Publications

  1. Nishant Verma, Anand K. Keshri, Sunny Zafar, Amit Prasad, Himanshu Pathak; Comparative analysis on tribological and biological responses of UHMWPE-based composite and UV irradiated UHMWPE, Biotribology, 2022, 100225 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotri.2022.100225

  2. Rampal, Gaurav Kumar, Sanjay M. Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin and Sunny Zafar; A review of recent advancements in drilling of fiber-reinforced polymer composites, Composites Part C: Open Access, 9, 2022, 100312.

  3. Manoj K. Singh, Sunny Zafar, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, and Suchart Siengchin; Mechanical Performance Study of Kenaf/HDPE Composite for Structural Applications under Wet or Outdoor Environments, Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022, (IF: 3.507) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2116519, Accepted

  4. Nishant Verma, Anand K. Keshri, Sunny Zafar, Amit Prasad Himanshu Pathak; Wear rate and biocompatibility of pre and post UV irradiated UHMWPE for tribo-pair in total knee replacement application, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2022, 135, 105436. (IF: 4.042)

  5. Manoj Kumar Singh, Sunny Zafar, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, and Suchart Siengchin; Influence of microwave power and HDPE blend ratio on thermal and mechanical properties of kenaf reinforced PLLA/HDPE blended composites, Journal of Polymer Research, 2022, (IF: 3.097) DOI: 10.1007/s10965-022-03120-4

  6. Shweta Singh, Neha Yaragatti, Mrityunjay Doddamani, Satvasheel Powar, Sunny Zafar; Drilling parameter optimization of cenosphere/HDPE syntactic foam using CO2 laser, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, (IF: 5.01) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.05.040

  7. Nishant Verma, Himanshu Pathak, Anand Kumar Keshri, Amit Prasad and Sunny Zafar; Influence of UV exposure on mechanical behavior and cellular compatibility of nano-hydroxyapatite reinforced ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, Materials Today Communications, 31, 2022, 103542 (IF: 3.383)

  8. Bhupinder Singh and Sunny Zafar; Understanding temperature characteristics during microwave cladding through process modelling and experimental investigation, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2022, 37, 401-413 (IF: 3.602)

  9. Manoj Kumar Singh, Gaurav Arora, Sunny Zafar, Himanshu Pathak and Anuj K. Sehgal; Effect of pine cone filler particle size and treatment on the performance of recycled thermoplastics reinforced wood composites, Materials Today: Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.02.022

  10. Manjeet Rani, Priyanka Chaudhary, Venkata Krishnan and Sunny Zafar; Development of sustainable microwave-based approach to recover glass fibers for wind turbine blades composite waste, Resources Conservation and Recycling, 170, 106107, 2022. (IF: 10.204).

  11. Bhupinder Singh, Ruslan M. Karimbaev, Apurbba Kumar Sharma, Auezhan Amanov and Sunny Zafar; Effects of Ultrasonic Nanocrystal Surface Modification on Dry Tribological and Slurry Erosion Performance of Non-reinforced and Reinforced Ni-based Microwave Clads, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2021. (IF: 4.158) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127893

  12. Nishant Verma, Anand Kumar Keshri, Himanshu Pathak, Sunny Zafar and Amit Prasad; Mesoscale modeling and biocompatibility of nano-hydroxyapatite reinforced ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene composite, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2021, (IF: 1.762) DOI: https://dx.doi.org /10.1177/09544062211050456

  13. Nishant Verma, Himanshu Pathak and Sunny Zafar; Multi-scale modelling for adhesive wear in tribo-pairs of nano-hydroxyapatite reinforced UHMWPE bio-composite and Co-Cr alloy, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications, 2021, (IF: 2.311) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14644207211051625

  14. Renu Tewari, Manoj Kumar Singh and Sunny Zafar; Utilization of forest and plastic wastes for composite manufacturing using microwave‑assisted compression molding for low load applications, Journal of Polymer Research, 2021, 28:409 (IF: 3.097) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02778-6

