Name :   Dr.P. Poddar

Designation :   Principal Scientist

Contact Information :

• Email id :  palash@nml.res.in
• Mobile/Phone no:  06572345047

Educational Qualification :   PhD.

Areas of Expertise :   Alloy Development and Metal Forming.

No. of Papers Published :   36

• International :   1. Palash Poddar, V. C. Srivastava, P. K. De, K. L. Sahoo: Processing and Mechanical Properties of SiC reinforced cast Magnesium matrix composites by stir casting process, Material Science & Engineering A vol. 460-461(2007) 357-364.(I.F:3.094) 2. P. Poddar, Arpan Das and K.L. Sahoo: Dry sliding wear characteristics of rheocast Mg–Sn based alloys, Materials & Design, vol.54, (2014) 820-830. (I.F:4.364) 3. P. Poddar, Arpan Das and K.L. Sahoo: Dry Sliding Wear Characteristics of Gravity Die- Cast Magnesium Alloys, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 45, 4 (2014) 2270-2283. (I.F:1.874) 4. P. Poddar, S. Mukherjee and K.L. Sahoo: The microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SiC Reinforced Magnesium Based Composites by Rheocasting Process, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 18, 7 (2009), 849-855.(I.F:1.094) 5. P. Poddar, K.L. Sahoo, S. Mukherjee, A.K. Ray: Creep behaviour of Mg–8% Sn and Mg- 8% Sn–3% Al–1% Si alloys, Materials Science & Engineering A, vol. 545 (2012) 103 – 110.(I.F:3.094) 6. Palash Poddar and K.L.Sahoo: Microstructure and mechanical properties of Conventional cast and Rheocast Mg-Sn based alloys, Material Science & Engineering A, vol. 556 (2012) 891-905.(I.F:3.094) 7. P. Poddar, A. Das and K.L. Sahoo: Effect of rare earth elements on tribological behaviour of magnesium alloys, Tribology - Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces, vol.6, No.4 (2012) 147-154.(I.F:0.28) 8. Palash Poddar, Sumanta Bagui, K. Ashok and A. P. Murugesan: Experimental investigation on microstructure and mechanical properties of gravity-die-cast magnesium alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol.695 (2017) 895-908. (I.F:3.133) 9. Palash Poddar, Ashok Kamaraj, Sumanta Bagui, A. P. Murugesan, Sumanta Bagui, K. L Sahoo: Microstructural features of Mg-8%Sn alloy and its connection with mechanical properties, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 5 (2017) 348-354. 10. Arpan Das and Palash Poddar: Structure-Wear-Property Correlation, Materials and Design, vol.47, (2013) 557-565.(I.F:4.364) 11. A.K.Dey, P. Poddar, K. K. Singh, K. L. Sahoo: Mechanical and wear properties of rheocast and conventional gravity die cast A356 alloy, Materials Science & Engineering A, vol. 435-436 (2006) 521-529.(I.F:3.094) 12. K. L. Sahoo, P. Poddar, G. Das, Ravi Kumar: Crystallization behaviour and mechanical properties of rapidly solidified Al87.5Ni7Mm5Fe0.5 amorphous alloy, Journal of Materials Science, vol. 42 (16) (2007) 6665-6671. (I.F:2.599) 13. A. Srinivasan, S. Ghosh chowdhury, V. C. Srivastava, J. Swaminathan, P. Poddar and P. K. De: Microstructural and textural evolution during large strain hot rolling (LSR) of Mg AZ31 alloy, Material Science and Technology, vol. 23 (11) (2007) 1313-1320.(I.F:3.513) 14. K. L. Sahoo, P. Poddar, Randhir Kumar and P. T. Pushp- Strain Induced Melt Activation- an effective route to produce high performance alloy plates and sheets, Transactions of The Indian Institute of Metals, Vol. 62, Issues 4-5, August-October (2009) 275-278.(I.F:0.533) 15. Sameer Kumar D, Suman K. N. S, Tara Sasanka C, Ravindra K, Palash Poddar, Venkata Siva S. B. Microstructure, mechanical response and fractography of AZ91E/Al2O3 nano composite fabricated by semi solid stir casting method, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, Vol. 5 (1) (2017) 48-55. 16. Sameer Kumar D, Suman K. N. S, Palash Poddar. Effect of Particle Morphology of Ni on the Mechanical Behavior of AZ91E-Ni coated nano Al2O3 composites. Material Research Express, Vol.4 (6) (2017) (066505), 1-10. (I.F:1.068) 17. Sumanta Bagui, A.P. Murugesan, and Palash Poddar. Creep Behavior of As-Cast Mg-10 wt.%Sn and Mg-10 wt.%Sn-3 wt.%Al-1 wt.%Zn Alloys: A Comparative Study. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol.28 (2019) 7616 –7628. (I.F:1.094) 18. D. Sameer Kumar, K. N. S. Suman & Palash Poddar, A study on the impact and fatigue failure of AZ91E–Ni coated alumina composites. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol.59 (3) (2020) 316-323. (I.F:1.456) 19. Sameer Kumar D, Suman K N S , PALASH Poddar, Tara Sasanka C, Performance evaluation of Surface modified nano Al2O3(p) reinforced AZ91E composites under Impact and Fatigue loading conditions. Journal of Mechanical Engineering - Strojnícky časopis, Vol.70 (1) (2020) 29-38.
