Investigation on the mode of failures and fatigue life of laser-based powder bed fusion produced stainless steel parts under variable amplitude loading conditions by Sarkar S., Kumar C. S., Nath A. K. Additive Manufacturing 25 71-83 (2018)

Online assessment of TiC decomposition in laser cladding ofmetal matrix composite coating by Muvvala, G., Patra Karmakar D. , Nath A. K. Materials and Design 121 310-320 (2017)

Online monitoring of thermo-cycles and its correlation with microstructure in laser cladding of nickel based superalloy by Muvvala G., Patra Karmakar D. , Nath A. K. Optics and Lasers in Engineering 88 139-152 (2017)

In-process detection of micro-structural changes in laser cladding of in-situ Inconel 718/TiC metal matrix composite coating by Gopinath M., Karmakar D. P., Nath A. K. J. of Alloys and Compounds 740 545-558 (2018)

Effect of tempering on laser remelted AISI H13 tool steel by Patra Karmakar D., Gopinath M. , Nath A. K. Surface & Coatings Technology 361 136-149 (2019)

Analysis of temperature and surface hardening of low carbon thin steel sheets using Yb-fiber laser by Sarkar S., Gopinath M. , Chakraborty S. S., Syed B. , Nath A. K. Surface and Coatings Technology 302 344-358 (2016)

Effect of laser incidence angle on cut quality of 4 mm thick stainless steel sheet using fiber laser by Mullick S., Agrawal A. K., Nath A. K. Optics & Laser Technology 81 168-179 (2016)

Monitoring and assessment of tungsten carbide wettability in laser cladded metal matrix composite coating using an IR pyrometer by Muvvala G., Patra Karmakar D. , Nath A. K. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 714 514-521 (2017)

Modeling and Analysis of Laser Metal Forming Processes by Finite Element and Soft Computing Methods by Maji K., Pratihar D. K., Nath A. K. - (2016)

Laser micro-hole drilling in thermal barrier coated nickel based superalloy by Gupta U., Nath A. K., Bandyopadhyay P. P. International Conference on Advances of Manufacturing and Materials Applications 1-7 (2016)

Principal Investigator

Laser Surface Treatment of Martensitic Stainless Steels Sulzer Tech India Pvt. Ltd.

Indigenous Development of Online Process Monitoring of Laser Surface Hardening, Cladding and Additive Manufacturing and Studies on Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Manufactured Parts (Project No.: 6917) Department of Heavy Industries (DHI)

Co-Principal Investigator

Selection of Raw Materials for Additive Manufacturing Applications in Relation to the Design Requirements; and Life Cycle Analysis of Additive Manufacturing Process for Different Materials TATA SONS PRIVATE LIMITED

Exploring Solutions for Various Technological Challenges in Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology and Sharing the Relevant Know-how with Indian Heavy Engineering Industries Department of Heavy Industries (DHI)

Laser Processing of Materials VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS/CENTRES OF IIT KHARAGPUR AND OUTSIDE INSTITUTIONS

Ph.D. Students

Debapriya Patra Karmakar
Area of Research: Laser Material Processing

Angshuman Chattopadhyay
Area of Research: Laser Material Processing

Abhijit Sadhu
Area of Research: Laser Material Processing

Abhishek Kumar
Area of Research: Additive Manufacturing

Amal M Nair
Area of Research: Online monitoring and control of laser cladding process

Dipanjan Dey
Area of Research: Investigation into the laser cladding process

Bibhu Kalyan Panda
Area of Research: Modeling of Laser Material Processing

Harikrishnan R
Area of Research: Laser Shock Peening

Thati Puneeth
Area of Research: Laser Surface Cladding and Additive Manufacturing

Somnath Biswas
Area of Research: Advanced processing of Biomaterials