Dr. Sourav Das

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Steel development for:, 1. Automotive application, 2. Armour, 3. Construction;, Study of phase transformation with the help of:, 1. ThermoCalc, 2. DICTRA, 3. Modelling;, Structure-property correlation of:, 1. Mechanical properties of steel (e.g. tensile, fatigue, impact etc), 2. Heat treatment;, Joining of materials, 1. Ferrous, 2. Non-ferrous joining

BIOSKETCH:

1. Educational Details

• B.E., Metallurgical Engineering, Jadavpur University                                                                                                                2002

• M.E., Metallurgical Engineering, Jadavpur University                                                                                                                 2004

• Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur                                                                                                                         2012

2. Professional Background

• Assistant Professor, IIT Roorkee                                                                                                                                                   11 Sep 2015 - 21 Nov 2021

• Principal Researcher, Tata Steel Europe                                                                                                                                       01 Jun 2013 - 10 Sep 2015

• Researcher, Tata Steel Limited                                                                                                                                                      01 Aug 2008 - 31 May 2013

RESEARCH:

• Development of nano-structured ultra high strength steel with good ductility                                                               02 Jan 2019

     IMPRINT-MHRD. (48.64 lakh)

     Co_PI: 1. Prof. S. B. Singh (IIT Kharagpur) and 2. Prof. P. C. Chakraborti (Jadavpur University);

• Stability of retained austenite                                                                                                                                        01 Jan 2018

     DST-SERB (50.0 lakh)

Publications

• Simulated stress induced sensitization of HAZ in multipass weld of 304LN austenitic stainless steel 2021

    N. A. Barla, P. K. Ghosh, V. Kumar, N. K. Paraye, R. Anant and S. Das | Springer

    Journal: Journal of Manufacturing Processes Pages: 784-796 , Volumes: 62 ,

• Simulated stress induced sensitization study for HAZ of 304 LN stainless steel weld using a thermo-mechanical simulator

     2019

     N. A. Barla, P. K. Ghosh, S. Das and V. Kumar | Springer

     Journal: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Pages: 1283-1203 ,

• Surface hardening by in-situ grown composite layer on Microalloyed steel employing TIG arcing process

     2018

     D. Sharma. P. K. Ghosh, S. Kumar, S. Das, R. K. Anant | Elsevier

    Journal: Surface and Coatings Technology Pages: 144-158 ,

• Formation of fully pearlitic microstructure in medium carbon steel

2014

S. Das* and A. Haldar | Taylor and Francis

Journal: Philosophical Magazine Pages: 3281-3294 ,

• Ductile ultra high strength hot stamped steel obtained by Q&P treatment

2018

M. Krugla, R. Rana and S. Das | Taylor & Francis

Journal: Materials Science and Technology Pages: 268-281 ,

• A Phenomenological Model for Bake Hardening in Minimal Carbon Steels

2014

S. Das*, O. N. Mohanty and S. B. Singh | Taylor and Francis

Journal: Philosophical Magazine Pages: 2046-2061 ,

• Surface modification of AISI 8620 steel by in-situ grown TiC particle using TIG arcing

2021

N. K. Paraye, S. P. Neog, P. K. Ghosh and S. Das*, | Elsevier

Journal: Surface and Coatings Technology Pages: 126533 ,

• Surface modification via in situ formation of titanium carbide in ferrous matrix through TIG arcing

2021

N. K. Paraye, P. K. Ghosh and S. Das*, | Elsevier

Journal: Materials Letter Pages: 128723 ,

• A novel approach to synthesize surface composite by in-situ grown VC reinforcement in steel matrix via TIG arcing

2020

N. K. Paraye, P. K. Ghosh and S. Das | Elsevier

Journal: Surface and Coatings Technology Pages: 126129 ,

• Mechanical properties of bainitic steel producible by hot rolling

2017

R. Rana, S. Chen, A. Haldar and S. Das, | Polish Academy of Science

Journal: Archives for Metallurgy and Materials Pages: 2331 ,

• Microstructural evolution of novel continuously cooled carbide free bainitic steel during sliding wear

2020

S. P. Neog, S. Das Bakshi and S. Das*, | Elsevier

Journal: Wear Pages: 203359 ,

• Hot rolled and continuously cooled bainitic steel with good strength elongation combination

2017

S. Das*, S. Sinha, A. Lodh, A. R. Chintha, M. Krugla and A. Haldar | Taylor and Francis

Journal: Materials Science and Technology Pages: 1026-1037 ,

• Understanding the complexities of dry sliding wear behaviour of steels

2021

S. P. Neog, A. R. Kumar, S. Das Bakshi and S. Das* | Taylor & Francis

Journal: Materials Science and Technology Pages: 504-518 , Volumes: 37 ,

• Effect of normal loading on microstructural evolution and sliding wear behaviour of novel continuously cooled carbide free bainitic steel

2021

S. P. Neog, S. Das Bakshi, S. Das* | Elsevier

Journal: Tribology International Pages: 106846 , Volumes: 157 ,

• Medium carbon fully pearlitic steel: microstructures and properties after wire drawing

2019

S. Das*, P. Bradley and A. Haldar | Taylor and Francis

Journal: Materials Science and Technology Pages: 585-595 ,

• Modeling the hot strength behavior of steel

2015

A. Lodh, A. Biswas and S. Das | Taylor and Francis

Journal: Ironmaking and Steelmaking Pages: 290 ,

Books:

• High performance ferrous alloys

    Year: 2021 ,

    S. Das, A. Karmakar and S. B. Singh | Springer-Nature

    Contribution: Microalloyed steel

• Encyclopedia of Iron, Steel and Their Alloys

    Year: 2016 ,

    S. Das, S. B. Singh and O. N. Mohanty | Taylor & Francis

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• National Doctoral Fellowship, AICTE, Govt. of India                                                                                                                 2005

• Commonwealth Split-Site Doctoral Fellowship, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK                                                   2006

• Visiting Scholar, Cambridge University                                                                                                                                       2006

• Dr. M. Visvesvaraya Gold Medal, Institute of Engineers (India)                                                                                                 2011

• Young Engineers of the Year, Institute of Engineers (India)                                                                                                            2013

Memberships:

• Indian Institute of Metals                                                                                                                               31 Aug 2020 - Present

TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS:

• Mechanical working of metals ( MTN 301 )Autumn

• Advanced and stainless steel ( MTN 555 ) Autumn

• Metallurgy of Joining ( MTN 315 ) Spring

• Structural metallurgy ( MTN 501 ) Autumn

• Introduction to Materials Science ( MTN 106 ) Spring

• Nondestructive testing ( MTN 505 ) Autumn