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1. Name SUKUMAR RAY
2. Date of birth 18th. November'1952
3. Residential Address E/3, Alakananda Complex, Kunjnagar, P.O. Sonari,
Jamshedpur – 831011.
4. Educational Qualification:
Sl.
No.
Examination Institute/ University Yr. of
Passing
Remarks/ Division/ Marks
i. Ph. D (Engg.) IIT, Kharagpur. 1997 Thesis Title:
Fracture Behaviour of Some
Indian Grade of HSLA Steels.
ii. Diploma in Met., Mech.
& Elec. Engg.
Jamshedpur Tech.
Institute (Tata Steel).
1979 1st.Class (2nd Best Graduate
Trainee)
iii. M.Tech (Ex.Met. with
Foundry Engg.)
Regional Engg.
College, Durgapur.
1979 71.5%
iv. B.E.(Metallurgy) - Do - 1975 1st.Class (79.4%, Rank-2nd)
5. Immediate Past Engagement: Worked as Dy. GM (Sc. Services & QA) and subsequently
promoted as General Manager (Technology) at Tayo Rolls, Jamshedpur from 1st.
March, 2013
till 29th
. Feb’16 to look after Process Control and QA activities of Cast & Forged roll and
Engineering Forging business along with Chemical/ Metallography/ NDT/ Mechanical Testing
Laboratories.
6. Past Responsibilities, Technical Skills & Future Plan:
Worked as Head Technologist- Hot Rolling since May’03 and superannuated from the service
of Tata Steel on 1st.
Dec’12. Prime responsibilities were Process/ Product Design, Product
Improvement & Development, Process Development, Assessing/Selecting New Technology,
Solving Chronic Plant Problems, Process Integration & Improvement, Technical Support &
Care to Customer, Collect/ Collate & Analyse Product Feedbacks, Complaint Handling
Management, Knowledge dissemination through Knowledge Management Portal, Technical
Training to officers and customers etc.
Consider myself as an `Expert’ in the field of Hot Rolling Process, Quality Control/ Assurance
Activities and Customer Support for Flat Product Complex with sound back-up of
Metallurgical Theories and Practices and Product Related requirements.
My aim is to support industries related to Flat HR Products with special emphasis on
`Automotive Market’ as a successful professional & excellence in Technical and Managerial
fields based on continuous learning/ past experience with new ideas and up-to-date knowledge
as available in the domestic/ International Arena. Striving to optimise segment wise product
attributes based on application requirements & availability of the same at lowest possible cost.
Desire to develop a technical brain-pool in the Iron & Steel Sector, as a mentor/ councillor to
budding engineers in the field of Metallurgy especially in the Flat Product Area.
7. Past Experience (at TATA STEEL):
Sl. No Position Held Period Area of Work
i. Technologist
(Engg. Steel).
May ’01-
Apr’03.
Product design, Process and Product
development of Engineering Steel, Customer
Care.
ii. Dy. DM /
DM (Marketing).
Aug’97–
Apr’01.
Marketing of Flat Products with special
emphasis on Application Engineering (Flat &
Long Products).
iii. Dy. DM
(HRTG)-HSM.
Nov'96 –
Aug’97.
Technology Updating, Process & Product
Improvements, Solve Plant Problems, Design
& Develop `Decision Support System’, Guide
Trg. Executives.
iv. ADM/ Dy. Div.
Mgr.
Aug'90 –
Oct’96.
Setting up of complete QA System for HSM
from Project Stage, Process control/ QA
activities of 1.0 MTPA Flat Product Complex
(LD2, Slab Caster & HSM).
v. Sr. Metallurgist /
Tech. Asst./
Sr. Tech. Asst.
Apr.'79 – Aug
'90.
Heat Treatment, Material Selection, Welding,
Foundry, Metallography, Failure Analysis &
Tribology, Customer Enquiry, Process/
Quality control activities of Spl. Steels.
8. Membership in Professional Institution / Bodies:
I. Indian Institute of Metals.
II. National Institute of Quality & Reliability.
9. Training:
S.No. Course Conducted By Period
i. Surface Insp. System VAI (France). 2-Wks, Jan’2005
ii. Product Development Thyssen Stahl, Germany. Oct – Nov ’1997.
iii. QA System (HSM) ESTS, Hoogovens
(Netherlands) and SSAB,
Sweden.
Jan - Mar'92 and Oct -
Nov' 1992.
iv. Hot Strip Mill
(Process & Product)
Rourkela Steel Plant Oct – Nov’1991
v. Failure Analysis of
Components
Metallurgy Department,
Roorkee University
2-Wks, 1984.
vi. Welding WRI, Trichirapalli 2-Wks, 1981
vii. Graduate Trainee TISCO 1977.79 (2-Yrs).
10. Language Known: English, Bengali, Hindi and German.
11. Extra-Curricular Activities: Travelling and Gardening.
12. Awards Received
Completed ~65 nos. DMAIC/ SIP/ QIP Projects from FY04.
a) Apex-level recognition by MD on DMAIC Projects:
• In FY12, 2-projects (a) Reduction in rejection in 100mm transfer bars for M/s
Wheels India, Chennai & (b) Development and Commercialisation of API X-42/
X-52 Grades conforming to API 5L 2008 specification.
• In FY11, Project title `Reduce Camber Defect Complaint for E-46 material at
TML by optimising Slitting Plan & Odd Length Minimisation’.
• In FY10, Project title `Yield Improvement in Nissan P/ PQ Grade Material’.
b) Sponsor and Champion Level ASPIRE Recognition (DMAIC/ SIP/ QIP):
• In FY12, (a) Study on diversion of HS Grades to achieve high NR, (b) Up
gradation of HSM Capability Matrix for reducing the Technical Enquiries Lead
Time, (c) BM Study for FE-410 Wheel Material for KHLL, Pune to compare TSL
Material against German Material, (d) Reduction of Complaints from Ford on
account of EPA- Rust, Excess Oil & Patches, (e) Development of Coil Card
System for communication between LD#2, HSM & CRM, (f) Development &
commercialisation of FE-360 (HF) Grade for WIL (Chennai)…..
• In Fy11, (a) Reduction in rejection due to pitting at M/s SSWL- Chandigarh, (b)
Reduction on sporadic cracking in HC & MC steels by 50%, (c) Reduce %HR coil
with low YS (<= 475 MPa) in E-46 grade, (d) Yield improvement for Nissan P/
PQ grade material, (e) Reduce %HR coil finishing with YS> 370 MPa in SPH440,
(f) Evaluation of Roughing Mill Work Roll Surface Quality w.r.t tonnage rolled
…..
• ASPIRE Recognition prior to FY11 (a) Reduction in Scales in SPH-440, (b)
Production of BSK-46 (Thinner Gauge) for M & M, (c) Reduction in Mechanical
Properties in SAPH-540 for Wheels India (Chennai), (d) Improvement of
Elongation in SPH-440 grade, (e) Improve Compliance of Technical Settlement
Time for External Customer Complaints, (f) Design of off-line simulator to
establish rolling capability of new products at HSM …..
c) Awarded `Best Knowledge Management Contributions’ in the ASPIRE function of
FY08.
d) A member of TATA STEEL team for the development of `High Strength Dent
Resistant Steel’ & achieved the `National Award for R &D Efforts in Industry– 2001,
Category – New Materials’ by DSIR, Govt. of INDIA.
