Sumanth Shankar

Dr. Sumanth Shankar

6 articles
Canada McMaster University

Biography

I have been engaged in Materials Science and Engineering R&D within McMaster University; wherein, I have also been a faculty member in Mechanical Engineering since 2004. Specifically, our research group, Light Metal Casting Research Centre (LMCRC) have been working exclusively on developing and implementing new families of Al alloys for structural automotive applications. Our research on aluminium and its alloys pans across solidification sciences, physical metallurgy and heat treatment mechanisms, structure-property-performance synergies, casting processes, high vacuum high pressure die casting, Die Tool Science and Engineering, joining of multi-materials with cast Al alloys, and sustainable practices in metal casting. Our research quest has enabled us to gain certain unique expertise such as liquid metal characterization (atomic and physical) using neutron, synchrotron and X-Ray radiations, rheological characterization of liquid metallic alloys, advanced thermal analyses using fibre optic thermal sensors and other thermocouples, thermodynamic and casting simulations, and complex solidification and heat treatment experiments. I am presently engaged in MetSoc as the lead for the Light Metals Committee and have been privileged to help out in review of several notable journal articles for publications. Recently, I have also been engaged learning and implementing strategies for an equitable, inclusive and anti-oppressive work environments in the fields of employments I am affiliated.

Publications by Year
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Art of hiding Shrinkage : new solidification paradigm for thin walled structural Al castings
Sumanth Shankar McMaster University
Plenary
“Big Idea” Session – Transformational R&D
61st Annual Conference of Metallurgists
Self-Piercing Riveting of High Ductility Al-Zn-Mg Casting Alloy (Nemalloy HE700) in F Temper
Yunsong Guo Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
Sumanth Shankar McMaster University
Mukesh Jain
Laura Baenen Böllhoff Group
+2 more
Light Metals Transportation Symposia Video Paper
Light Metals Transportation VII
61st Annual Conference of Metallurgists
Natural Ageing of Al-Fe (Zn,Mg) Alloy Castings for Structural Automotive Application
Chimaobi Orji Mcmaster University
Anthony Lombardi Nemak USA/Canada
Glenn Byczynski Nemak USA/Canada
Mohamed Hamed Mcmaster University
+1 more
Light Metals Transportation Symposia Video Paper
Light Metals Transportation VII
61st Annual Conference of Metallurgists
Effect of Zn content on the mechanical properties of Nemalloy - Al-Fe(Zn,Mg) alloys for automotive applications
Amal Abraham McMaster University
Sumanth Shankar McMaster University
Joey Kish McMaster University
Anthony Lombardi Nemak USA/Canada
+4 more
Light Metals: Light Metals for Transportation and Next Generation Vehicles Symposia Video
Light Metals Transportation 3
62nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists
The Paint Bake Intervention: The Effect Of Paint Bake Treatment On Al-Fe (Zn,Mg) Alloy Castings For Structural Automotive Application
Chimaobi Orji Mcmaster University
Sumanth Shankar McMaster University
Mohamed Hamed Mcmaster University
Glenn Byczynski Nemak USA/Canada
+2 more
Symposia Video
Light Metals Transportation 3
62nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists
Localized Corrosion of Secondary AlSi10Mg-T7 Near Net Shaped Castings Produced by Vacuum-Assisted HPDC
Joey Kish McMaster University
Yuki Ando McMaster University
Sumanth Shankar McMaster University
Anthony Lombardi Nemak USA/Canada
+2 more
Light Metals: Light Metals for Transportation and Next Generation Vehicles Symposia
Light Metals Transportation 7
62nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists