Thermal Claddings for Engineering Applications (PDF)

claddings to enhance the service life of engineering equipment that are exposed to extreme wear conditions. He has contributed extensively in weld claddings in repute journals which include Surface coatings and Technology, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials and Surface Engineering.  He has authored more than 10 International publications in various International Journals and conferences. He has a teaching experience of more than ten years.


Dr. Hitesh Vasudev is currently working as Associate Professor at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-India. He has received Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana-India in 2018 (Affiliated to IKGPTU-Jallandhar). His area of research is thermal spray coatings, especially for the development of new materials used for high-temperature erosion and oxidation resistance and microwave processing of materials. He has contributed extensively in thermal spray coatings in repute journals which include Surface coatings and Technology, Materials Today Communications, Engineering Failure Analysis, Journal of Cleaner Production,  Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, Surface Reviews & Letters, and Journal of failure prevention and control, International Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science under the flagship of various publication groups such as Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer nature, IGI Global and InTech Open. Moreover, he is a dedicated reviewer of reputed journals such as Surface Coatings and Technology, Ceramics International, Journal of Material Engineering Performance, Engineering Failure Analysis, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties Material Research Express, Engineering Research Express and IGI Global journals etc. He has authored more than 30 International publications in various International Journals and conferences. He has published 15 book chapters in various books related to surface engineering and manufacturing processes. He has also published a unique patent in the field of thermal spraying. He has teaching experience of more than eight years. He received a "Research Excellence" award in 2019 at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India. He has organized a National Conference and has been a part of many International Conferences.