Publications

Journal Papers

Title
Influence of Steel Recycling on Phase Transformation in Medium-Manganese Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel

Authors
Anindita Chakraborty, Radhakanta Rana, Ulrich Krupp, Alexander Gramlich

Journal
Steel Research International

Status
Published online in 2025

DOI / Citation Details 
https://doi.org/10.1002/srin.202400841

Title
Martensitic Transformation Kinetics

in Medium-Manganese Steels: A Dilatometry-Based Transformation Analysis and Determination of Transformation Temperatures

Authors
Anindita Chakraborty, Oguz Gulbay, Radhakanta Rana, Carlos Garcia-Mateo, Alexander Gramlich

Journal
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

Status
Published in an issue in 2025

DOI / Citation Details 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-025-07955-6 

2025, Volume 56, pp. 4964-4975

Title
On the effects of composition and single and double annealing of medium manganese steels for hot press forming: a review

Authors
Karol F. Rodriguez-Galeano, Mattia Franceschi, Carlos Garcia-Mateo, Radhakanta Rana

Journal
Journal of Iron and Steel Research International

Status
Accepted in 2025; In Press 

DOI / Citation Details 
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Conference Papers / Presentations

Title
Development High-Strength Medium Manganese Steels for Automotive Industry

Authors
Mattia Franceschi, Carlos Garcia-Mateo, Radhakanta Rana

Conference
HSLA Steels 2025 Conference, Nanjing, China, 2-4 Nov 2025

Status
Extended Abstract Published & Paper Presented

DOI / Citation Details 
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17582752 

Proceedings of HSLA Steels 2025, pp. 196-199

Title
Characterization of high-strength medium manganese zinc-coated steels for the automotive industry

Authors
Mattia Franceschi, Anindita Chakraborty, Alexander Gramlich, Carlos Garcia Mateo, Karol Rodriguez Galeano, Radhakanta Rana

Conference
EUROMAT2025: 18th European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes, Granada, Spain, 14-18 Sep 2025

Status
Abstract Published & Paper Presented

DOI / Citation Details 
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17592147

Title
Holistic alloy design of medium manganese steels for press hardening - Increasing The Scope By The Environmental Perspective

Authors
Alexander Gramlich, Hannah Naber, Vinola Jeyaraj, Anindita Chakraborty, Bekir Salgin, Radhakanta Rana, Wolfgang Bleck, Ulrich Krupp

Conference
HMnS2024: 6th International Conference on Medium and High Manganese Steels, Hong Kong, 17-19 Dec 2024

Status
Abstract & Paper Presented

DOI / Citation Details 
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17753335

Conference Posters

Title
Design of high-strength medium manganese zinc-coated steels for the automotive industry 

Authors
Mattia Franceschi, Anindita Chakraborty, Alexander Gramlich, Carlos Garcia Mateo, Karol Rodriguez Galeano, Radhakanta Rana

Conference
EUROMAT2025: 18th European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes, Granada, Spain, 14-18 Sep 2025

Status
Abstract Published & Poster Presented

DOI / Citation Details 
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17660416

Seminars / Invited Talks

Title
Ultrahigh strength hot forming steels with high residual formability 

Presenter
Radhakanta Rana, Tata Steel

Institution
Indian Institute of Kharagpur, India

Event (if applicable)
Lecture event by Indian Institute of Metals, Kharagpur Chapter

Date 
21 Aug 2025

Title
Opportunities with hot press forming of a 3rd generation advanced high strength steel 

Presenter
Radhakanta Rana, Tata Steel

Institution
Linköping University, Sweden

Event (if applicable)
-

Date 
8 May 2025

Title
EU Project: Warm Press-Formed Zinc-Coated Steels with High Crash and Corrosion Resistance 

Presenter
Christina Sunderkötter, VW

Institution
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany

Event (if applicable)
Materials Review, Volkswagen Group

Date 
12 Feb 2025

Title
Warm press forming of medium manganese steels 

Presenter
Radhakanta Rana, Tata Steel

Institution
Institut für Umformtechnik und Umformmaschinen (IFUM), Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany

Event (if applicable)
-

Date 
20 Sep 2024

Title
RFCS Project “WarP-AHSS”: Warm-Press Formed Zinc-Coated Third Generation Advanced High Strength Steels with High Crash and Corrosion Resistance and Minimized Microcracking​ 

Presenter
Radhakanta Rana, Tata Steel

Institution
TU Delft, Netherlands

Event (if applicable)
-

Date 
26 Apr 2024

Title
Hot press forming of medium manganese steels 

Presenter
Radhakanta Rana, Tata Steel

Institution
RWTH Aachen, Germany

Event (if applicable)
-

Date 
11 Apr 2024

Title
Achieving 3rd generation AHSS microstructures by hot press forming 

Presenter
Radhakanta Rana, Tata Steel

Institution
Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (3mE), TU Delft, Netherlands

Event (if applicable)
-

Date 
08 Dec 2023

Title
Hot press forming opportunities with medium manganese steels 

Presenter
Radhakanta Rana, Tata Steel

Institution
CSIC-CENIM, Madrid, Spain

Event (if applicable)
-

Date 
04 Dec 2023