Other Relevant Information:
a) Visited Instron Company, London during Feb.'92 for assessing Technical features of
600 KN screw driven Universal Testing Machine.
b) Visited Voest Alpine, Austria during Nov.'92 for Level-II automation system of Slab
Caster leading to on-line Quality Assessment of Continuous Cast Slabs.
c) Visited (i) M/s. Steltech, (ii) Lake Erie Works & Hilton Works of M/s. Stelco
and (iii) M/s. Dofasco, Hamilton at CANADA during March/April'97 for Technical
Discussions regarding improvement in Surface Quality of HR Coils.
d) Visited various LPG cylinder manufacturers (i) M/s Hong Leong, Ho-Chi-Minh
City (Vietnam), (ii) Sahamitr Pressure Container Public Ltd., Bangkok (Thailand)
and (iii) Yemen Factory for Manufacturing, Repair and Maintenance, Sanna
(Yemen) during Dec’2K – Jan’2001 for process improvement study.
e) Visited UK & Netharlands (TSE- Port Talbot, Llanwern & IJmuden Plants) during
7-11 Apr’2014 to study HSM, CRM & DSP plants and to discuss customer
requirements & performance of Tayo Rolls (supplied in the recent past as trial).
f) Developed various flat products in close association with cold rollers & end users:
1) CR products: EDD, IF, High Tensile IF, Ferritically Rolled LC Steel for
galvanising, Electrical Grades etc.
2) HR products: E-34, E-38 & BSK-46 for LM/CM, LC steel (ASTM A622-M for
Compressor Shell application, High Tensile LPG steels (SG 255 & 295), Steels (Fe
330, RSt 37.2, SAPH 440 etc) for wheel applications etc.
g) Contributions at Tata Steel:
• Product Development being a leader of APQP Team for HR Flat Products- (i)
BSK-46 (Thin) for auto LM/CM (ii) DP (Ferrite + Bainite) Steel for auto Wheel
Application (iii) 800MPa TS Nano HITEN Steel for World Truck Long Member
(iv) SP231-440 P/ PQ Grade (Plain Carbon) development for Nissan 2010
Chennai Project, (v) Tata HS-620 for Caterpillar), (vi) JISG3134 SPFH-590 for
auto Wheel application, (vii) 600MPa TS Nano HITEN Steel for Wheel
application, (viii) API X-42/ X-52/ X-56 Grades (viii) Conversion of Steel
Chemistry from Peritectic to Non-Peritectic for improving Caster Speed &
suitability of producing the grade at TSCR, (ix) Study to improve HER of SP231-
440 Grade, (x) ATM Plate for Godrej etc.
• Process Improvement/ Development- (i) Sliver reduction in HT grades with Hot
Charging of Slabs (ii) Reduction of `Boat Scale’ in IF-HS (SP) Grade (iii)
Reduction in `Tiger Scale’ in higher `Si’ grades etc.
• Technology Transfer/ Up gradation- (i) Commissioning & standardisation of
On-line Surface Inspection System (SIS) of VAI, France for HSM (ii) Co-
ordinator for Tata HR Auto-Steel Production with NSC, Japan & Thyssen,
Germany (iii) Member for technical discussion in selection of Tata HSM-Orissa
project (iv) Member for technical discussion for TSCR & CAPL projects etc.
• CST member for M/s Tata Motors, SSWL- Chandigarh, WIL- Chennai.
Member for Quality Discussion Team of ALL-Chennai/ Hasur, Ford-Chennai,
TKML-Bangalore, Hero Cycle-Ludhiana etc.
• Project Guide for Summer Trainee from B.E.College- Howrah, Jadavpur
University, IIT-Kharagpur, BHU, IIT-Roorkee, BIT-Meshra, PEC-Chandigarh,
NIT-Jamshedpur etc. and TSL Graduate Trainees.
• Active member for Deming Award Winning Team from Flat Product Complex.
h) Publication/Presentation of Tech. Papers (Till Date): 73 [In Journals/ Proceedings/
Conferences].
(For details refer to Annexure)
14th.
Mar, 2016. (Dr. S. Ray)
For Communication:
e-mail: drsray14@gmail.com
Phone: 0657-2314819 (Res), 09234511481(M).
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ANNEXURE
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
A. General:
1) Importance of Pre-hardening Normalising Temperature - A case Study, Presented in the National
Seminar on "Heat Treatment Furnaces" held in Ranchi, Jan.1980.
Co-authors: Dr.A.N.Mitra and Dr.T.Mukherjee.
2) Failure Analysis, Presented in a Short Term Course on "Inspection of Engineering Items",
organised by Indian Institute of Supervisory Management, Jamshedpur Chapter, September 10-
15, 1984.
3) `Chevron'- A defect in wire drawing, Presented in the special Course on "Analysis of
Metallurgical Failures" at Department of Continuing Education, University of Roorkee, October
8-20, 1984.
Co-authors: K.S.P.Singh and R.K.Dwivedi.
4) Fatigue Failure - A few case studies. Presented in the "Clinic on Failure Analysis" at Reactor
Research Centre, Kalpakkam, Madras, October 10-12, 1985.
Co-author: M.B.Das.
5) Corrosion and Oxidation Related Failures During Service Condition, Presented in the "Clinic on
Failure Analysis" at Reactor Research Centre, Kalpakkam, Madras, October 10-12, 1985.
Co-authors: Dr.R.Jha and Dr.T.Mukherjee.
6) Failure of Threaded Components, Presented at ATM-IIM at Jamshedpur, November 14-17, 1985.
Co-authors: I.Chakrabarti, Dr. A.N.Mitra and Dr.T.Mukherjee.
7) Hardfacting - A Few Case Studies in an Integrated Steel Plant, Presented in the National
Seminar and Exhibition on welding at Calcutta, December 5-8, 1985.
Co-authors: M.B.Das, M.S.Khan and A.N.Mitra.
8) Materials for Sleeper Pads, Presented in the 5th Meeting of the Inter Steel Plant Tribology
Committee held at IISCO, Burnpur, November 1986.
Co-authors: H.M.Nerurker and T.C.Alexander.
9) Hot Shear Blades - For Primary Mills, Presented in the 5th Meeting of the Inter Steel Plant
Tribology Committee held at IISCO, Burnpur, November 1986.
Co-authors: A.Dutta Roy, J.S.K.Soy and K.M.Prasad.
10) Electrical Steels - An Overview, Presented in a Workshop at M/s Crompton Greaves, Bombay,
September 2, 1988.
11) Improvement in Yield and Mechanical Properties of High Tensile Plates at Tata Steel, Presented
in the ATM - IIM held at Tiruchirapalli, November 14-17, 1988.
Co-authors: I.Chakrabarti, B.L.Narasimham and H.M.Nerurkar.
12) Quality Planning for Structural Materials, Presented in the National Convention of NIQR held at
Bangalore, December 27-29, 1990.
Co-author: C.D.Kamath.
13) Low Oxygen Steel at Tata Steel, Presented in the International Symposium on "Quality Steel
Making: Emerging trends in the Nineties", 45th ATM of IIM held at Ranchi, November 14-17,
1991.
Co-authors: M.T.Murthy and Dr.S.N.Sinha.
14) Quality Improvement in Crank Shaft Steel, Presented in the Second National Convention of
NIQR held at Jamshedpur, November 22-23, 1991.
Co-authors: S.Raghunath, D.K.Singh, M.C.Sadhu and S.Thawani.
15) Effect of Chemical Composition on Mechanical Behaviour of Microalloyed Plates, Presented in
46th ATM of IIM held at Udaipur, November 14-17, 1992.
Co-authors: Dr.S.K.Sahay and R.W.Daniel.
16) Wear Resistant Materials for Steel Plants, Presented in a Short Term Course on "Design of
Materials for Wear Resistant Applications" at Metallurgical Department, IIT, Kharagpur during
September 14-18, 1993.
17) Documentation with a difference, Presented in the Fourth National Convention of NIQR held at
Jaipur, October 18-19, 1993.
Co-author: V.Kamra.
18) Mechanical Properties of Microalloyed Plates, Presented in the 47th ATM of IIM held at
Hydrabad, November 14-17, 1993.
