Peer review declaration

All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering have been peer reviewed through processes administered by the Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing. Type of peer review: Single-blind Each paper is plag checked using Turnitin software and undergone two reviews by the subject experts, and the reviewer comments are incorporated and verified to ensure the quality of the manuscript and then submitted to the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering for possible publication. • Conference submission management system: Easychair • Number of submissions received: 110 • Number of submissions sent for review: 90 • Number of submissions accepted: 76 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 69.09 % • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 48 • Any additional info on review process: All the papers were checked for similarity before and after review process and it is maintained to have less than 15% similarity. • Contact person for queries: Dr.M.Kumar Assistant Professor Level III, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of technology, Sathyamangalam-638401, TamilNadu, India. E-mail: kumarm@bitsathy.ac.in Mr.D.Dinesh Assistant Professor Level II, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of technology, Sathyamangalam-638401, TamilNadu, India. E-mail: dineshd@bitsathy.ac.in