinforced Plastics Processing of Metal Matrix Composites.

Research Interests

• Advanced ceramics & composites

Publications

Office Location: 235, New Academic Complex

Personal Homepage: http://mme.iitm.ac.in/mbala

Scopus ID: 55656181100