Co-authors: Dr.S.K.Sahay and R.W.Daniel.
19) Is Fracture Mechanics Potential Enough to Characterize Quality of Deep Drawing Sheets?
Presented in the 48th ATM of IIM held at Vizag, November 14-17, 1994.
Co-authors: Sanjiv Roy, A.Bhadhuri and Dr.K.K.Ray.
20) Fracture Criteria of Deep-Drawn Steel Sheets, Int. J. of Fracture, 70(1995), R3-R8.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray, Sanjiv Roy and A.Bhadhuri.
21) Optimisation of Process Parameters for the Production of LPG Sheets through Hot Strip Mill at
Tata Steel, Presented in the 49th ATM of IIM held at Calcutta, November 14-17, 1995.
Co-authors : A.N.Bhagat, C.N.Jha, N.Gope, M.Shome and Dr. O.N.Mohanty.
22) Hot Rolled Strips for Cold Rolled Extra Deep Drawing (EDD) Quality Strips: Optimisation of
Process Parameters, Presented in the 49th ATM of IIM held at Calcutta, November 14-17, 1995.
Co-authors: A.N.Bhagat, C.N.Jha, N.Gope, M.Shome and Dr. O.N.Mohanty.
23) Development of Hot Rolled strip for Cold Rolled Extra Deep Drawing applications: Some
Experience at Tata Steel, Tata Search (A Jr. of Tata Steel), Vol.3, January, 1996, P, 96-99.
Co-authors: N.Gope, R.N.Chattopadhyay, A.N.Bhagat, C.N.Jha, R.Jha,T.S.P. Kumar and O.N.
Mohanty.
24) Development of Microalloyed Steels for Forming Application through Hot Strip Mill-
Experience at Tata Steel, Presented in the 51st
ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 14 – 17,
1997.
Co-authors: K. V. Singh, B. L. Narasimhan and S. C. Mohanty.
25) Process Control at Flat Product Complex – An experience at Tata Steel, Presented in the 51st
ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 14 – 17, 1997.
Co-authors: R. K. Dwivedi, S. K. Singh, B. L. Narasimhan and S. C. Mohanty.
26) HR Coils for Deep Drawing, Tata Tech (A Jr. of Tata Steel), Vol.28, 1997, p.33 and Iron &
Steel Review Annual’97 (A Publication of ISR Publication Ltd.), p. 42.
Co-author: S. K. Mahapatra.
27) Welding of Structural Steels – An Overview, Presented in a Workshop on ‘Role of Welding in
Steel Fabrication’ held at Kolkata on 2nd
. Dec’ 2000 and J. Steel & Metallurgy (A Monthly
Publication on Steel & metals), Vol. 3, No.06, Apr ’01, p.29.
Co-author: A. Sen.
28) Demand led growth: Market Development through Product Application – India, A Case Study,
Presented at Int. Seminar on ‘World Steel Market Today and Tomorrow, held at Kolkata, Apr.2-
3, 2001 & Steel Scenario (A Journal on steel & Economy), Vol. 10 (Q3), p.I-20, Jan.-Mar.’01
Co-authors: A. Sen, S. Bhaskaran & S. Mittal.
29) New and Improved Applications of Steel – A necessity for Developing Country, J. Steel &
Metallurgy (A Monthly Publication on Steel & metals),. J. Steel & Metallurgy (A Monthly
Publication on Steel & metals), Vol. 3, No.07, May ’01, p.37.
Co-author: S. Mittal.
30) Optimisation of Ferro-alloys Addition In Steel making, Presented in the `XVIII INVEST
National Conference’ held on 23rd
. Nov’02 at Mumbai.
Co-authors: D. K. Bhatta & Amit Ghosh.
31) Study on Yield Improvement of `R-16 Grade Material’, Presented in the `National Conference’
on Value Engineering – A First Track to Profit Improvement & Business Excellence held during
26-27 Jul’03 at BIT, Mesra, Ranchi.
Co-authors: D. K. Bhatta & Amit Ghosh.
32) Line Pipe Steel for Oil and Gas Industries, Presented in the 57th
ATM of IIM held at Kolkata,
Nov. 14 – 17, 2003.
Co-authors: S. K. Sinha and Dr. A. K. Das.
33) Effect of Centre Line Segregation on Sulphide Stress Cracking of Line Pipe Steel, Presented in
the `Int. Conf. & Exhibition on Pressure Vessels and Piping (OPE 2006– Chennai)’ 7-9
Feb’06 at Chennai, India (Subsequently published in the Conf. Proceedings: `Pressure Vessels
and Piping, Vol. III, Manufacturing and Performances’, Eds. Baldev Raj, B. K. Choudhury & S.
K. Albert, Narosa Publising House, India.
Co-author: Dr. A.K.Das.
34) Assessment of Fatigue Damage of Cold Formed Wheel Grade Steel, Presented in the Symposium
on Fatigue, Fracture and Integrity Assessment at Jamshedpur, Jan. 17 – 18, 2006.
Co-authors: Dr. S. Tarafdar and Dr. N. Parida.
35) Sagging of Hot Rolled Coils, Tata Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2006,
p. 489.
Co-authors: S. C. Mishra and Rajiv Kumar.
36) Application of Data Mining in Steel Industry, Presented in the Int. Conf. on Auto & IT in Iron
& Steel Making Processes at Ranchi, 26-28 Feb’07.
Co-authors: Shankar K Choudhury, S C Mishra, Vinit Mathur.
37) On the Characterisation of Impact and Fracture Toughness of Commercial Micro Alloyed Steels,
Presented in the Int. Symposium on Micro Alloyed Steels- Emerging Technologies and
Applications (Microalloying 2007), at Kolkata, Mar. 9 – 11, 2007.
Co-author: Dr. K. K. Ray.
38) Study of Grain Growth with respect to Various Coiling Temperature Conditions in Hot Rolled
Drawing Quality Steel, Tata Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2009.
Co-authors: B. Bhattacharya and M. B. N. Raju.
39) Analysis of Steel Camber for Long Member Application of Commercial Vehicles, Tata Search-
A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2010, p.341.
Co-authors: P. K. Tripathy, B. K. Dey, N. C. Gorain, P. K. Jha, Rajiv Kumar and T.
Venugopalan
40) 600Mpa Hot Rolled Steel Sheet for Automotive Wheel Application, Submitted to MESA (Under
Review), 2010.
Co-authors: G. Jha, S. Sam, A. Haldar and T. Venugopalan.
41) Development of High Strength Steel Grade for Wheel Disc Application, Tata Search- A Jr. of
Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2011, p.203.
Co-authors: Ankur Kumar, T. Venugopalan, A. K. Trivedi, C. V. Sastry and Daniel Augustus.
42) Effect of Heating and Soaking of Slab in Reheating Furnace on Silicon Scale, Submitted to Tata
Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2012, p.161.
Authors: Pawan k. Mishra, Nemai C. Gorain, Saurabh S. Hadas and T. Venugopalan.
43) Effect of Inter-stand Cooling Heating on Finishing Mill Roll Wear and Rolled-in Scale, Tata
Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2012, p.169.
Co-authors: A. Banerjee and Saurabh S. Hadas.
44) 600 MPa Hot Rolled Steel Sheet for Automotive Wheel Application, Tata Search- A Jr. of
Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2012, p.257.
Co-authors: G. Jha, A. Haldar, S. Sam & T. Venugopalan.
45) Reduction of Scale Defects for Surface Critical Hot and Cold Rolled Steel Grades at Tata Steel,
Jamshedpur Works, Presented in Asia Steel Conference held at Beijing, China, Sep’ 2012.
Co-authors: P.K.Tripathy, C.M.Thakur, U.S.Goel, Rajesh Kumar, V.V.Mahashabde & T.
Venugopalan.
