Materials science is a branch of engineering and science concerned with the study of all materials' properties and characteristics. This discipline is dedicated to enhancing the qualities of current engineering materials and developing new ones. It is firmly based on physics, chemistry, and in some instances, biology concepts. The Mohan Lab studies and evaluate different materials, superalloys and metamaterials adapted for additive manufacturing.

The Mohan Lab currently focuses on different additive manufacturing and hybrid welding methods based on net-zero manufacturing concepts. The prime aim of this lab is to study the dynamic mechanical analysis, physical, metallurgical, and corrosive properties of additively manufactured and hybrid welded metals, ceramics, polymers, metamaterials, superalloys, high entropy alloys, and dissimilar material compositions.

Research in this lab is broadly classified as follows:

1. Hybrid additive manufacturing on nickel-based superalloys, high entropy alloys (HEAs) and ceramics.

2. Hybrid welding on nickel-based alloys. 

3. Dynamic mechanical behaviour of hybrid additive manufactured alloys.

4. Deliberate defects to enhance the ductility of additive manufacturing superalloys and high entropy alloys.

5. Novel post-processing methods for AM grain structure modification.

To know more about our research, please check the publications.