Dr. Sadhan Ghosh

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Phase Transformations, Mechanical behaviors, Steel microstructures-property correlation, Thermo-Calc and Dictra Simulation

BIOSKETCH:

1. Educational Details

• Ph.D., Natural Science and Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology & Saarland University, Germany                          2008

• M.E., Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore                                                                           2002

• B.E., Metallurgical Engineering, IIEST, Shibpur, West Bengal                                                                                                  2000

2. Professional Background

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology (GIFT), POSTECH, South Korea                                                01 Jan 2008 - 01 Jan 2010

• Visiting Scientist, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam                                                                      01 Jan 2010 - 01 Jan 2012

• Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee                                                                                                         11 Dec 2021 - Present

RESEARCH:

• Intermetallic in Low density steel                                                                                                                                  01 Jan 2019

    SERB-DST (27.2 Lakh) Co-PI: Dr. Sourav Das

• Stability of retained austenite in steel                                                                                                                           01 Jan 2018

    SERB-DST (44 Lakh) Co-PI: Dr. Sourav Das

• Nanostructured bainitic steel                                                                                                                                         01 Jan 2018

     IMPRINT (48.72 Lakh) Co-PI: Dr. Sourav Das

• Intermetallics in steels                                                                                                                                                   01 Jan 2013

     MHRD-FIG (10 lakh)

Publications:

• Sumit Bhan, Pankaj Rawat, Sourav Das, Sadhan Ghosh*, Origins of strength, strain hardening, and fracture in B2 tailored in Fe-0.8C-15Mn-10Al-5Ni wt% austenitic low density steel, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 54 (2023) 4080-4099. 

• P. P. Singh, S. Ghosh, S. Mula, Strengthening behaviour and failure analysis of hot-rolled Nb+V microalloyed steel processed at various coiling temperatures, Materials Science and Engineering A, 859 (2022) 144210.  

• N. Bhowmik, S. Ghosh*, S. Mandal, A. Haldar, P.P. Chattopadhyay, “Genesis of plasticity-induced serrated metal flow in medium-Mn steel”, Calphad 77 (2022) 102425.  

• M. Sinha, S. Jadav, S. Ghosh*, “A novel observation of Widmanstätten ferrite and pearlite by thermo-mechanical processing of interstitial-free steel", Materials and Manufacturing processes, 37 (2022) 1766.

• P. P. Singh, S. Mula, Aniruddha Malakar, S. Ghosh*, Strain-rate dependent workability and plastic flow instability of a Nb+V stabilized microalloyed steel, Materials Today Communications,  31 (2022) 103519.

• P. P. Singh, S. Ghosh, S. Mula, Flow stress modeling and microstrutural characteristics of a low carbon Nb-V microalloyed steel, Materials Today Communications, 30 (2022) 103156. 

• S. Yadav, A. Kamal, M. Sinha, S. Ghosh*, “Recrystallization in commercial grade interstitial-free steel, discussing criticality of martensite and massive ferrite nucleation along with mechanical property”, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 15 (2021) 4750-4757.

• M. Sinha, B. Syed, A. Karmakar, S. Ghosh*, “Effect of austenite conditioning on martensitic transformation in commercial grade interstitial free steel”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 51 (2020) 3435-3446.

• M. Sinha, B. Syed, A. Karmakar, S. Ghosh*, “Diffusional and displacive transformations in interstitial-free steel within the scope of a critical assessment of the mechanical property”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 787 (2020) 139519. ​​

• M. Sinha, S. Ahad, A. K. Chaudhry, S. Ghosh*, “Kinetic constraints of δ-Ferrite to the formation of kappa (κ) carbide in a Fe-4Mn-9Al-0.3C Wt Pct Low-Density Steel”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 51 (2020) 809-817.

• S. Ghosh*, “Equilibrium versus paraequilibrium precipitation of cementite in ternary alloys: Thermodynamic and kinetic interpretations”, Trans. IIM, 71 (2018) 1265-1278.

• S. Ghosh*, “Switching magnetic order in nanoporous Pd–Ni by electrochemical charging”, Journal of Materials Research, 28 (2013) 3010-17.

• S. Ghosh, J. Basu, D. Ramchandran, E. Mohandas, M. Vijayalakshmi, “A unified approach to phase and microstructural stability for Fe-ETM alloys through Meidema’s model”, Intermetallics, 23 (2012) 148-57. 

• S. Ghosh*, “Kinetic study on the coarsening behaviour of cementite in Fe-0.45C-0.22Si-0.62Mn steel during tempering”, Journal of Tribology and Surface Engineering, 2 (2011) 115-125.

• S. Ghosh*, “Charge response of magnetization in nanoporous Pd-Ni alloys”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 323 (2011) 552-56.

• S. Ghosh*, “Kinetic study on the coarsening behaviour of equilibrium phases in Nb alloyed ferritic stainless steels at 7000C”, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 124 (2010) 13-16.

• S. Ghosh*, “Rate controlling parameters in the coarsening kinetics of cementite in Fe-0.6C steels during tempering”, Scripta Materilia, 63 (2010) 273-76.

• S. Ghosh*, “The role of tungsten in the coarsening behaviour of M23C6 carbide in 9Cr-W steels at 6000C’’, Journal of Materials Science, 45 (2010) 1823-29.

• H.L. Yi, S. Ghosh, H.K.D.H. Bhadeshia, “Dual-phase hot-press forming alloys”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 527 (2010) 4870.

• G. Balaji, S. Ghosh, F. Doebrick, H. Eckerlebe, J. Weissmüller, “Small-angle neutron scattering of nanocrystalline terbium with random paramagnetic susceptibility”, Physical Review Letters, 100 (2008) 227202.

• S. Ghosh, C. Lemier, J. Weissmüller, “Charge-dependent magnetization in nanoporous Pd-Co alloys”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 42 (2006) 3617-19.

• C. Lemier, S. Ghosh, J. Weissmüller, G -T. Fei, R.N. Viswanath, “Charge induced variation of the magnetization in nanoporous Ni-Pd”, MRS Symposium Proceedings, 876E (2005) R2.6.1.

• C. Lemier, S. Ghosh, R.N. Viswanath, J. Weissmueller, “Variation of the magnetic moment of nickel by electrochemical charging“, Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, 40 (2005). 

• G.-T Fei, S. Ghosh, C. Lemier, RN Viswanath, "Charge induced variation of the magnetization in nanoporous Ni-Pd", MRS Symposium Proceedings, 876 (2005) 20. 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Best Poster Award, International Conference AMPCO in Roorkee                                                                                           2017

• Visiting Scientist, IGCAR, Kalpakkam                                                                                                                                        2012

• Post Doctoral Fellow, POSCO, South Korea                                                                                                                               2010

• Grade of “Magna cum laude’ (very good), PhD thesis Examination                                                                                          2008

• Doctoral Fellowship, Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN), Germany                                                                           2008

• Doctoral Fellowship, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany                                                                                     2006

• M.E. scholarship from MHRD, GATE Examination (All India Rank 23)                                                                                     2002

• National Scholarship from MHRD, Higher Secondary Examination (State Rank: 153)                                                             1995

TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS:

• Materials Science ( MT106 ) Autumn

• Structural Metallurgy ( MT104 ) Spring

• Phase Transformations and Heat Treatment ( MTN203 ) Autumn

• Modeling, Simulation, and Computer Applications ( MT503 ) Spring

• Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics ( MT 506 ) Autumn