46) Bench Marking: An Innovative Methodology to achieve Customer Satisfaction, Presented in the
Int. Conf. on Rolling and Finishing Technology of Steel (RAFTS-2012) at RDCIS, SAIL,
Ranchi during 4-6 Oct’12.
Co-authors: Saurabh Hadas & Arthita Dey.
47) Core Sector Vs Other Sectors, Presented to `Guest Lecture Conclave’ at IIT, Kharagpur on 04
Nov’2012.
48) Micro alloying strategy for producing high strength thin gauge auto-structural components,
Presented in the 66th. ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov.16–19, 2012.
Co-authors: Saurabh Hadas & S. Das.
49) Effect of Micro Alloying on Weld Cracks in Automobile Wheel Rim Manufacturing, Presented
in the 66th.
ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 16–19, 2012.
Co-authors: Sundara Bharathy & Ankita Mangal.
50) Effect of metallurgical features on fatigue strength of Fe410 steel, Presented in the 66th.
ATM of
IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 16–19, 2012.
Co-authors: K. S. Arora, Saurabh Hadas & M. Shome.
51) Comparison of stretch frangibility of plain and micro alloyed Carbon-Manganese steel of similar
strength, Presented in the 66th. ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 16–19, 2012.
Co-authors: Arijit Lodh, G. Manikandan, Sourav Das, Saurabh Hadas & Saurabh Kundu.
52) Improve Productivity and Quality of Peritectic Steel Grades, Presented in the 66th. ATM of IIM
held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 16–19, 2012.
Co-authors: Ms. Shainu Suresh, Dr.T.K.Roy, Mr.A.K.Trivedi, Mr.Saurabh S. Hadas and Mr.
V.V.Mahashabde.
53) Improvement in Mechanical Property Distribution of High Strength Steel, Accepted for the
presentation in the 3rd
. International Conference on Thermo-mechanical Simulation &
Processing of Steels (SIMPRO 12) at RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi during 12-14 Dec’12.
Co-authors: Manashi Adhikari, Nikhil Ramakrishna, Sundara Bharathy, Avtar Singh, Vinay
Mahashabde & T. Venugopalan.
54) Variation in Mechanical Properties and Heterogeneity in Microstructure of High-Strength
Ferritic Steel during Mill Trial, Published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, TMS,
Vol. 45A, No.3, March 2014.
Co-authors: M. Ghosh, K. Barat, S.K. Das, B. Ravi Kumar, A.K. Pramanick, J. Chakraborty, G.
Das, S. Hadas and S. Bharathy.
55) Control of Heat Treatment Process by Thermogram– A QC Technique, Presented in the
National Symposium on Steel Mill Rolls, 10-11 Sept.'2014, RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi.
Co-authors: Priya Kumari and Manisha Kumari.
56) Special SG Roll for Roughing Stand of Long Product Mills, Presented in the National
Symposium on Steel Mill Rolls, 10-11 Sept.'2014, RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi.
Co-authors: B. N. Verma and B. K. Singh.
57) In-situ Metallography: A Technique for Evaluation of Forged Roll Quality, Presented in the
National Symposium on Steel Mill Rolls, 10-11 Sept.'2014, RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi.
Co-authors: S. Chakraborty and C. K. Ghosh.
58) Development in Customized Forged Steel Roll, Presented in the National Seminar on Cold
Rolling, 13 Feb’2015 at JSW (Dolvi), Mumbai.
Co-author: S. Chakraborty
59) Bi-metallic Super Nickel Grain Work Roll for Finishing Stands of CSP Mill, Presented at 2nd.
Int. Conf. on Rolling & Finishing Technology of Steel from 8-10th Sep’15 at Ispat Bhawan,
SAIL, Ranchi.
Co-authors: B. N. Verma and P. K. Sinha
60) Core Microstructure in Work Rolls of New Generation Thin Strip Rolling, Presented at 2nd. Int.
Conf. on Rolling & Finishing Technology of Steel from 8-10th Sep’15 at Ispat Bhawan, SAIL,
Ranchi.
Co-authors: M. B. Das.and Sujoy K. Mitra
61) Development of Customized Forged Steel Rolls, Presented at 2nd. Int. Conf. on Rolling &
Finishing Technology of Steel from 8-10th Sep’15 at Ispat Bhawan, SAIL, Ranchi.
Co-authors: Chanchal K. Ghosh and S. Maharana
62) A new generation Graphitic Cast Steel Work Roll for LP Mills, Presented at National Seminar on
Indigenous Development & Manufacturing of Rolling Mills-A make in India approach from
24-25th Nov’15 at MECON, Ranchi.
Co-author: B. N. Verma
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B. Under Ph.D Programme:
1. Inclusion Characterisation vis-à-vis toughness Characterisation of Microalloyed Steels, Presented
at the International Conference "Fifty Years of Evolution of Metallurgy" held in Calcutta,
India, April 8-9, 1990.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and S.Padhy.
2. Quantitative Fractographic Investigation of Sub-Zero Impact Tested Fracture Surfaces of a
Microallyed Steel, "HSLA Steels: Processing, Properties and Applications", Eds. Geoferry Tither
and Zhang Shouhua, TMS Publications, Pennsylvania, 1992, p.251-253.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and G.Mandal
3. Accelerated Fracture Toughness testing for Quality Control of Microalloyed Steels, Fatigue and
Fracture in Steel and Concrete Structures, Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1991, p.317-322.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray
4. A Comparative Analysis of Fracture Toughness Measurements by Chevron Notched Specimens
in Three and Four Point Bending, International Journal of Fracture, 57(1992) R7-R11.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty.
5. Impact and Fracture Toughness versus Material Characteristics of some Niobium-bearing
Microallyed Steels, Presented at 46th ATM-IIM, Udaipur, November 14-17, 1992.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty.
6. Toughness Characterisation of Niobium-bearing HSLA Steels, Journal of Materials Science,
29 (1994) 921-928.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty.
7. Fractal Characterisation of Fracture Surfaces by Slit Island Technique, Trans. Indian Inst. Met.,
vol. 46 No.3, June 1993, p.167-174.
Co-author: Dr.K.K.Ray.
8. An Analytical Investigation of the Normalised Stress Intensity Factor for Bend Chevron Notched
specimens, Advances in Fracture Resistance and Structural Integrity, Eds.V.V.Penasyuk et al.,
Peragamon, United Kingdom, 1994, p.161-168.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty.
9. Crack Path Signature vis-a-vis Toughness of Material, Advances in fracture Resistance and
Structural Integrity,Eds V.V.Penasyuk et al., Peragamon, UK, 1994, p.569-574.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray, P.Ganguli and A.Vikram.
10. Inclusion Assessment in Steel- A New Approach, Presented at 47th ATM-IIM, Hydrabad,
November 14-17, 1993.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dr.S.K.Mandal.
11. An Investigation to Search for the Possibility of Toughness Control of HSLA Steels from their
Ladle Sample Analyses, Journal "Transactions" of the Indian Inst. Metal, 1996.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray, G.Laxinarayana and Dr.S.K.Mandal.
150416 - - X - -
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and G.Mandal
3. Accelerated Fracture Toughness testing for Quality Control of Microalloyed Steels, Fatigue and
Fracture in Steel and Concrete Structures, Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1991, p.317-322.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray
4. A Comparative Analysis of Fracture Toughness Measurements by Chevron Notched Specimens
in Three and Four Point Bending, International Journal of Fracture, 57(1992) R7-R11.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty.
5. Impact and Fracture Toughness versus Material Characteristics of some Niobium-bearing
Microallyed Steels, Presented at 46th ATM-IIM, Udaipur, November 14-17, 1992.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty.
6. Toughness Characterisation of Niobium-bearing HSLA Steels, Journal of Materials Science,
29 (1994) 921-928.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty.