• National :   1. Palash Poddar and A.P.Murugesan: Calculation of internal back stress of different gravity-die cast Mg-alloys during creep deformation, Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol. 61, No. 2, April-June (2019), pp. 61-72. 2. Palash Poddar: Review of recent studies in Magnesium matrix composites fabricated by stir casting, Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol. 60, No. 3, July-September (2018), pp. 125-137. 3. Palash Poddar, Savita Gupta and K.L. Sahoo: Magnesium-tin based composites processed through stir casting, Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol. 59, No. 4, October-December (2017), pp. 153-161. 4. Randhir Kumar, P. Poddar, P. T. Pushp and K. L. Sahoo- Strain Induced Melt Activation (SIMA) - A New Challenging Manufacturing Process for Automotive Applications- Technical Paper on Indian Foundry Journal, Vol. 54, No.3, March-(2008). 5. V.C. Srivastava, P. Poddar, V.Rajinikanth and K. L. Sahoo. Light Metals Research-Legacy and Current Standing. Science and Culture, November-December, (2012), pp.512-516. 6. D. Mandal, Palash Poddar, K. K. Paul and K. L. Sahoo: Energy-Efficient Brass Melting Pit Furnace– A Push for Excellence for the Brassware Artisans, Indian Foundry Journal, vol 60, No. 1 , January (2014) 41-45 7. K. L. Sahoo and Palash Poddar, Studies on Magnesium alloys-Properties and Potential for Automotive and Aerospace Applications. Transactions of 65th Indian Foundry Congress, 3-5th February (2017), Kolkata, pp.151-156. 8. D.Mandal, K.L.Sahoo, P. Poddar and K.K. Paul: Development of Energy Efficient Coke Based Brass Melting Furnace for Rural Artisans, 8-9 th February (2013), 9th All India Peoples Technology Congress, Forum of Scientists, Engineers and Technologists (FOSET), pp.25-32, Science City, Kolkata. 9. C Tarasasanka, K Ravindra, D. Sameer Kumar, K. N. S. Suman and Palash Poddar, Microstructure and Hardness Evaluation of AZ91-Al2O3 Nano-Composites Fabricated by Semi Solid Stir Casting, Proceedings of 6th International and 27th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference(AIMTDR-2016),College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, India, December 16-18, (2016), pp. 949-952. 10. Palash Poddar, Semi-solid casting, Special Metal Casting and forming processes-CAFP-(2008), Page. 20-27. 11. Palash Poddar, Principles of Metal working processes, Special Metal Casting and forming processes-CAFP-(2008), Page. 64-77. 12. P.Poddar and K.L.Sahoo: Rheocasting - a process to improve the properties of automotive components - proceedings of national conference on 'modern trends in aluminium casting technologies' organised by IIM-Angul chapter at Nalco on14 -15th April, (2007), 89-97. 13. P.Poddar and K.L.Sahoo: Rheocasting – an advanced semi-solid processing technology to improve the properties of automotive components – e-proceedings of workshop on precision forming technology and application organised by department of production engineering BIT-Meshra, Ranchi on 15th and 16th February, (2008). 14. Randhir Kumar, P. Poddar, P. T. Pushp and K. L. Sahoo- Strain Induced Melt Activation (SIMA)- A New Challenging Manufacturing Process for Automotive Applications Conference proceedings on “ Look East” for “Aluminium castings for Automotive and Engineering Applications” organized by IIF-Kolkata at Bengal Club on 5th January-(2008), page-23. 15. P. Poddar and K.L.Sahoo: “Semi-solid processing a challenging technology for automotive applications” Conference proceedings on Growth with quality-Challenges and Opportunities for Foundries-Organised by IIF-Jamshedpur at TMDC, XLRI on 18th and 19th January-(2008). 16. K.L.Sahoo, P. Poddar, V. C. Srivastava. Semi-solid processing- an advancement in casting technology. Proceedings, National conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing Technologies, 9th to 10th January (2010). Organised by department of mechanical Engineering. Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gunupur, District-Rayagada, Orissa, India. 17. Gaurav, P. Poddar, K.L.Sahoo. Rheocasting- an Advanced Manufacturing Technology to Improve the Properties of Engineering Components. Proceedings, National conference on recent developments in Mechanical Engineering. 19th to 21th February (2010). Organised by department of mechanical engineering BRCM college of engineering and Technology. Bahal, Haryana, India.

