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  • Dr. Pradyut Sengupta, Scientist-E 7064691769,   pradyut@immt.res.in ,  

    DESCRIPTION :

    Dr. Pradyut Sengupta (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3320-5147) is currently serving Pyrometallurgy & Materials Engineering Department of CSIR–IMMT as Principal Scientist. He has worked on synthesis and characterization of non-ferrous alloys, intermetallics and composites using powder metallurgy route. He has also worked on ceramic matrix composites and high-temperature materials for strategic application. He received several awards and honors for scholastic achievements. He is serving as an associate member of MTD 25-Powder Metallurgical materials and Products Sectional Committee and Metallography and Heat Treatment Committee (MTD 22) of the Bureau of Indian Standards, Govt. of India. He is a life member of Indian Institute of Metals and Powder Metallurgy Association of India and Associate Member of The Indian Institution of Engineers (IEI). Previously, he served as the Treasurer of Indian Institute of Metals Bhubaneswar Chapter. 

    AREA OF INTEREST :
    • Heavy alloys
    • Ceramics
    • High-temperature structural materials
    • Composites
    AWARDS & HONOURS :
    • IEI Young Engineers Award in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering by the Institution of Engineers (India)
    • IIM Dr. A.K. Bose Gold Medal, Indian Institute of Metals
    • B. C. Rama Naidu Gold Medal, IIT Kanpur.
    • Academic Excellence Award, IIT Kanpur.
    • Silver medal, West Bengal University of Technology
    RECENT PUBLICATIONS :

    Book chapters

     

    1.       Ajit Panigrahi, Pradyut Sengupta, Tapas Kumar Bhanj, High entropy alloys as an alternative to nickel base superalloys, Rajendrachari, S. (Ed.), Handbook of High Entropy Alloys,  (2025). Handbook of High Entropy Alloys: Fundamentals to Applications (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003664093

    2.       Mayadhar Debata, Pradyut Sengupta, Shuvam Mandal, Deepak Adhikari, Consolidation of Tungsten-Heavy Alloys. In: Rajendrachari, S. (eds) Mechanically Alloyed Novel Materials, Processing, Applications, and Properties, Chapter 10, pp. 235–256, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6504-1_10

    3.       Mayadhar Debata, Pradyut Sengupta, Shuvam Mandal, Ajit Panigrahi, Suddhasatwa Basu, Various Conventional and Advanced Sintering Methods to Consolidate Powders, Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing: Fundamentals and Advancements, Edited By Shashanka Rajendrachari, Debasis Chaira, ASM International, 2024, pp 73–113. https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.pmamfa.t59400073

    4.       P. Sengupta, I. Manna (2022) Advanced High-Temperature Structural Materials in Petrochemical, Metallurgical, Power, and Aerospace Sectors—An Overview. In: Bhattacharjee, D., Chakrabarti, S. (eds) Future Landscape of Structural Materials in India, Chapter 5, pp. 79–133, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8523-1_5

     

    Peer-reviewed journals

    1.       Deepak Adhikari, Ashirbad Nayak, Suvam Sarthak Tripathy, Alok Kumar Prusty, Tapas Kumar Sahoo, Mayadhar Debata*, Pradyut Sengupta*, Systematic investigation of microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of Y2O3 and/or graphene-reinforced W-3.5Ni-1.5Fe heavy alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 1059, 2026, 187173, ISSN 0925-8388, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2026.187173 (*Corresponding Author)

    2.       Deepak Adhikari, Suvam Sarthak Tripathy, Suresh Chandra Adhikari, Ashirbad Nayak, Alok Kumar Prusty, Tapas Kumar Sahoo, Mayadhar Debata*, Pradyut Sengupta*, The effect of ZrB2, Y2O3, and/or graphene nanoplatelet incorporation on densification, microstructural evolution, and compressive deformation of W-0.7Ni-0.3Fe alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Volume 138, 2026, 107694, ISSN 0263-4368, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2026.107694 (*Corresponding Author)

    3.       Deepak Adhikari, Pradyut Sengupta, Mayadhar Debata, Synergistic effect of NiB/Co variation on microstructural evolution, shape distortion, mechanical, and thermal properties of 90W-10(NiB-Co) alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Volume 135, 2026, 107511, ISSN 0263-4368, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2025.107511

    4.       Deepak Adhikari, Pradyut Sengupta, Mayadhar Debata, Synergistic effect of NiB/Co variation on microstructural evolution, shape distortion, mechanical, and thermal properties of 90W-10(NiB-Co) alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Volume 135, 2026, 107511, ISSN 0263-4368, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2025.107511