7. Fractal Characterisation of Fracture Surfaces by Slit Island Technique, Trans. Indian Inst. Met.,
vol. 46 No.3, June 1993, p.167-174.
Co-author: Dr.K.K.Ray.
8. An Analytical Investigation of the Normalised Stress Intensity Factor for Bend Chevron Notched
specimens, Advances in Fracture Resistance and Structural Integrity, Eds.V.V.Penasyuk et al.,
Peragamon, United Kingdom, 1994, p.161-168.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty.
9. Crack Path Signature vis-a-vis Toughness of Material, Advances in fracture Resistance and
Structural Integrity,Eds V.V.Penasyuk et al., Peragamon, UK, 1994, p.569-574.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray, P.Ganguli and A.Vikram.
10. Inclusion Assessment in Steel- A New Approach, Presented at 47th ATM-IIM, Hydrabad,
November 14-17, 1993.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dr.S.K.Mandal.
11. An Investigation to Search for the Possibility of Toughness Control of HSLA Steels from their
Ladle Sample Analyses, Journal "Transactions" of the Indian Inst. Metal, 1996.
Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray, G.Laxinarayana and Dr.S.K.Mandal.
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SRvita_150416

  • 1. Bio-Data 1. Name SUKUMAR RAY 2. Date of birth 18th. November'1952 3. Residential Address E/3, Alakananda Complex, Kunjnagar, P.O. Sonari, Jamshedpur – 831011. 4. Educational Qualification: Sl. No. Examination Institute/ University Yr. of Passing Remarks/ Division/ Marks i. Ph. D (Engg.) IIT, Kharagpur. 1997 Thesis Title: Fracture Behaviour of Some Indian Grade of HSLA Steels. ii. Diploma in Met., Mech. & Elec. Engg. Jamshedpur Tech. Institute (Tata Steel). 1979 1st.Class (2nd Best Graduate Trainee) iii. M.Tech (Ex.Met. with Foundry Engg.) Regional Engg. College, Durgapur. 1979 71.5% iv. B.E.(Metallurgy) - Do - 1975 1st.Class (79.4%, Rank-2nd) 5. Immediate Past Engagement: Worked as Dy. GM (Sc. Services & QA) and subsequently promoted as General Manager (Technology) at Tayo Rolls, Jamshedpur from 1st. March, 2013 till 29th . Feb’16 to look after Process Control and QA activities of Cast & Forged roll and Engineering Forging business along with Chemical/ Metallography/ NDT/ Mechanical Testing Laboratories. 6. Past Responsibilities, Technical Skills & Future Plan: Worked as Head Technologist- Hot Rolling since May’03 and superannuated from the service of Tata Steel on 1st. Dec’12. Prime responsibilities were Process/ Product Design, Product Improvement & Development, Process Development, Assessing/Selecting New Technology, Solving Chronic Plant Problems, Process Integration & Improvement, Technical Support & Care to Customer, Collect/ Collate & Analyse Product Feedbacks, Complaint Handling Management, Knowledge dissemination through Knowledge Management Portal, Technical Training to officers and customers etc. Consider myself as an `Expert’ in the field of Hot Rolling Process, Quality Control/ Assurance Activities and Customer Support for Flat Product Complex with sound back-up of Metallurgical Theories and Practices and Product Related requirements. My aim is to support industries related to Flat HR Products with special emphasis on `Automotive Market’ as a successful professional & excellence in Technical and Managerial fields based on continuous learning/ past experience with new ideas and up-to-date knowledge as available in the domestic/ International Arena. Striving to optimise segment wise product attributes based on application requirements & availability of the same at lowest possible cost. Desire to develop a technical brain-pool in the Iron & Steel Sector, as a mentor/ councillor to budding engineers in the field of Metallurgy especially in the Flat Product Area. 7. Past Experience (at TATA STEEL):
  • 2. Sl. No Position Held Period Area of Work i. Technologist (Engg. Steel). May ’01- Apr’03. Product design, Process and Product development of Engineering Steel, Customer Care. ii. Dy. DM / DM (Marketing). Aug’97– Apr’01. Marketing of Flat Products with special emphasis on Application Engineering (Flat & Long Products). iii. Dy. DM (HRTG)-HSM. Nov'96 – Aug’97. Technology Updating, Process & Product Improvements, Solve Plant Problems, Design & Develop `Decision Support System’, Guide Trg. Executives. iv. ADM/ Dy. Div. Mgr. Aug'90 – Oct’96. Setting up of complete QA System for HSM from Project Stage, Process control/ QA activities of 1.0 MTPA Flat Product Complex (LD2, Slab Caster & HSM). v. Sr. Metallurgist / Tech. Asst./ Sr. Tech. Asst. Apr.'79 – Aug '90. Heat Treatment, Material Selection, Welding, Foundry, Metallography, Failure Analysis & Tribology, Customer Enquiry, Process/ Quality control activities of Spl. Steels. 8. Membership in Professional Institution / Bodies: I. Indian Institute of Metals. II. National Institute of Quality & Reliability. 9. Training: S.No. Course Conducted By Period i. Surface Insp. System VAI (France). 2-Wks, Jan’2005 ii. Product Development Thyssen Stahl, Germany. Oct – Nov ’1997. iii. QA System (HSM) ESTS, Hoogovens (Netherlands) and SSAB, Sweden. Jan - Mar'92 and Oct - Nov' 1992. iv. Hot Strip Mill (Process & Product) Rourkela Steel Plant Oct – Nov’1991 v. Failure Analysis of Components Metallurgy Department, Roorkee University 2-Wks, 1984. vi. Welding WRI, Trichirapalli 2-Wks, 1981 vii. Graduate Trainee TISCO 1977.79 (2-Yrs). 10. Language Known: English, Bengali, Hindi and German. 11. Extra-Curricular Activities: Travelling and Gardening. 12. Awards Received Completed ~65 nos. DMAIC/ SIP/ QIP Projects from FY04. a) Apex-level recognition by MD on DMAIC Projects: • In FY12, 2-projects (a) Reduction in rejection in 100mm transfer bars for M/s Wheels India, Chennai & (b) Development and Commercialisation of API X-42/ X-52 Grades conforming to API 5L 2008 specification. • In FY11, Project title `Reduce Camber Defect Complaint for E-46 material at TML by optimising Slitting Plan & Odd Length Minimisation’. • In FY10, Project title `Yield Improvement in Nissan P/ PQ Grade Material’. b) Sponsor and Champion Level ASPIRE Recognition (DMAIC/ SIP/ QIP):
  • 3. • In FY12, (a) Study on diversion of HS Grades to achieve high NR, (b) Up gradation of HSM Capability Matrix for reducing the Technical Enquiries Lead Time, (c) BM Study for FE-410 Wheel Material for KHLL, Pune to compare TSL Material against German Material, (d) Reduction of Complaints from Ford on account of EPA- Rust, Excess Oil & Patches, (e) Development of Coil Card System for communication between LD#2, HSM & CRM, (f) Development & commercialisation of FE-360 (HF) Grade for WIL (Chennai)….. • In Fy11, (a) Reduction in rejection due to pitting at M/s SSWL- Chandigarh, (b) Reduction on sporadic cracking in HC & MC steels by 50%, (c) Reduce %HR coil with low YS (<= 475 MPa) in E-46 grade, (d) Yield improvement for Nissan P/ PQ grade material, (e) Reduce %HR coil finishing with YS> 370 MPa in SPH440, (f) Evaluation of Roughing Mill Work Roll Surface Quality w.r.t tonnage rolled ….. • ASPIRE Recognition prior to FY11 (a) Reduction in Scales in SPH-440, (b) Production of BSK-46 (Thinner Gauge) for M & M, (c) Reduction in Mechanical Properties in SAPH-540 for Wheels India (Chennai), (d) Improvement of Elongation in SPH-440 grade, (e) Improve Compliance of Technical Settlement Time for External Customer Complaints, (f) Design of off-line simulator to establish rolling capability of new products at HSM ….. c) Awarded `Best Knowledge Management Contributions’ in the ASPIRE function of FY08. d) A member of TATA STEEL team for the development