Publications

PATENTS

1. Method of Joining Hafnium and Zirconium Diborides based Ultra-high temperature ceramic and composites thereof using Nickel Interlayer

Shipra Bajpai, A. Bhadauria, T. Venkateswaran, Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh, K Balani, Indian patent (563857).

2. A Fixture for Shear Strength of Joined CeramicsBased Composites

Shipra Bajpai, A. Bhadauria, Kantesh Balani, Indian Patent (536468). 

3. Bimodal Microstructure Toughens Plasma Sprayed Al2O3-YSZ-CNT Coatings

A. Bhaudauria, A. Tiwari, Shipra Bajpai, A. Nisar, A.K. Keshri, Kantesh Balani,  Indian Patent (529270). 

4. Device for mounting a sample in hypersonic impact testing apparatus and method thereof, 

V. Dave, Shipra Bajpai, Saranyamol VS, M. Ibrahim. Sugarno, K. Balani, Indian patent (Application No. 202311077319), filed on Nov. 14, 2023.

5. Ultra-high temperature ceramic composite for thermal protection systems, and a process of preparation thereof

K P Singh, Shipra Bajpai, K. Balani, “Indian patent (574792). 

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• S Kushwaha, Shipra Bajpai, S S Maurya, AK Keshri, K Balani, “Effect of Bimodality and Phase Transformation on the Toughening of Al2O3-ZrO2-CNT Based Thermal Barrier Coatings”, Surfaces and Interfaces, 2026, 108900.

• K P Singh, Shipra Bajpai, K. Balani, “Microstructure-Mechanical Property Correlation in Multi-Component Dual-phase (Zr, Ti, Ta) Boride-Carbide Ultra High Temperature Ceramics”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2025, 149237.

• Shipra Bajpai, C. Lorenzo-Martin, O. Ajayi, D. Singh, "Tribological Behavior of spark plasma sintered Ti3SiC2 MAX composites with SiC reinforcement", Tribology International, 2025, 111235. 

• S. Kushwaha, Shipra Bajpai, K Balani, “Mechanical and Fretting Wear Behaviour of Spark Plasma Sintered Ceria and Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced 3 mol% Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Composites”, Journal of European Ceramics Society, 2025, 117698.

• Shipra Bajpai, K. P. Singh, P. Setia. T. Venkateswaran, K. Balani, “Microstructure and Interfacial stability of diffusion bonded HfB2-SiC and ZrB2-SiC based composites”, Journal of European Ceramics Society, 2025, 117489.

• Shipra Bajpai, B. Ma., D. Singh, “Thermophysical Properties of Ti3SiC2 MAX Phase Composites with SiC Reinforcement”, Transaction of Indian Ceramics Society, 2025.

• B. Ma, B. Barua, PS Chaugule, Shipra Bajpai, D. Singh, “Development of Ti3SiC2 MAX phase tubular structures for solar receiver applications”, Solar Energy 282, 112907, (2024).

• Shipra Bajpai, S. Dubey, T. Venkateswaran, S. S. Singh, K. Balani, “An insight to wetting and joining of HfB2 and ZrB2 based ultra high temperature ceramics: A review”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 153387, (2024).

• Shipra Bajpai, K. P. Singh, A. Bhadauria, T. Venkateswaran, T. Laha, A. Upadhyaya, K. Balani, “Innovative powder-based wettability evaluation of HfB2-ZrB2-SiC-B4C-CNT composite: Effect of Surface roughness and ambient conditions”, Surfaces and Interfaces, 103345, 42, (2023).

• S. Kushwaha, A. Bhadauria, Shipra Bajpai, A. Tiwari, K.K. Pandey, A. K. Keshri, K. Balani, “Mechanical, microstructural, and fretting wear behavior of Al2O3-ZrO2-CNT based bimodal composite coatings”, Wear, 205127, 532, (2023).

• S. Ponnapureddy, A. Bhadauria, Shipra Bajpai, A. Tiwari, K. K. Pandey, A. K. Keshri, K. Balani, “Enhanced reliability with bimodal microstructure and transformation induced toughening in Al2O3-YSZ based thermal barrier coatings”, Surface and Coatings Technology, 129488, 462, (2023).

• A. Bhadauria, Shipra Bajpai#, A. Tiwari, S K Mishra, A. Nisar, S. Dubey, N. Chavan, A. K. Keshri, K. Balani, “Bimodal microstructure toughens plasma sprayed Al2O3-8YSZ-CNT coatings”, Ceramics International (2022).

• Shipra Bajpai, P. Setia, A. Bhadauria, T. Venkateswaran, K. Balani, “Mechanical and High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of HfB2-ZrB2-SiC-B4C-CNT Composites Joined with and without Ni Interlayer”, Ceramics International, 31827-31842, 48(21), (2022).

• Shipra Bajpai, A. Bhadauria, T. Venkateswaran, S. S. Singh, K. Balani, “Spark Plasma joining of HfB2-ZrB2 based Ultra-high temperature ceramics using Ni interlayer”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 142818, (2022).

• Shipra Bajpai, A. Nisar, R K Sharma, U.D. Schwarz, K. Balani, A. Datye, “Effect of fictive temperature on tribological properties of Zr44Ti11Cu10Ni10Be25 based bulk metallic glasses”, Wear, 486-487, 204075, (2021).

• Shipra Bajpai, R. Kundu, K. Balani, “Effect of B4C reinforcement on microstructure, residual stress, toughening and scratch resistance of (Hf, Zr)B2 ceramics”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 796, 140022, (2020).

• A. Nisar, Shipra Bajpai, M.M. Khan, K. Balani, “Wear damage tolerance and high temperature oxidation behavior of HfB2:ZrB2-SiC composites”, Ceramics International, 46, 21689-21698, (2020).

• A. Nisar, M.M. Khan, Shipra Bajpai, K. Balani, “Processing, microstructure and mechanical properties of HfB2-ZrB2-SiC composites: Effect of B4C and carbon nanotube reinforcements”, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 81, 111-118, (2019).

# Equal contribution as first author

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Shipra Bajpai, K. Balani, “Coating Formation”, Fundamentals of Thermal Spraying, Taylor and Francis (2022).

• Shipra Bajpai, K. Vijay Kumar, Anup. K. Keshri, Kantesh Balani, “Surface Coatings”, Fundamentals of Thermal Spraying, Taylor and Francis (2022).