    5.       Pradyut Sengupta, Shuvam Mandal, B. Sai Charan, Deepak Adhikari, Harish C. Kaushik, Ajit Panigrahi, Manoj Kumar, Deepak K. Pattanayak, Satya P. Mohapatra & Mayadhar Debata, Unveiling the Effect of Low-Cycle Fatigue on Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg Component: Insights into Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-025-12277-0

    6.       Ajit Panigrahi, Pradyut Sengupta, R. Sakthivel, Synergistic Effect of Ball Milling and Heat Treatment for Synthesis of Magnetite from Blue Dust, Metallurgical & Materials Transactions B (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-025-03802-6

    7.       Deepak Adhikari, Pradyut Sengupta, Ajit Panigrahi, Surojit Gupta, Alina Sahoo, Mayadhar Debata, Synergistic effect of Cr2AlC MAX phase incorporation on microstructural parameters and distortion prevention of 90W–6Ni–2Fe–2Co heavy alloys. Journal of Materials Science, 60, 15782–15801 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-025-11289-4

    8.       Deepak Adhikari, Pratyush Ranjan, Pradyut Sengupta, Debasis Chaira, Mayadhar Debata, Comparative study on densification, microstructure, hardness, and compressive strength of ZrB2 and NiB-incorporated 90W-6Ni-4Co and 90W-6Ni-2Fe-2Co alloys, Materials Today Communications, 2025, 112957, ISSN 2352-4928, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.112957

    9.       Pradyut Sengupta, Deepak Adhikari, Aakshara Sai Satapathy, Jyotirmayee Sahoo, Sunanda Behera, Mayadhar Debata, Understanding the effect of NiB/Co ratio on densification, distortion and compressive deformation of 90W-xNiB-2Fe-(8 – x)Co heavy alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Volume 132, 2025, 107265, ISSN 0263-4368, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2025.107265

    10.   D. Adhikari, P. Sengupta, A. Panigrahi, S. Bajpai, S. Gupta, M. Debata, (2024), Effect of High-Energy Ball-Milling Duration on Densification, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Cr2AlC-Dispersed 90W-6Ni-2Fe-2Co Heavy Alloys. Advanced Engineering Materials, 2400852. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400852

    11.   Navin Kumar, Pradyut Sengupta, Subhra Ranjan Das, Suraj Kumar Sahu, Santanu Pahari, and Ajit Panigrahi. Phase and Microstructure Evolution in SPS-Processed CoCrFeMnNi High Entropy Alloy: Effects of Heat Treatment and Oxidation. Metall Mater Trans A (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-025-07917-y

    12.   Pradyut Sengupta, Deepak Adhikari, Aakshara Sai Satapathy, Jyotirmayee Sahoo, Sunanda Behera, Mayadhar Debata, Understanding the effect of NiB/Co ratio on densification, distortion and compressive deformation of 90W-xNiB-2Fe-(8 – x)Co heavy alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Volume 132, 2025, 107265, ISSN 0263-4368, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2025.107265

    13.   D. Adhikari, P. Sengupta, A. Panigrahi, S. Bajpai, S. Gupta, M. Debata, Effect of High-Energy Ball-Milling Duration on Densification, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Cr2AlC-Dispersed 90W-6Ni-2Fe-2Co Heavy Alloys. Advanced Engineering Materials, 2024, 2400852. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400852

    14.   Navin Kumar, Pradyut Sengupta, Manoj Kumar, Mayadhar Debata, Shubhra Bajpai, Debidutta Debasish, Ajit Panigrahi, Microstructure, thermal expansion, and high-temperature oxidation behavior of spark plasma sintered AlCoCrSiNi high entropy alloy, Materials Today Communications, Volume 40, 2024, 110063, ISSN 2352-4928, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.110063

    15.   Deepak Adhikari, Pradyut Sengupta, Mayadhar Debata, Systematic investigation of microstructure, distortion, mechanical and thermal properties of NiB and ZrB2-modified 90W-6Ni-4Co alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Volume 122, 2024, 106739, ISSN 0263-4368, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2024.106739

    16.   S. Mandal, P. Sengupta, S. Sahu, M. Debata, S. Basu, Effect of severe plastic deformation and magnetic field-assisted heat treatment on the magnetic properties of equiatomic FeNi alloy, Bulletin of Materials Science, 47, 181 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-024-03279-0