of `High Strength Dent Resistant Steel’ & achieved the `National Award for R &D Efforts in Industry– 2001, Category – New Materials’ by DSIR, Govt. of INDIA. Other Relevant Information: a) Visited Instron Company, London during Feb.'92 for assessing Technical features of 600 KN screw driven Universal Testing Machine. b) Visited Voest Alpine, Austria during Nov.'92 for Level-II automation system of Slab Caster leading to on-line Quality Assessment of Continuous Cast Slabs. c) Visited (i) M/s. Steltech, (ii) Lake Erie Works & Hilton Works of M/s. Stelco and (iii) M/s. Dofasco, Hamilton at CANADA during March/April'97 for Technical Discussions regarding improvement in Surface Quality of HR Coils. d) Visited various LPG cylinder manufacturers (i) M/s Hong Leong, Ho-Chi-Minh City (Vietnam), (ii) Sahamitr Pressure Container Public Ltd., Bangkok (Thailand) and (iii) Yemen Factory for Manufacturing, Repair and Maintenance, Sanna (Yemen) during Dec’2K – Jan’2001 for process improvement study. e) Visited UK & Netharlands (TSE- Port Talbot, Llanwern & IJmuden Plants) during 7-11 Apr’2014 to study HSM, CRM & DSP plants and to discuss customer requirements & performance of Tayo Rolls (supplied in the recent past as trial). f) Developed various flat products in close association with cold rollers & end users: 1) CR products: EDD, IF, High Tensile IF, Ferritically Rolled LC Steel for galvanising, Electrical Grades etc. 2) HR products: E-34, E-38 & BSK-46 for LM/CM, LC steel (ASTM A622-M for Compressor Shell application, High Tensile LPG steels (SG 255 & 295), Steels (Fe 330, RSt 37.2, SAPH 440 etc) for wheel applications etc. g) Contributions at Tata Steel:
  • 4. • Product Development being a leader of APQP Team for HR Flat Products- (i) BSK-46 (Thin) for auto LM/CM (ii) DP (Ferrite + Bainite) Steel for auto Wheel Application (iii) 800MPa TS Nano HITEN Steel for World Truck Long Member (iv) SP231-440 P/ PQ Grade (Plain Carbon) development for Nissan 2010 Chennai Project, (v) Tata HS-620 for Caterpillar), (vi) JISG3134 SPFH-590 for auto Wheel application, (vii) 600MPa TS Nano HITEN Steel for Wheel application, (viii) API X-42/ X-52/ X-56 Grades (viii) Conversion of Steel Chemistry from Peritectic to Non-Peritectic for improving Caster Speed & suitability of producing the grade at TSCR, (ix) Study to improve HER of SP231- 440 Grade, (x) ATM Plate for Godrej etc. • Process Improvement/ Development- (i) Sliver reduction in HT grades with Hot Charging of Slabs (ii) Reduction of `Boat Scale’ in IF-HS (SP) Grade (iii) Reduction in `Tiger Scale’ in higher `Si’ grades etc. • Technology Transfer/ Up gradation- (i) Commissioning & standardisation of On-line Surface Inspection System (SIS) of VAI, France for HSM (ii) Co- ordinator for Tata HR Auto-Steel Production with NSC, Japan & Thyssen, Germany (iii) Member for technical discussion in selection of Tata HSM-Orissa project (iv) Member for technical discussion for TSCR & CAPL projects etc. • CST member for M/s Tata Motors, SSWL- Chandigarh, WIL- Chennai. Member for Quality Discussion Team of ALL-Chennai/ Hasur, Ford-Chennai, TKML-Bangalore, Hero Cycle-Ludhiana etc. • Project Guide for Summer Trainee from B.E.College- Howrah, Jadavpur University, IIT-Kharagpur, BHU, IIT-Roorkee, BIT-Meshra, PEC-Chandigarh, NIT-Jamshedpur etc. and TSL Graduate Trainees. • Active member for Deming Award Winning Team from Flat Product Complex. h) Publication/Presentation of Tech. Papers (Till Date): 73 [In Journals/ Proceedings/ Conferences]. (For details refer to Annexure) 14th. Mar, 2016. (Dr. S. Ray) For Communication: e-mail: drsray14@gmail.com Phone: 0657-2314819 (Res), 09234511481(M). - - - X - - - ANNEXURE PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS A. General: 1) Importance of Pre-hardening Normalising Temperature - A case Study, Presented in the National Seminar on "Heat Treatment Furnaces" held in Ranchi, Jan.1980. Co-authors: Dr.A.N.Mitra and Dr.T.Mukherjee. 2) Failure Analysis, Presented in a Short Term Course on "Inspection of Engineering Items", organised by Indian Institute of Supervisory Management, Jamshedpur Chapter, September 10- 15, 1984.
  • 5. 3) `Chevron'- A defect in wire drawing, Presented in the special Course on "Analysis of Metallurgical Failures" at Department of Continuing Education, University of Roorkee, October 8-20, 1984. Co-authors: K.S.P.Singh and R.K.Dwivedi. 4) Fatigue Failure - A few case studies. Presented in the "Clinic on Failure Analysis" at Reactor Research Centre, Kalpakkam, Madras, October 10-12, 1985. Co-author: M.B.Das. 5) Corrosion and Oxidation Related Failures During Service Condition, Presented in the "Clinic on Failure Analysis" at Reactor Research Centre, Kalpakkam, Madras, October 10-12, 1985. Co-authors: Dr.R.Jha and Dr.T.Mukherjee. 6) Failure of Threaded Components, Presented at ATM-IIM at Jamshedpur, November 14-17, 1985. Co-authors: I.Chakrabarti, Dr. A.N.Mitra and Dr.T.Mukherjee. 7) Hardfacting - A Few Case Studies in an Integrated Steel Plant, Presented in the National Seminar and Exhibition on welding at Calcutta, December 5-8, 1985. Co-authors: M.B.Das, M.S.Khan and A.N.Mitra. 8) Materials for Sleeper Pads, Presented in the 5th Meeting of the Inter Steel Plant Tribology Committee held at IISCO, Burnpur, November 1986. Co-authors: H.M.Nerurker and T.C.Alexander. 9) Hot Shear Blades - For Primary Mills, Presented in the 5th Meeting of the Inter Steel Plant Tribology Committee held at IISCO, Burnpur, November 1986. Co-authors: A.Dutta Roy, J.S.K.Soy and K.M.Prasad. 10) Electrical Steels - An Overview, Presented in a Workshop at M/s Crompton Greaves, Bombay, September 2, 1988. 11) Improvement in Yield and Mechanical Properties of High Tensile Plates at Tata Steel, Presented in the ATM - IIM held at Tiruchirapalli, November 14-17, 1988. Co-authors: I.Chakrabarti, B.L.Narasimham and H.M.Nerurkar. 12) Quality Planning for Structural Materials, Presented in the National Convention of NIQR held at Bangalore, December 27-29, 1990. Co-author: C.D.Kamath. 13) Low Oxygen Steel at Tata Steel, Presented in the International Symposium on "Quality Steel Making: Emerging trends in the Nineties", 45th ATM of IIM held at Ranchi, November 14-17, 1991. Co-authors: M.T.Murthy and Dr.S.N.Sinha. 14) Quality Improvement in Crank Shaft Steel, Presented in the Second National Convention of NIQR held at Jamshedpur, November 22-23, 1991. Co-authors: S.Raghunath, D.K.Singh, M.C.Sadhu and S.Thawani. 15) Effect of Chemical Composition on Mechanical Behaviour of Microalloyed Plates, Presented in 46th ATM of IIM held at Udaipur, November 14-17, 1992. Co-authors: Dr.S.K.Sahay and R.W.Daniel. 16) Wear Resistant Materials for Steel Plants, Presented in a Short Term Course on "Design of Materials for Wear Resistant Applications" at Metallurgical Department, IIT, Kharagpur during September 14-18, 1993. 17) Documentation with a difference, Presented in the Fourth National Convention of NIQR held at Jaipur, October 18-19, 1993. Co-author: V.Kamra. 18) Mechanical Properties of Microalloyed Plates, Presented in the 47th ATM of IIM held at Hydrabad, November 14-17, 1993. Co-authors: Dr.S.K.Sahay and R.W.Daniel. 19) Is Fracture Mechanics Potential Enough to Characterize Quality of Deep Drawing Sheets? Presented in the 48th ATM of IIM held at Vizag, November 14-17, 1994. Co-authors: Sanjiv Roy, A.Bhadhuri and Dr.K.K.Ray. 20) Fracture Criteria of Deep-Drawn Steel Sheets, Int. J. of Fracture, 70(1995), R3-R8. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray, Sanjiv Roy and A.Bhadhuri.