  15. Nayan Pundhir, Himanshu Pathak and Sunny Zafar, Ballistic impact performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite armour, Sadhana, 2021, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12046-021-01730-0 (IF: 1.188)

  16. Nishant Verma, Manoj Kumar Singh, Sunny Zafar and Himanshu Pathak, Comparative study of in-situ temperature measurement during microwave-assisted compression-molding and conventionally compression-molding process, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2021, 35, 336-345. (IF: 3.602)

  17. Gaurav Arora, Manoj Kumar Singh, Himanshu Pathak and Sunny Zafar, Micro-scale analysis of HA-PLLA bio-composites: Effect of the interpenetration of voids on mechanical properties, Materials Today Communications, 28, 2021, 102568 (IF: 2.678)

  18. Nayan Pundhir, Himanshu Pathak and Sunny Zafar, Crashworthiness performance of HDPE-kenaf and HDPE-CNT composite structures, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2021.1927644 (CS: 1.1)

  19. Bhupinder Singh and Sunny Zafar; Microwave cladding for slurry erosion resistance applications: A review, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021. (CS: 1.085) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.371

  20. Manoj Kumar Singh and Sunny Zafar; Wettability, absorption and degradation behavior of microwave-assisted compression molded kenaf/HDPE composite tank under various environments, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2021. (IF: 4.085) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2021.109500

  21. Minhaj M. and Sunny Zafar; Influence of B4C Content on Flexural Performance of Ni + B4C Microwave Composite Clads, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2021.DOI: 10.1007/s11665-020-05373-w (IF: 1.658)

  22. Bhupinder Singh and Sunny Zafar; Microstructural and Mechanical Aspects of Micrometric and Nanometric Ni + 10% Cr7C3 Composite Microwave Clads, Journal of Composite Materials, 55(3), 347-359, 2021. (IF: 1.972)

  23. Bhupinder Singh and Sunny Zafar; Influence of post clad heat treatment on microstructure and slurry erosion characteristics of Ni-based microwave clad, Vacuum, 2021. (IF: 2.906).

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2020.109946

  24. Rajeev Kumar, Himanshu Pathak and Sunny Zafar; Fracture and mechanical behavior of vacuum-assisted microwave cured unidirectional carbon woven fabric reinforced epoxy composite, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical dEngineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 2020, (IF: 2.018).DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464420720967030

  25. Taresh Guleria, Nishant Verma, Sunny Zafar and Vivek Jain; Fabrication of Kevlar® reinforced UHMWPE composite through microwave-assisted compression molding for body armor applications, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 2020 (IF: 1.987). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0731684420959449

  26. Bhupinder Singh and Sunny Zafar; Understanding time-temperature characteristics in microwave cladding, Manufacturing Letters, 2020, 25, 75-80. (SNIF: 4.725).

  27. Nishant Verma, Sunny Zafar and Himanshu Pathak; Investigations on thermal damage and surface roughness of laser beam machined nano-hydroxyapatite UHMWPE composites, Manufacturing Letters, 2020, 25, 81-87. (SNIF: 4.725).

  28. Bhupinder Singh and Sunny Zafar; Microstructural and Mechanical Aspects of Micrometric and Nanometric Ni + 10% Cr7C3 Composite Microwave Clads, Journal of Composite Materials, 2020, DOI: 10.1177/0021998320949617  (IF: 1.972)

  29. Bhupinder Singh and Sunny Zafar; Influence of power on interplay of microstructure and erosion-tribo performance of microwave composite clads, Journal of Tribology, 2020, 142(11): 112401. (IF: 1.648)

  30. Nishant Verma, Rajeev Kumar, Sunny Zafar and Himanshu Pathak; Vacuum-assisted microwave curing of epoxy/carbon fiber composite: An attempt for defect reduction in processing, Manufacturing Letters, 2020, 24, 127-131. (SNIF: 4.725).