No.of.Patents :   Patent: 05 1. K K Paul, D Mandal, P Poddar and K L Sahoo: An improved coke based energy efficient non-ferrous melting furnace; (Indian Patent, PAT-0596DEL2013, dated: 25.02.2013). 2. Minal Shah, Swapan Kumar Das, Kanai Lal Sahoo,Gautam Das ,Sandip Ghosh Chowdhury, Palash Poddar:. A process for the preparation of high Chromium Cast Iron for Grinding Media applications; (Indian Patent, PAT-0512/2018/IN, dated: 20.02.2018). 3. Minal Shah, Swapan Kumar Das, Kanai Lal Sahoo,Gautam Das ,Sandip Ghosh Chowdhury, Palash Poddar:. A process for preparation of austempered high chrome bainitic Cast iron for grinding media applications; (Indian Patent, PAT-0513/2018/IN, dated: 20.02.2018). 4. Ansu J Kailath, Palash Poddar, Arvind Sinha: High Strength as-cast Mg-alloy and a process for the preparation of the same;(Indian Patent, PAT-0520/2018/IN, dated: 13.04.2018). 5. Nimai Halder, R B Meshram, Y Usha, Palash Poddar, K L Sahoo: A novel design for preheating of clay mould and resin recovery for melting furnace used artifacts manufacturing; (Indian Patent, PAT-0588/2020/IN, dated: 28.05.2020).

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No.of.Technologies :   Technology Transferred: 04 1. K.L.Sahoo, K.K.Paul, D. Mandal and P.Poddar: Technology Know-how transferred: Improved Coke based Energy efficient Brass melting furnace for the artisan of Moradabad, UP, Month of transfer: June 2013. 2. K.L.Sahoo, N.Halder, P.Poddar and K.K. Paul: Technology Know-how transferred: Coke based Environmently Friendly melting furnace for Brassware Artisans for M/s Yugantar Bharati,Ranchi,Jharkhand, Month of transfer: October 2015. 3. K.K. Paul, K.L.Sahoo, N.Halder, P.Poddar and K.Chatterjee: Technology Know-how transferred: coke based Brass melting furnace for West Bengal Khadi & village Industries Board (A statutory board under MSME, Department. Govt of West Bengal, (Place-Bankura-Bikna) Month of transfer: January 2016. 4. K.K. Paul, K.L.Sahoo, N.Halder, P.Poddar and K.Chatterjee: Technology Know-how transferred: coke based Brass melting furnace for West Bengal Khadi & village Industries Board (A statutory board under MSME, Department. Govt of West Bengal, (Place-Daryapur-Burdwan) Month of transfer: January 2016.

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Awards and Recognitions :   Awards:02 1. AWARD: Awarded JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)-Fellowship-2008 by Government of Japan for the training course on “Heat Treatment and Surface Finishing Technology for Improvement of Metal Property.” From period: 29-08-2008 to 06-12-2008, in JAPAN. 2. AWARD: Prof. Banerjee Award-2016. The Prof. Banerjee Award for the Best OLP Project in the Laboratory during the year 2015, entitled: “Development of gas based brass melting furnace for rural artisan (OLP-0166)” is given to P. Poddar, Team Member.