  • 6. 21) Optimisation of Process Parameters for the Production of LPG Sheets through Hot Strip Mill at Tata Steel, Presented in the 49th ATM of IIM held at Calcutta, November 14-17, 1995. Co-authors : A.N.Bhagat, C.N.Jha, N.Gope, M.Shome and Dr. O.N.Mohanty. 22) Hot Rolled Strips for Cold Rolled Extra Deep Drawing (EDD) Quality Strips: Optimisation of Process Parameters, Presented in the 49th ATM of IIM held at Calcutta, November 14-17, 1995. Co-authors: A.N.Bhagat, C.N.Jha, N.Gope, M.Shome and Dr. O.N.Mohanty. 23) Development of Hot Rolled strip for Cold Rolled Extra Deep Drawing applications: Some Experience at Tata Steel, Tata Search (A Jr. of Tata Steel), Vol.3, January, 1996, P, 96-99. Co-authors: N.Gope, R.N.Chattopadhyay, A.N.Bhagat, C.N.Jha, R.Jha,T.S.P. Kumar and O.N. Mohanty. 24) Development of Microalloyed Steels for Forming Application through Hot Strip Mill- Experience at Tata Steel, Presented in the 51st ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 14 – 17, 1997. Co-authors: K. V. Singh, B. L. Narasimhan and S. C. Mohanty. 25) Process Control at Flat Product Complex – An experience at Tata Steel, Presented in the 51st ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 14 – 17, 1997. Co-authors: R. K. Dwivedi, S. K. Singh, B. L. Narasimhan and S. C. Mohanty. 26) HR Coils for Deep Drawing, Tata Tech (A Jr. of Tata Steel), Vol.28, 1997, p.33 and Iron & Steel Review Annual’97 (A Publication of ISR Publication Ltd.), p. 42. Co-author: S. K. Mahapatra. 27) Welding of Structural Steels – An Overview, Presented in a Workshop on ‘Role of Welding in Steel Fabrication’ held at Kolkata on 2nd . Dec’ 2000 and J. Steel & Metallurgy (A Monthly Publication on Steel & metals), Vol. 3, No.06, Apr ’01, p.29. Co-author: A. Sen. 28) Demand led growth: Market Development through Product Application – India, A Case Study, Presented at Int. Seminar on ‘World Steel Market Today and Tomorrow, held at Kolkata, Apr.2- 3, 2001 & Steel Scenario (A Journal on steel & Economy), Vol. 10 (Q3), p.I-20, Jan.-Mar.’01 Co-authors: A. Sen, S. Bhaskaran & S. Mittal. 29) New and Improved Applications of Steel – A necessity for Developing Country, J. Steel & Metallurgy (A Monthly Publication on Steel & metals),. J. Steel & Metallurgy (A Monthly Publication on Steel & metals), Vol. 3, No.07, May ’01, p.37. Co-author: S. Mittal. 30) Optimisation of Ferro-alloys Addition In Steel making, Presented in the `XVIII INVEST National Conference’ held on 23rd . Nov’02 at Mumbai. Co-authors: D. K. Bhatta & Amit Ghosh. 31) Study on Yield Improvement of `R-16 Grade Material’, Presented in the `National Conference’ on Value Engineering – A First Track to Profit Improvement & Business Excellence held during 26-27 Jul’03 at BIT, Mesra, Ranchi. Co-authors: D. K. Bhatta & Amit Ghosh. 32) Line Pipe Steel for Oil and Gas Industries, Presented in the 57th ATM of IIM held at Kolkata, Nov. 14 – 17, 2003. Co-authors: S. K. Sinha and Dr. A. K. Das. 33) Effect of Centre Line Segregation on Sulphide Stress Cracking of Line Pipe Steel, Presented in the `Int. Conf. & Exhibition on Pressure Vessels and Piping (OPE 2006– Chennai)’ 7-9 Feb’06 at Chennai, India (Subsequently published in the Conf. Proceedings: `Pressure Vessels and Piping, Vol. III, Manufacturing and Performances’, Eds. Baldev Raj, B. K. Choudhury & S. K. Albert, Narosa Publising House, India. Co-author: Dr. A.K.Das. 34) Assessment of Fatigue Damage of Cold Formed Wheel Grade Steel, Presented in the Symposium on Fatigue, Fracture and Integrity Assessment at Jamshedpur, Jan. 17 – 18, 2006. Co-authors: Dr. S. Tarafdar and Dr. N. Parida. 35) Sagging of Hot Rolled Coils, Tata Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2006, p. 489. Co-authors: S. C. Mishra and Rajiv Kumar.