  31. Manoj Kumar Singh and Sunny Zafar; Abrasive wear mechanism of microwave-assisted compression molded kenaf/HDPE composite, Journal of Tribology, 2020. (IF: 1.648) doi:10.1115/1.4046858

  32. Manoj Kumar Singh and Sunny Zafar; Effect of layering sequence on mechanical properties of woven kenaf/jute fabric hybrid laminated microwave processed composites, Journal of Industrial Textiles, 2020 (accepted) (IF: 1.884) DOI: 10.1177/1528083720911219

  33. Renu Tewari, Manoj Kumar Singh, Sunny Zafar and Satvasheel Powar; Parametric optimization of laser drilling of microwave processed kenaf/HDPE composite, Polymers and Polymer Composites, 2020, (accepted) (IF: 0.683) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0967391120905705

  34. Minhaj M., Bhupinder Singh and Sunny Zafar; Slurry erosion performance of Ni+B4C microwave composite clads, Journal of Tribology, 2020, 142(5): 051702. (IF: 1.648)

  35. Nishant Verma, Sunny Zafar and Mohammad Talha; Application of microwave energy for rapid fabrication of nano-hydroxyapatite reinforced polycaprolactone composite foam, Manufacturing Letters, 2020, 23, 9-13. (SNIF: 4.725)

  36. Nishant Verma and Sunny Zafar; Investigations on Mechanical Performance of Multi-Layered Microwave Processed HDPE/Sisal Composites for Automobile Applications, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2019, 895, 64-69.

  37. Nishant Verma, Sunny Zafar and Himanshu Pathak; Microwave-assisted composite fabrication of nano-hydroxyapatite reinforced ultra-highmolecular weight polyethylene composite, Materials Research Express, 2019, 6(11), p.115333. (IF: 1.449)

  38. Nayan Pundhir, Himanshu Pathak and Sunny Zafar, Crashworthiness of automobile made of HDPE/kenaf and HDPE/MWCNT polymer composites, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2019, 1240, 1, p. 012098.

  39. Manoj Kumar Singh, Nishant Verma and Sunny Zafar, Optimization of process parameters of microwave processed PLLA/coir composites for enhanced mechanical behaviour, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2019, 1240, 1 p. 012038.

  40. Nayan Pundhir, Sunny Zafar and Himanshu Pathak; Performance evaluation of HDPE/MWCNT and HDPE/kenaf composites, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 2019, (accepted) (IF: 1.343) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0892705719868278 

  41. Nishant Verma, Sunny Zafar and Mohammad Talha; Influence of nano-hydroxyapatite on mechanical behavior of microwave processed polycaprolactone composite foams, Materials Research Express, 2019, 6(8), p.085336. (IF: 1.449)

  42. Nishant Verma, S.C. Vettivel, P.S. Rao and Sunny Zafar; Processing, tool wear measurement using machine vision system and optimization of machining parameters of boron carbide and rice husk ash reinforced AA 7075 hybrid composite, Materials Research Express, 2019, 6(8), p.0865f3. (IF: 1.449)

  43. Manoj Kumar Singh, Sunny Zafar and Mohammad Talha; Development and characterisation of poly-L-lactide based foams fabricated through microwave assisted compression moulding, Journal of Cellular Plastics, 2019, 55, 523-541. (IF: 1.947)

  44. Bhupinder Singh and Sunny Zafar; Effect of microwave exposure time on microstructure and slurry erosion behavior of Ni + 20% Cr7C3 composite clads, Wear, 426-427, 2019, 491-500. (IF: 2.960)

  45. Hitesh Vasudev, Lalit Thakur, Amit Bansal, Harmeet Singh and Sunny Zafar; High temperature oxidation and erosion behaviour of HVOF sprayed bi-layer Alloy-718/NiCrAlY coating, Surface and Coatings Technology, 362, 2019, 366-380. (IF: 2.983)

  46. Gaurav Arora, Himanshu Pathak and Sunny Zafar; Fabrication and characterization of microwave cured high-density polyethylene/carbon nanotube and polypropylene/carbon nanotube composites, Journal of Composite Materials, 53 (15), 2019, 2091-2104 (IF: 1.755)

  47. Manoj Kumar Singh and Sunny Zafar; Influence of microwave power on mechanical properties of microwave-cured polyethylene/coir composites, Journal of Natural Fibres, (IF: 1.252) 17 (6), 2020, 845-860 (accepted in 2018).

