Achintya Kumar Patra

About

Ph.D. Research Scholar specializing in the alloy design and development of Advanced High Strength Steels. Prior to my doctoral studies, I gained invaluable industry experience as an operations in-charge of the Blast Furnace at one of India's largest steel manufacturers, Steel Authority of India Ltd. This hands-on role deepened my understanding of steel production processes and operational excellence. Building upon this foundation, I currently leverage my expertise in electron microscopy, particularly Electron Backscatter Diffraction, Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction, along with in-situ synchrotron studies to explore the microstructural properties of materials. In my Ph.D. research, I employ computational thermodynamics through the CALPHAD approach to systematically design and model new and improved medium-Mn steels using thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of the thermo-mechanical processes. Through a combination of practical experience and cutting-edge research, I contribute to advancing alloy development and processing techniques, and I am dedicated to driving innovation in the steel industry.

Employment

• Steel Authority of India Ltd, Bokaro Steel Plant Junior Manager
  2015 - 2017

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras PhD
  2017 - Present
• National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur B.Tech.
  2011 - 2015

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (6)

• Influence of temperature and strain rate on deformation behaviour, microstructure, and microtexture evolution of primary-β worked Ti-4Al-2.5V-1.5Fe-0.25O alloy during sub-transus processing
  Materials Science and Engineering: A 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2024.147400
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• A comparative study on dynamic deformation and ballistic impact response of Ti–4Al–2.5V–1.5Fe–0.25O and Ti–6Al–4V alloys
  Materials Science and Engineering: A 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2023.145727
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• Influence of strain rate on the work hardening, strain induced martensite formation, strain partitioning, and variant selection in a medium-Mn steel
  Materials Science and Engineering: A 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2024.146593
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• Nanostructuring and Hardness Evolution in a Medium-Mn Steel Processed by High-Pressure Torsion Technique
  Advanced Engineering Materials 2024 DOI: 10.1002/adem.202400920
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• Role of Mn content on processing maps, deformation kinetics, microstructure and texture of as-cast medium Mn (6–10 wt% Mn) steels
  Materials Science and Engineering: A 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2023.145500
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• High strength-high ductility medium Mn steel obtained through CALPHAD based alloy design and thermomechanical processing
  Materials Science and Engineering: A 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2021.140756
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