    17.   Shuvam Mandal, Manoj Kumar, Pradyut Sengupta, Ajit Panigrahi, Mayadhar Debata, Chandradas Shamili, Kuzhichalil Peethambharan Surendran, Indranil Manna, and Suddhasatwa Basu, Laser Melting of Mechanically Alloyed FeNi: A Study of the Correlation between Microstructure and Texture with Magnetic and Physical Properties, ACS Omega (2024) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c00601 

    18.   P. Sengupta, I. Manna, Role of TiC and WC Addition on the Mechanism and Kinetics of Isothermal Oxidation and High-Temperature Stability of ZrB2–SiC Composites. High Temperature Corrosion of Materials. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-024-10234-1

    19.   A. Salian, P. Sengupta, I.V. Aswath, A. Gowda, S. Mandal, A review on high entropy silicides and silicates: Fundamental aspects, synthesis, properties. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (2023); 20, 2635–2660. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijac.14422

    20.   Shuvam Mandal, Ajit Panigrahi, Ashutosh Rath, Matthias Bönisch, Pradyut Sengupta, Mayadhar Debata, and Suddhasatwa Basu, Formation of L10 Ordering in FeNi by Mechanical Alloying and Field-Assisted Heat Treatment: Synchrotron XRD Studies, ACS Omega, (2023), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c07869

    21.   Shuvam Mandal, Pradyut Sengupta, Sarathi Dey, Manoj Kumar, Suddhasatwa Basu, Mayadhar Debata, Effect of Y2O3, La2O3 and ZrO2 dispersoid addition on ultra-high temperature stability of 95W–3.5Ni–1.5Fe heavy alloy, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 113 (2023) 106195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2023.106195

    22.   Pradyut Sengupta, Suddhasatwa Basu, Indranil Manna, Effect of TiC Reinforcement on Densification, Structural Evolution and High-Temperature Oxidation Behaviour of ZrB2-20 vol pct SiC Composite, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2023) 54, 1252–1270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-06982-5

    23.   Pradyut Sengupta, Suddhasatwa Basu, Indranil Manna, Comparative evaluation of TiC and/or WC addition on microstructure, mechanical properties, thermal residual stress and reciprocating wear behaviour of ZrB2–20SiC composites, Journal of Materials Science (2023) 58, 420–442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-08021-x

    24.   Shuvam Mandal, Mayadhar Debata, Pradyut Sengupta and Suddhasatwa Basu, (2022): L10 FeNi: a promising material for next generation permanent magnets, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10408436.2022.2107484)

    25.   Jugalraj Panda, Pradyut Sengupta, Phase and microstructural evaluation of MgTiO3 synthesized by reaction milling in high-energy planetary ball mills, Indoceram of AIPMA, 2022, Vol. 9, No. 2, 23 – 31

    26.   Ajit Panigrahi, Tarini S. Acharya, Pradyut Sengupta, Deepak Kumar, Lingaraj Sarangi, Navin Kumar, Debidutta Debasish, Satyam Suwas, Suddhasatwa Basu, Mayadhar Debata, Microstructure and mechanical properties of novel tungsten heavy alloys prepared using FeNiCoCrCu HEA as binder, Materials Science & Engineering A 832 (2022) 142451 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.142451)

    27.   P. Sengupta, S. Basu, I. Manna, Structure–property correlation in a novel ZrB2–SiC ultrahigh-temperature ceramic composite with Al-alloy sinter additive, Journal of Materials Science, (2021), 56, 19029–19046 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06427-7)

    28.   P. Sengupta, P. Meher, A. Panigrahi, S. Mandal, S. Basu, M. Debata, Microstructure, distortion characteristics and mechanical behaviour of NiB modified 90W-6Ni-4Co heavy alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, (2021) Volume 887, 161404. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.161404)

    29.   P. Sengupta, M. Debata, The Effect of H2 and Air Treatment on the Elimination of Excess Carbon from TiC, Indoceram of AIPMA, (2021) Volume 8 (1), 1 – 8

    30.   P. Sengupta, S.S. Sahoo, A. Bhattacherjee, S. Basu, I. Manna, Effect of TiC addition on structure and properties of spark plasma sintered ZrB2–SiC–TiC ultrahigh temperature ceramic composite, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, (2020) 156668. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.156668)

    31.   P. Sengupta, A. Panigrahi, B. Indoria, P. Meher, T.S. Acharya, S. Basu, and M. Debata, Substitution of Ni with NiB prevents shape distortion of liquid phase sintered 90W–6Ni–2Fe–2Co heavy alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 840, 5 November 2020, 155785 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155785)

