DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical
Dr. M.A.Sai Balaji
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Personal Information
| Employee ID | : | 2014025 |
| Designation | : | Associate Professor |
| Nature of Employment | : | Regular |
| Date of Joining | : | 24-06-2014 |
| Date of Birth | : | 04-05-1971 |
| Education Qualification | : | B.Tech, M.E, Ph.D |
| Contact No | : | 8682041097 |
| Email ID | : | saibalaji@crescent.education |
Educational Qualification
| Degree | Discipline | Year of Passing | University |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D | Friction Composites | 2014 | Anna University, Chennai |
| M.E | Computer Aided Design | 2002 | Madras University, Chennai |
| B. Tech | Production Technology | 1994 | MIT, Anna University, Chennai |
Work Experience
| Name & Address of the Employer | Position Held | Period of Employment | Total Exp. (in years and Months) | |
| M/s.Bajaj Tempo Ltd., Pune | Maintenance Engineer | August 1994 | Dec 2001 | 7 Years 4 Months |
| KLN College of Engineering, Madurai | Sr.Lecturer | June 2003 | July 2007 | 4 Years 1 Month |
| Hindustan College of Engineering, Chennai | Asst. Professor | July 2007 | May 2008 | 10 Months |
| Sree Sastha Inst.of Engg & Tech, Chennai | Asst. Professor | May, 2008 | Nov, 2010 | 2 Years 6 Months |
| GKM College of Engg & Tech, Chennai | Associate Professor | Dec 2010 | June 2014 | 3 Years 6 Months |
| B.S.A Crescent Inst. of Sci & Tech | Associate Professor | June 2014 | Till date | 11 Years 8 Months |
Research Details & Contributions
Research Area Of Interest
- Friction Composites
- Tribology
Researcher ID
| Research Database | ID | Links |
| IRINS | 277825 | https://crescent.irins.org/profile/277825 |
| SCOPUS | 58245070900 | https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=58245070900 |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8464-4617 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8464-4617 |
Research Summary
| No. of Journal Publications | No. of Conference Publications | No. of Book / Book Chapter Published | No. of Patents Published /Granted | No. of Ph.D Scholars Guided | No. of Ph.D Scholars Currently Guiding | ||
| Book | Book Chapters | Published | Granted | ||||
| 35 | 11 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – |
International Conference
S. No. | Details Of Conference Articles Published |
| 1. | Susai Mary, J., Dinakaran, D., Sai Balaji, M.A., Satishkumar, S., Arockia Selvakumar, A. (2022). Monitoring and Modeling of Cylindricity Error Using Vibration Signals in Drilling. In: Hussain, C.M., Di Sia, P. (eds) Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58675-1_149-1 |
| 2. | Mahendran, G., Sai Balaji, M.A., Susai Mary, J., Dinakaran, D. (2021). Prediction and Modeling of Tool Wear with Cutting Force and Fine Gaussian Support Vector Machine in Drilling. Advances in Design and Thermal Systems . Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6428-8_34 |
| 3 | Eakambaram, A., Baskara Sethupathi, P., Saibalaji, M., & Baskar, A. (2021). Experimental analysis and Validation of torsional stiffness of a Tubular space frame chassis. Materials Today: Proceedings, 46, 7719–7727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.238 |
| 4 | Dr. M.A. Sai Balaji, Eakambaram Arumugam S. Habib Rahmathulla, H. Sultan Navid P. Baskara Sethupathi (2021), The Effect of Chopped Steel Fibre Orientation on Frictional Properties in a Phenolic Resin-based Asbestos-free Semimetallic Friction Material, Eurobrake 2021, Germany |
| 5 | Sai Balaji M A, Baskar A, Sai Priya A, Md Javeed Ahmed, B.Suryarajan, Correlation of Test bench with actual vehicle condition of Indian Commercial passenger cars, International Conference on Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications, ICAIEA2018, January 3-5,2018,Anna University,Chennai,India. |
| 6 | Influence of Aramid, Cellulose and Acrylic fibers in NAO brake pad – Effect on Thermal Stability and frictional characteristics , 2013-26-0081,SAE International Journal |
| 7 | : Balaji, M. S., & Kalaichelvan, K. (2012, December). Optimization of Organic Fibres%[Kevlar/Arobocel/Acrylic] in NAO Brake Pad Application and its Effect on Thermal Stability & Friction Characteristics. Key Engineering Materials, 531–532, 8–12. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.531-532.8 |
| 8 | Balaji, S., & Kalaichelvan, K. (2012). Optimization of a Non Asbestos Semi Metallic Disc Brake Pad Formulation with Respect to Friction and Wear. Procedia Engineering, 38, 1650–1657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.06.201 |
| 9 | Balaji, M. A. S., & Kalaichelvan, K. (2012). Tribological Performance of a Non Asbestos Organic Brake Pad Using Various Organic and Mineral Fibers. In Advanced Materials Research (Vol. 585, pp. 559–563). Trans Tech Publications, Ltd. |
| 10 | M. A. Sai Balaji and K. Kalaichelvan, “Effect of alkyl benzene modified resin matrix in relation to the friction stability in a non asbestos disc brake pad,” IEEE-International Conference On Advances In Engineering, Science And Management (ICAESM -2012), Nagapattinam, India, 2012, pp. 150-154. |
| 11 | Balaji, M. A. S., & Kalaichelvan, K. (2012). Thermal and Fade Aspects of a Non Asbestos Semi Metallic Disc Brake Pad Formulation with Two Different Resins. In Advanced Materials Research (Vols. 622–623, pp. 1559–1563). Trans Tech Publications, Ltd. |
Details of Patent
Patent 1
Patent title : Development of Low frequency squealing noise insulator for passenger car drum brake
Patent No : 202141018514 A
