IITKGP

Responsibilities

  • Chairman, Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institute (SATHI Center)

Research Areas

Structure-property relations in Molybdenum and Niobium Silicide Based Alloys and Composites for high temperature applications
Near-net shape processing and structure-property relations in Zirconium Diboride and Hafnium Diboride Ultra-high Temperature Ceramic Composites with emphasis on thermophysical properties, creep and oxidation
Structure-property relations of C-fibre-SiC composites developed for aero-engine applications 
Structure and properties of mushy state rolled Al alloy based composites
Processing and characterization of DC/RF magnetron sputtered or electrodeposited nanocomposite thin films
  • Structural Intermetallics and Intermetallic Matrix Composites by Rahul Mitra Structural Intermetallics and Intermetallic Matrix Composites - (2015)
  • Oxidation Behaviour of the Mo-Si-B and Mo-Si-B-Al Alloys in the Temperature Range of 700-1300oC by Sharma Paswan, R. Mitra and S.K. Roy Intermetallics 15 1217-1227 (2007)
  • Effect of Si3N4 addition on compressive creep behavior of hot pressed ZrB2-SiC composites by Manab Mallik, K.K. Ray, and R. Mitra Journal of the American Ceramic Society 97(9) 2957-64 (2014)
  • Effect of SiC content on electrical, thermal, and ablative properties of pressureless sintered ZrB2-based ultrahigh temperature ceramic composites by Mallik M., Kailath A. J., Ray K. K., Mitra R. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 37 3863-3877 (2017)
  • Transient stage oxidation behavior of Mo76Si14B10 alloy at 1150 °C by Barna Roy, J. Das and R. Mitra Corrosion Science 68 231-237 (2013)
  • Effect of Ar:N2 ratio on structure and properties of Ni-TiN nanocomposite thin films processed by reactive RF/DC magnetron sputtering by Mukesh Kumar, S. Mishra, and R. Mitra Surface and Coatings Technology 228 100-114 (2013)
  • Electrical and thermophysical properties of ZrB2 and HfB2 based composites by Manab Mallik, Ansu J. Kailath, K.K. Ray and R. Mitra Journal of the European Ceramic Society 32 2545-2555 (2012)
  • Mechanical Behavior and Oxidation Resistance of Structural Silicides by R. Mitra International Materials Review 51(1) 13-64 (2006)
  • Microstructural Evolution, Hardness and Alligatoring in the Mushy State Rolled Cast Al-4.5Cu Alloy and In-situ Al4.5Cu-5TiB2 Composite by Mervin A. Herbert, Chandan Sarkar, R. Mitra and M. Chakraborty Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 38(9) 2110-2126 (2007)
  • In-Situ Study of Deformation Mechanisms in Sputtered Free-Standing Nanocrystalline Nickel Films by R. Mitra, W. A. Chiou and J. R. Weertman Journal of Materials Research 19(4) 1029-1037 (2004)

Principal Investigator

  • ANRF foreign travel reimbursement scheme Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
  • Study of crack growth mechanism of nickel base super alloy GTM Su 718 under constant load at elevated temperature Defence Research and Development Orgn. (DRDO)

Co-Principal Investigator

  • Material Synthesis in SPS Lab Various Government and Non-Government Organisations
  • Structural characterization by Field Emission gun Scanning Electron Microscopy Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
  • Structural Characterization by Field Emission gun Scanning Electron Microscopy (for internal users) Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Ph. D. Students

Adarsha Ranjan Mishra

Area of Research: Processing and characterization of ultra high temperature ceramic matrix composite

Ghewade Hrishikesh Dinkar

Area of Research: Structure-property relation of Molybdenum Silicide Based Intermetallic Composites

Jyoti Prakash Beura

Area of Research: Processing and characterization of Cf/SiC composites:

Koushik Sikdar

Area of Research: Mechanical properties of nanocomposites

Marupalli Bharatcharangoud

Area of Research: Ti-based Shape Memory Alloy

Payel Maity

Area of Research: Polymer metal oxide composite; preparation and characterization

Raashid Firoz

Area of Research: Mechanical behavior of high temperature alloy

Ramya Krishna

Area of Research: Ceramic Matrix Composites

Sadananda Behera

Area of Research: Structure property correlations of Ni based superalloy

Sanjit Kumar

Area of Research: Processing and characterization of ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composites

Sarthak Roy

Area of Research: High temperature materials

Soma Hansda

Area of Research: Development of high entropy ultra-high temperature ceramic coatings

Sudipta Roy

Area of Research: Structure-Property Relations in Nanocrystalline Thin Films.

Thinesh Kumar S

Area of Research: Development of decorative coatings through advanced physical vapour deposition

Virushni S N

Area of Research: Processing and structure-property relations of ultra-high temperature ceramic composites