  48. Sanjay Singh Tomar, Sunny Zafar, David Hui, Wei Gao and Mohammad Talha; State of the art of composite structures in non-deterministic framework: A review, Thin Walled Structures, 132, 2018, 700-716. (IF: 3.448)

  49. Manoj Kumar Singh and Sunny Zafar; Development and mechanical characterisation of microwave cured thermoplastic based natural fibre reinforced composites, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 32, 2019,1427-1442 (IF: 1.343) 

  50. Amit Bansal, Sunny Zafar and Suneet; Influence of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of Inconel-625 clad deposited on mild steel, Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, 26(4), 2017, 477-483 (IF: 0.5)

  51. Sushil Kumar, Sunny Zafar and Navneet Arora; Enhancing the Abrasive Wear Performance of Heat Treated Ni Coatings through different cooling strategies, Journal on Mechanical Engineering, 1(1), 2017, 9-22. (Indexed in Google Scholar)

  52. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Microstructure and mechanical properties of microwave post processed Ni coating, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 26(3), 2017, 1382-1390. (IF: 1.331). 

  53. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Microstructure and Wear Performance of Heat Treated WC-12Co Microwave Clad, Vacuum, 131, 2016, 213-222 (IF: 1.5, 5-year IF: 1.6)

  54. Amit Bansal, Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Influence of Heat treatment on Microstructure of Inconel 718 Microwave Clads, Surface Engineering, 33, 2017, 167-174 (IF: 1.081)

  55. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Investigations on Flexural Performance and Residual Stresses in Nanometric WC-12Co Microwave Clads, Surface and Coatings Technology, 291, 2016, 413-422. (IF: 2.589, 5-year IF: 2.538).

  56. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Prediction of Tribological Behaviour of WC-12Co Nanostructured Microwave Clad through ANN, Tribology Online, Japanese Society of Tribologists, 11, 2016, 333-340. (Indexed in Google Scholar).

  57. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Structure-Property Correlations in Nanostructured WC-12Co Microwave Clad, Applied Surface Science, 370, 2016, 92-101. (IF: 3.387, 5-year IF: 3.184).

  58. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Abrasive and Erosive Wear Behaviour of Nanometric WC-12Co Microwave Clads, Wear, 346-347, 2016, 29-45. (IF: 2.531, 5-year IF: 2.798).

  59. Amit Bansal, Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Microstructure and Abrasive Wear Performance of Ni-WC Composite Microwave Clad, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 24, 2015, 3708-3716. (IF: 1.331).

  60. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Inconel 718 Microwave Clad, Indian Journal of Tribology, 7, 2015, 11-15. (Indexed in Google Scholar).

  61. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Dry Sliding Wear Performance of Nanostructured WC-12Co deposited through Microwave Cladding, Tribology International, 91, 2015, 14-22. (IF: 2.259, 5-year IF: 2.352).

  62. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; On Friction and Wear Behaviour of WC-12Co Microwave Clad, Tribology Transactions, 58(4), 2015, 584-591. (IF: 1.685).

  63. Sunny Zafar, Amit Bansal, Apurbba Kumar Sharma, Navneet Arora, C.S. Ramesh; Dry Erosion Wear Performance of Inconel 718 Microwave Clad, Surface Engineering, 30(11), 2014, 852-859. (IF: 1.089).

  64. Sunny Zafar and Apurbba Kumar Sharma; Development and Characterisations of WC–12Co Microwave Clad, Materials Characterization, 96, 2014, 241-248. (IF: 2.761, 5-year IF: 2.714).

  65. Sunny Zafar, Apurbba Kumar Sharma and Navneet Arora; Development and Microstructural Characterisation of Inconel Cladding on Stainless Steel through Microwave Irradiation, Journal on Mechanical Engineering, 3(1), 2013, 9-16. (Indexed in Google Scholar).