  • 7. 36) Application of Data Mining in Steel Industry, Presented in the Int. Conf. on Auto & IT in Iron & Steel Making Processes at Ranchi, 26-28 Feb’07. Co-authors: Shankar K Choudhury, S C Mishra, Vinit Mathur. 37) On the Characterisation of Impact and Fracture Toughness of Commercial Micro Alloyed Steels, Presented in the Int. Symposium on Micro Alloyed Steels- Emerging Technologies and Applications (Microalloying 2007), at Kolkata, Mar. 9 – 11, 2007. Co-author: Dr. K. K. Ray. 38) Study of Grain Growth with respect to Various Coiling Temperature Conditions in Hot Rolled Drawing Quality Steel, Tata Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2009. Co-authors: B. Bhattacharya and M. B. N. Raju. 39) Analysis of Steel Camber for Long Member Application of Commercial Vehicles, Tata Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2010, p.341. Co-authors: P. K. Tripathy, B. K. Dey, N. C. Gorain, P. K. Jha, Rajiv Kumar and T. Venugopalan 40) 600Mpa Hot Rolled Steel Sheet for Automotive Wheel Application, Submitted to MESA (Under Review), 2010. Co-authors: G. Jha, S. Sam, A. Haldar and T. Venugopalan. 41) Development of High Strength Steel Grade for Wheel Disc Application, Tata Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2011, p.203. Co-authors: Ankur Kumar, T. Venugopalan, A. K. Trivedi, C. V. Sastry and Daniel Augustus. 42) Effect of Heating and Soaking of Slab in Reheating Furnace on Silicon Scale, Submitted to Tata Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2012, p.161. Authors: Pawan k. Mishra, Nemai C. Gorain, Saurabh S. Hadas and T. Venugopalan. 43) Effect of Inter-stand Cooling Heating on Finishing Mill Roll Wear and Rolled-in Scale, Tata Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2012, p.169. Co-authors: A. Banerjee and Saurabh S. Hadas. 44) 600 MPa Hot Rolled Steel Sheet for Automotive Wheel Application, Tata Search- A Jr. of Technological Advances in Tata Steel, 2012, p.257. Co-authors: G. Jha, A. Haldar, S. Sam & T. Venugopalan. 45) Reduction of Scale Defects for Surface Critical Hot and Cold Rolled Steel Grades at Tata Steel, Jamshedpur Works, Presented in Asia Steel Conference held at Beijing, China, Sep’ 2012. Co-authors: P.K.Tripathy, C.M.Thakur, U.S.Goel, Rajesh Kumar, V.V.Mahashabde & T. Venugopalan. 46) Bench Marking: An Innovative Methodology to achieve Customer Satisfaction, Presented in the Int. Conf. on Rolling and Finishing Technology of Steel (RAFTS-2012) at RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi during 4-6 Oct’12. Co-authors: Saurabh Hadas & Arthita Dey. 47) Core Sector Vs Other Sectors, Presented to `Guest Lecture Conclave’ at IIT, Kharagpur on 04 Nov’2012. 48) Micro alloying strategy for producing high strength thin gauge auto-structural components, Presented in the 66th. ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov.16–19, 2012. Co-authors: Saurabh Hadas & S. Das. 49) Effect of Micro Alloying on Weld Cracks in Automobile Wheel Rim Manufacturing, Presented in the 66th. ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 16–19, 2012. Co-authors: Sundara Bharathy & Ankita Mangal. 50) Effect of metallurgical features on fatigue strength of Fe410 steel, Presented in the 66th. ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 16–19, 2012. Co-authors: K. S. Arora, Saurabh Hadas & M. Shome. 51) Comparison of stretch frangibility of plain and micro alloyed Carbon-Manganese steel of similar strength, Presented in the 66th. ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 16–19, 2012. Co-authors: Arijit Lodh, G. Manikandan, Sourav Das, Saurabh Hadas & Saurabh Kundu.
  • 8. 52) Improve Productivity and Quality of Peritectic Steel Grades, Presented in the 66th. ATM of IIM held at Jamshedpur, Nov. 16–19, 2012. Co-authors: Ms. Shainu Suresh, Dr.T.K.Roy, Mr.A.K.Trivedi, Mr.Saurabh S. Hadas and Mr. V.V.Mahashabde. 53) Improvement in Mechanical Property Distribution of High Strength Steel, Accepted for the presentation in the 3rd . International Conference on Thermo-mechanical Simulation & Processing of Steels (SIMPRO 12) at RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi during 12-14 Dec’12. Co-authors: Manashi Adhikari, Nikhil Ramakrishna, Sundara Bharathy, Avtar Singh, Vinay Mahashabde & T. Venugopalan. 54) Variation in Mechanical Properties and Heterogeneity in Microstructure of High-Strength Ferritic Steel during Mill Trial, Published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, TMS, Vol. 45A, No.3, March 2014. Co-authors: M. Ghosh, K. Barat, S.K. Das, B. Ravi Kumar, A.K. Pramanick, J. Chakraborty, G. Das, S. Hadas and S. Bharathy. 55) Control of Heat Treatment Process by Thermogram– A QC Technique, Presented in the National Symposium on Steel Mill Rolls, 10-11 Sept.'2014, RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi. Co-authors: Priya Kumari and Manisha Kumari. 56) Special SG Roll for Roughing Stand of Long Product Mills, Presented in the National Symposium on Steel Mill Rolls, 10-11 Sept.'2014, RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi. Co-authors: B. N. Verma and B. K. Singh. 57) In-situ Metallography: A Technique for Evaluation of Forged Roll Quality, Presented in the National Symposium on Steel Mill Rolls, 10-11 Sept.'2014, RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi. Co-authors: S. Chakraborty and C. K. Ghosh. 58) Development in Customized Forged Steel Roll, Presented in the National Seminar on Cold Rolling, 13 Feb’2015 at JSW (Dolvi), Mumbai. Co-author: S. Chakraborty 59) Bi-metallic Super Nickel Grain Work Roll for Finishing Stands of CSP Mill, Presented at 2nd. Int. Conf. on Rolling & Finishing Technology of Steel from 8-10th Sep’15 at Ispat Bhawan, SAIL, Ranchi. Co-authors: B. N. Verma and P. K. Sinha 60) Core Microstructure in Work Rolls of New Generation Thin Strip Rolling, Presented at 2nd. Int. Conf. on Rolling & Finishing Technology of Steel from 8-10th Sep’15 at Ispat Bhawan, SAIL, Ranchi. Co-authors: M. B. Das.and Sujoy K. Mitra 61) Development of Customized Forged Steel Rolls, Presented at 2nd. Int. Conf. on Rolling & Finishing Technology of Steel from 8-10th Sep’15 at Ispat Bhawan, SAIL, Ranchi. Co-authors: Chanchal K. Ghosh and S. Maharana 62) A new generation Graphitic Cast Steel Work Roll for LP Mills, Presented at National Seminar on Indigenous Development & Manufacturing of Rolling Mills-A make in India approach from 24-25th Nov’15 at MECON, Ranchi. Co-author: B. N. Verma - - - X - - - B. Under Ph.D Programme: 1. Inclusion Characterisation vis-à-vis toughness Characterisation of Microalloyed Steels, Presented at the International Conference "Fifty Years of Evolution of Metallurgy" held in Calcutta, India, April 8-9, 1990. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and S.Padhy. 2. Quantitative Fractographic Investigation of Sub-Zero Impact Tested Fracture Surfaces of a Microallyed Steel, "HSLA Steels: Processing, Properties and Applications", Eds. Geoferry Tither and Zhang Shouhua, TMS Publications, Pennsylvania, 1992, p.251-253.
  • 9. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and G.Mandal 3. Accelerated Fracture Toughness testing for Quality Control of Microalloyed Steels, Fatigue and Fracture in Steel and Concrete Structures, Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1991, p.317-322. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray 4. A Comparative Analysis of Fracture Toughness Measurements by Chevron Notched Specimens in Three and Four Point Bending, International Journal of Fracture, 57(1992) R7-R11. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty. 5. Impact and Fracture Toughness versus Material Characteristics of some Niobium-bearing Microallyed Steels, Presented at 46th ATM-IIM, Udaipur, November 14-17, 1992. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty. 6. Toughness Characterisation of Niobium-bearing HSLA Steels, Journal of Materials Science, 29 (1994) 921-928. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty. 7. Fractal Characterisation of Fracture Surfaces by Slit Island Technique, Trans. Indian Inst. Met., vol. 46 No.3, June 1993, p.167-174. Co-author: Dr.K.K.Ray. 8. An Analytical Investigation of the Normalised Stress Intensity Factor for Bend Chevron Notched specimens, Advances in Fracture Resistance and Structural Integrity, Eds.V.V.Penasyuk et al., Peragamon, United Kingdom, 1994, p.161-168. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dipita Chakraborty. 9. Crack Path Signature vis-a-vis Toughness of Material, Advances in fracture Resistance and Structural Integrity,Eds V.V.Penasyuk et al., Peragamon, UK, 1994, p.569-574. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray, P.Ganguli and A.Vikram. 10. Inclusion Assessment in Steel- A New Approach, Presented at 47th ATM-IIM, Hydrabad, November 14-17, 1993. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray and Dr.S.K.Mandal. 11. An Investigation to Search for the Possibility of Toughness Control of HSLA Steels from their Ladle Sample Analyses, Journal "Transactions" of the Indian Inst. Metal, 1996. Co-authors: Dr.K.K.Ray, G.Laxinarayana and Dr.S.K.Mandal. 150416 - - X - -
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