R&D Projects

As Project Leader

• "Development of Light Steel" (Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 16.125 Lakh)

• "Development of Copper Alloys for High Strength and High Conductivity Applications " (Funding agency: DST, Value: Rs. 8.76 Lakh)

• "Development of Al-SiC composites by spray forming " (Funding agency: DAAD Fellow, Value: NA)

• "Development and popularization of Al-alloy conductors" (Funding agency: GPTL, Value: Rs. 5.015 Lakh)

• "Development of structural application oriented steel foams" (Funding agency: CSIR, Value: NA)

• "Development of bulk amorphous/nano-crystalline plates of Al-TM-RE alloys by spray forming" (Funding agency: AvH Fellowship, Value: NA)

• "Development of API X80 grade steel (Phase II)" (Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 36.63 Lakh)

• "Development of API X80 grade steel (Phase I)" (Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 9.92 Lakh)

• "Development of quenched and tempered steel for wear resistance applications" (Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 30.91 Lakh)

• "Bulk Al-rich high entropy alloys by spray forming" (Funding agency: AvH Fellowship, Value: NA)

• "Optimisation of Al-based metallic foam production method and development of metal foam" (Funding agency: BARC, Value: Rs. 39.21 Lakh)

• "Development of sandwich aluminium foams by powder forging and rolling" (Funding agency: CSIR, Value: NA)

• "Hot rolling, cold rolling and annealing of grain oriented silicon steel" (Funding agency: In-house CSIR-NML, Value: NA)

As Co-Project Leader

• "Microstructure texture and Mechanical properties of Bulk Ultrafine Aluminium Produced by Accumulative Roll Bonding" (Funding agency: In-house CSIR-NML, Value: NA)

• "Rolling of spray formed steel + Copper bi- layered materials for bearing applications" (Funding agency: Bi-metal Bearings, Value: Rs. 3.37 Lakh)

• "Development of "High stretch flangeable (HER) grade steels without 'Ca' - treatment at HSM" (Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 31.46 Lakh)

• "Development of technology to eliminate wettability issues in HSS and AHSS in CGL2 annealing furnace by optimisation of dew point control" (Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 22.42 Lakh)

• "Precipitation hardened compositionally complex alloys (CCAs) aided with hetero-deformation induced (HDI) strengthening" (Funding agency: CSIR, Value: Rs. 46.5 Lakh)

• "Development of high temperature aluminium alloy conductors for power transmission lines" (Funding agency: In-house CSIR-NML, Value: NA)

• "Development of Fe-rich cost effective High-Entropy Alloys for High Temperature Applications" (Funding agency: SERB, Value: Rs. 19.2 Lakh)

Contribution as Project Member

• "Graphene Coated Steel" (Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 18.92 Lakh)

• "Effect of build direction on properties of metallic components produced by direct digital manufacturing (3D metal printing) technique" (Funding agency: In-house CSIR-NML, Value: NA)

• "Road map of an R & D centre at Rastriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam" (Funding agency: RINL, Value: Rs. 34.83 Lakh)

• "Training programme for RINL officials towards R&D orientation" (Funding agency: RINL, Value: Rs. 17 Lakh)

• "Study on the interface layer formation during hot dip galvanizing of advanced high strength steels for automotive applications" (Funding agency: SDF (Ministry of Steel), Value: Rs. 1399 Lakh)

• "Training on Product Development including CRGO steel at RINL" (Funding agency: RINL, Value: Rs. 7.55 Lakh)

• "Development of Medium Mn, high Al low density high  strength steel" (Funding agency: In-house CSIR-NML, Value: NA)

• "Identifying causes for crack development in billets and rounds druring hot rolling of VSP" (Funding agency: RINL, Value: Rs. 44.46 Lakh)

• "Development of Quenched & Partitioned steel through Hot Strip Mill Route"(Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 48.66 Lakh)

• "Development of AL-Si-X(x=Mg/Na/other element) coating on hot forming grade steel" (Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 23.42 Lakh)

• "Development & Fabrication of Cannon Liners for Explosive Testing" (Funding agency: CSIR-CIMFR, Value: Rs. 56 Lakh)

• "Development of process technology for third generation advanced high strength steel" (Funding agency: RDCIS, Value: Rs. 39.79 Lakh)

• "Optimization of the continuous annealing cycle for improvement of the mechanical property and microstructure of continuous annealed cold rolled dual phase (DP 590) steel" (Funding agency: JCAPCPL, Value: Rs. 24.6 Lakh)

• "Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for technological intervention through Technology Facility Centre(TFC) at five numbers of Bell and Brass metal clusters of West Bengal" (Funding agency: Govt. of West Bengal, Value: Rs. 20.65 Lakh)

• "Development to improve corrosion performance and service life of aluminium alloy bracket" (Funding agency: IFB, Value: Rs. 32.2 Lakh)

• "Twinning on Capacity Building to Transform Metal Industry Development Institute (MIDI)" (Funding agency: MIDI (Addis Ababa), Value: Rs. 883.75 Lakh)

• "Influence of process parameters on properties of SS316L components produced by metal 3D printing using SLM technique" (Funding agency:In-house CSIR-NML, Value: NA)

• "Root Cause analysis of defective galvanized Switchyard Gantry Structure" (Funding agency: DVC Maithon, Value: Rs. 9.5 Lakh)

• "Development of thicker section (> 6 mm) abrasion resistance grade steel with relatively higher coiling temperature" (Funding agency: Tata Steel, Value: Rs. 34.22 Lakh)

• "Development of high ballistic strength armour steel with 2 GPa tensile strength and min 50MPam1/2 fracture toughness" (Funding agency: CSIR, Value: Rs. 80 Lakh)

• "Producing the desired quality hot band for subsequent CRGO processing" (Funding agency: In-house CSIR-NML, Value: NA)

• "CSIR Integrated Skill Training Initiative of CSIR-NML" (Funding agency: CSIR, Value: Rs. 395.75 Lakh)

• "High Entropy Alloys for hydrogen storage application operable at Room Temperature(HEART)" (Funding agency: CSIR, Value: Rs. 75 Lakh)

• "Development of Ultra High-strength Al-Mg-Sc alloy" (Funding agency: Vedanta Limited, Value: Rs. 33.4 Lakh)

• "Development of High Temperature Low Sag Al-alloy conductor" (Funding agency: Vedanta Limited, Value: Rs. 52.1 Lakh)

• "Pilot Upscaling of Indigenously Developed Ultrahigh Strength Armour Steel with Excellent Toughness" (Funding agency: CSIR, Value: Rs. 89 Lakh)

• "Technological intervention in the Dokra handicrafts for increased productivity, aesthetic and quality" (Funding agency: CSIR, Value: Rs. 65 Lakh)

• "Hot deformation behavior of molybdenum added low carbon micro alloyed steel" (Funding agency: In-house CSIR-NML, Value: NA)

• "Grain boundary engineering for austenitic stainless steel processed by selective laser melting" (Funding agency: DST, Value: Rs. 62 Lakh)