    32.   S. Mandal, V. V. Das, M. Debata, A. Panigrahi, P. Sengupta, A. Rajendran, D. K. Pattanayak, S. Basu, “Study of pore morphology, microstructure, and cell adhesion behaviour in porous Ti-6Al-4V scaffolds,” Emergent Materials (2019) 2:453–462 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-019-00055-3)

    33.   P. Pujar, B. Gupta, P. Sengupta, D. Gupta, S. Mandal, Sodium ion incorporated alumina - A versatile anisotropic ceramic, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 39 (2019) 4473–4486. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.08.001)

    34.   Arjak Bhattacharjee, Rubia Hassan, Anshul Gupta, Madhu Verma, Prem Anand Murugan, Pradyut Sengupta, Matheshwaran Saravanan, Indranil Manna, Kantesh Balani, Effect of Zn and Co doping on antibacterial efficacy and cytocompatibility of spark plasma sintered hydroxyapatite, Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2020), 103, 4090-4100 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.17077)

    35.   A. Bhattacharjee, A. Gupta, M.P. Anand, P. Sengupta, A. Pandey, T.K. Bhattacharya, Adsorption effect of Zn+2 and Co+2 on the antibacterial properties of SiC‐porcelain ceramics, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 2019, 17, Pages 327-332 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijac.13303)

    36.   P. Sengupta, A. Bhattacharjee, H.S. Maiti, Zirconia: A Unique Multifunctional Ceramic Material, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 2019, Volume 72, 1981–1998 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-019-01742-9)

    37.   A. Bhattacharjee, A. Gupta, M. Verma, P.A. Murugan, P. Sengupta, S. Matheshwaran, I. Manna, Kantesh Balani, Site-Specific Antibacterial Efficacy and Cyto/Hemocompatibility of Zinc Substituted Hydroxyapatite, Ceramics International, Volume 45, Issue 9, 15 June 2019, 12225-12233 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.03.132)

    38.   P. Sengupta, I. Manna, Advanced High-Temperature Structural Materials for Aerospace and Nuclear Power Applications – A Critical Review, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Vol. 72, 2019, 2043 – 2059 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-019-01598-z)

    39.   P. Sengupta, M. Debata, Effect of partial and full substitution of Ni with NiB on densification, structure and properties of 90W-6Ni-2Fe-2Co heavy alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, Volume 774, 145-152, (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.368)

    40.   P. Sengupta, M. Debata, K. Jayasankar, Properties of Immiscible Cu-20 wt. % Mo Alloy Prepared by High Energy Ball Milling and Cold Isostatic Pressing, Transactions of Powder Metallurgy Association of India, 2017, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 25-32.

    41.   M. Debata, T.S. Acharya, P. Sengupta, P.P. Acharya, S. Bajpai and K. Jayasankar, Effect of High Energy Ball Milling on Structure and Properties of 95W-3.5Ni-1.5Fe Heavy Alloy, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 2017, Volume 69, pp 170-179 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2017.08.007)

    42.   P. Sengupta, Ariharan S, A. Nisar, A. Agnihotri, N. Balaji, S.T. Aruna and Kantesh Balani, Dual-Layer Oxidation-Protective Plasma-Sprayed SiC-ZrB2/Al2O3-Carbon Nanotube Coating on Graphite, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 2017, Volume 26, Issue 3, pp 417–431 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/411666-016-0508-3

    PROJECTS WORKED ON :
    • Development of Novel Tungsten Alloy Cubes for Strategic Applications (Funding agency: CSIR)
    • Development and construction of light weight Al-Si-Mg aerospace/automotive components using additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy processes (Funding agency: NALCO)
    • Facility Creation for Large Scale Development of Tungsten Based Products (Funding agency: CSIR)
    • Enhancement of mechanical biocompatibility of Ti and Ti alloys for orthopaedic applications (Funding agency: CSIR)
    • Development of ultra-high temperature ceramic (UHTC) based composites for aerospace thermal protection systems (Funding agency: CSIR)
    • Recovery of nickel chromium iron from chromite overburden in 100 kg scale (Funding agency: CSIR)
    • Development of advanced tribological coatings and environmental barrier coatings by electrophoretic deposition and thermal spray coating for mining equipment, pipelines, industrial applications and processes (Funding agency: CSIR)
    • Synthesis and characterization of ODS steels using alternative dispersoids (Funding agency: BRNS)
    • Centre for special materials (Funding agency: CSIR)
    • Very high power microwave tubes: design and development capabilities (Funding agency: CSIR)