IITKGP

Research Areas

  • Ti alloys, Ni based superalloys, Steels
  • Processing-Structure-Texture-Property
  • Neural network & Thermo-kinetic modeling
  • TiAl based high temperature materials
  • Additive and Laser based Manufacturing
  • Additive Manufacturing
Overall research theme: Processing-Structure-Texture-Property correlations in structural materials for aerospace, space and energy applications.

Present focus: Additive manufacturing

Materials Systems: Ti alloys, TiAl based alloys, Ni based superalloys, Cr-Mo steels, ODS steels, High temperature alloys (Nb-Si based, Mo-W-Si-C based, Mo-Ti-Zr-Hf-C based alloys)

Materials Modeling: Neural network modeling, CALPHAD modeling, Constitutive modeling.
  • Insights into the sliding wear behaviour under dry and 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution of Fe-Cr-Ni-Mo-Ti PH martensitic stainless steel by Poojari G., Sampreeth S. , Tharian T. , Singh S. B., Kar S. K. Wear 572-573 - (2025)
  • Forming limit and failure characterization of as-received and bi-axial prestrained Cu-Cr-Zr-Ti alloy sheets in the context of multistage forming by Behera D. R., Katiyar B. S., Panda S. K., Kar S. K., Murty S. N. Materials Characterization 214 114104- (2024)
  • Effect of prior cold rolling and aging temperature on PH martensitic stainless steel: Evolution of microstructure, micro-texture and austenite stability by Poojari G., Kumar H., Sampreeth S., Tharian T., Makineni S.K., Singh S.B., Kar S.K. Materialia 33 - (2024)
  • Exploring an alloy space in a new generation -TiAl system Ti xAl yNb 1Cr 1Mo 0.2 C 0.2 B (at.%)): Aspects of phase transformation, microstructure and texture by Banerjee T., Banumathy S. , Shekhar S. , Gupta D. K., Bhattacharjee A. , Kar S. K. Materials Characterization 217 - (2024)
  • Effect of Porosity and Pore Morphology on the Elastic Properties and Compressive Deformation Behavior of Porous Copper Fabricated via Space Holder Route by Ray S., Kar S. K., Roy S. Advanced Engineering Materials 27 - (2025)
  • A novel attempt to deform electron beam welded C-103 refractory alloy sheets using multi-stage single point incremental forming for space applications by Katiyar B. S., Kundu P. , Behera D. R., Rakshit R. , Kumar R. R., Murty S. N., Kar S. K., Panda S. K. Journal of Manufacturing Processes 131 199-212 (2024)
  • An ultrasonic study of the effect of uniaxial green compaction pressure on the elastic anisotropy of porous copper fabricated using the pore-former route by Ray S., Kar S. K., Roy S. Materials Chemistry and Physics 316 129094- (2024)
  • Non-destructive Ultrasound Phase Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Elastic Properties of Complex Hybrid Materials by Ray S., Kar S. K., Wanner A. , Roy S. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 78 85- (2025)

Principal Investigator

  • Development of high strength Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?² Titanium alloys using DEDbased additive manufacturing, aiming at aerospace, automobile, and biomedical applications Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
  • Development of high strength Ã?² Titanium alloys using DED-based additive manufacturing, aiming at aerospace, automobile, and biomedical applications Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
  • Evaluation of Mechanical Properties such as Tensile, Creep, LCF, KIC values of an Important Cast Ni Based Superalloy (BZL-12Y) Aeronautics R and D Board

Ph. D. Students

Hridayam Krishna Hore

Area of Research: Metal Additive Manufacturing

Om Puri Gosain

Area of Research: Physical and mechanical metallurgy of a Ni based superalloy

Ravikant Kumar

Area of Research: Additive Manufacturing

Sampreeth S

Area of Research: Physical Metallurgy of steel

Sandipan Das

Area of Research: Processing , Microstructure , Mechanical property in Ni based superalloy