Published date : 07/05/2021
Grant date : 28/12/2023
Patent 2
Patent title : A method for developing a low metallic brake pad mixture
Patent No : 202211006188A
Published date : 11/02/2022
Grant date :
Completed and Ongoing Sponsored Research Projects and Consultancy
Sponsored Research Projects
| Project Title | Funding Agency | Grant Sanctioned/ Received | Duration | Role |
| Synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from human hair and fabric waste and their smart phone assisted pesticide sensor | TNSTC (Ongoing) | 1,98,000/- | 2025-27 (two years) | Co-PI |
| Recreation of Tamil Palm Leaf Manuscripts using a CNC controlled inscribing machine –ஓலைச்சுவடி எழுத்தாணியன் | TNSTC (Ongoing) | Rs. 84750/- | 2025-26 (One year) | Co-PI |
| Design and fabrication of Automatic goods weighting system in a Truck | TNSTC (Student Project scheme) Completed | Rs.7,500/- | 2022-23 (one year) | Mentor |
Consultancy
| Consultancy Title | Client Organization / Company | Revenue Generated | Duration | Role |
| Brake Pad characterization | Mahindra & Mahindra | ₹ 3,16,000.00 | 06 months (Completed) | Technical Consultant |
Organized Training Programmes – Conference – FDPs- Seminars-Workshops-Guest Lectures: (July 2020-Till Date)
| Title | Role | Date | Duration | Sponsoring Agency (if any) |
| Taming the dust: Minimizing Brake Particulate Matter Emission | Coordinator | 22nd August 2024 | One day | SAE Southern section |
Attended Training Programmes – Conference – Fdps- Seminars-Workshops-Guest Lectures: (July 2020 – till date)
| Title | Role | Date | Duration | Sponsoring Agency (if any) |
| Webinar on “Outcome Based Education and NBA Accreditation” | Delegate | 12th Sep – 16th Sep 2022 | 5 days | Internal (BSACIST) |
Professional Development Certifications and Courses: (July 2020 – till date)
| Title of Certification / Course | Platform / Institution | Duration | Year of Completion | Mode (Online / Offline) |
-Nil- | ||||
Invited Lectures and Chairmanships at National or International Conference / Seminar etc.
| Sl. No. | Title of Lecture / Academic Session | Title of Conference / Seminar etc | Organized by | International / National |
1 | Advancing Sustainability in Brake Pads through Inorganic binder Technology: Enhanced Performance and lower carbon footprint | Two days Brake Friction Workshop “Sustainable Approach on Automotive brake friction materials for mobility applications” (November 13-14,2025) | Centre for Automotive Materials, Department of Automobile Engineering, SRMIST, Chennai | National |
2 | Session Chairman | CSIR&TNSCST sponsored Intl.Conference on SMaGEES (December 11-12,2024) | School of Physical & Chemical Sciences, BSACIST | International |
3 | Brake Pad: Materials Perspective | DST-SERB Sponsored FDP on Industrial Tribology: Towards a Sustainable Approach (May 15–22, 2023) | Department of Mechanical Engineering, (SRMIST), Chennai | National |
4 | Environmental Friendly Brake Pads | 5-Day FDP on Friction Materials for Automotive Applications (December 13–17, 2021) | Centre for Automotive Materials, Department of Automobile Engineering, SRMIST, Chennai | National |
| 5 | Non-Exhaust Emissions from the Brake Pad: Development of Environmentally Friendly Metal-Free Brake Pads | One-Week FDP on Recent Trends in Manufacturing Technology and Thermal Engineering (06/10/2021–13/10/2021 | Jointly organized by BIHER and Universiti Putra Malaysia | International |
| 6 | Comparative Study of Disc Brake Pads Sold in the Indian Market: Impact on Safety and Environmental Aspects | 6-Day FDP on Friction Materials for Automotive Applications (December 14–19, 2020) | Centre for Automotive Materials, Department of Automobile Engineering, SRMIST, Chennai | National |
Awards & Achievements
| Name of the Award | Awarding Agency Name | Nature of the Achievement | State/National / International | Year |
| Trusted Reviewer Award | Institute of Physics | High level of peer review competency | International | 2024 |
| Research fellow | INTI International University | excellence in producing quality research outputs | International | 2023-25 |
Professional Society Membership
| Professional Body | Membership ID | Membership Level (Member, Sr.Member, Life-Time Member, Fellow) |
| SAE | 7230410456 | Yearly renewal |
Extension Activities (DC Members, Examiners, Reviewers, NSS, NCC, Sports etc.)
External
- Acted as Doctoral Committee (DC) Member and External Examiner at SSN Institute of Science and Technology, Anna University Chennai.
- Acted as Doctoral Committee (DC) Member and External Examiner at Kamaraj College of Engineering, Anna University Chennai.
- Served as Reviewer for the following JournalsEngineering Failure Analysis
Engineering Research Express
Discover Applied Sciences
Wear
Composite Interfaces
Results in Engineering
Scientific Reports
Polymer Composites
Journal of Engineering
Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
Material Research Express
Internal (BSACIST)
- Served as Academic Council Member at BSACIST during 2024-25
- Stock verification coordinator (Every year)
- Doctoral Committee member (Physics, EEE & ECE)
School Level
- Member, Board of Studies (BoS), Department of Mechanical Engineering, BSACIST; contributed to syllabus revision and Outcome Based Education (OBE) alignment (2023 – Till date).
- Actively participated in academic planning and curriculum review meetings at the department level.
Department Level
- Society of Automotive Engineers – Coordinator
- Friction Material laboratory – Incharge
- Under graduate Curriculum coordinator.
