16 4th International Conference on

Thermo-mechanical Simulation
February 10 - 12, 2016
RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi
and Processing of Steels
Organised by In Association with

R & D Centre for Iron & Steel Indian Institute of Metals

Technology Knowledge Society Steel Authority of India Limited Ranchi Chapter
Ranchi (Jharkhand) - 834 002 India Ranchi (Jharkhand) - 834 002 India Ranchi (Jharkhand) - 834 002 India

Co-organizers

The Minerals Metals and Materials Society

USA Final Circular
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
UK

Materials Research Society of Serbia

Platinum Sponsor

Niobium Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Thermo-Calc Software AB
Stockholm, Sweden
Introduction
Steel research is chiefly driven by the desire to produce steels
with tailor made micro-structure and properties suited to diverse
applications. Significant progress has been made in understanding
the influence of alloying elements, hot deformation of austenite
and its controlled decomposition during cooling, cold rolling
and annealing to generate a wide array of microstructures and
mechanical properties in hot and cold rolled products. These
developments are aimed at meeting ever increasing demands for
steel with higher performance and reliability in service. Physical
simulation coupled with mathematical modeling and other
advanced techniques have proved to be techno-economically attractive in improving metallurgical processes, leading to
enhancement in quality of contemporary products and development of new products.

Conference Themes
Physical simulation of metallurgical processes, like continuous casting, hot rolling, strip annealing, forging, extrusion,
heat-treatment, welding/ HAZ, etc.
Numerical simulation techniques
Process optimization for quality/ yield improvement
Mathematical modeling of metallurgical processes
High temperature materials characterization
Recrystallization and grain growth
Structure-property correlation
Phase transformation
Advances in thermo-mechanical controlled processing of steels
Emerging steel products, processes and applications

Venue
The conference will be held at the Auditorium of Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel (RDCIS), Ranchi,
a Corporate R & D Organization of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) which is one of the largest steel producers in
India.

About the Event

The first International Conference on Thermo-mechanical
Simulation and Processing of Steels (SimPro'04) was held in
2004 at R & D Centre for Iron & Steel, SAIL, Ranchi. The second
Conference (SimPro'08) was another step forward to focus on
recent advances in thermo-mechanical processing, emphasizing
various simulation techniques and their applications. The third
International Conference (SimPro'12) was organized in 2012. In
this series, the fourth International Conference (SimPro'16) is
being organized during February 10-12, 2016 focusing on various
simulation techniques and their applications in steel research
and thermo-mechanical processing like previous conferences.
It will provide an opportunity to scientists and technologists
from research/ academic institutes, and manufacturers to share
their experience and find new directions in producing high value
products.
Technical Sessions
Session Theme
Plenary Session New Insight into Materials Processing and its Application
Technical Session I Advances in Thermo-Mechanical controlled processing I
Technical Session II Advances in Simulation of Hot Deformation Processes
Technical Session III Advances in Thermo Mechanical Controlled Processing II
Technical Session IV Niobium-Microalloyed Steels Thermo-Mechanical Controlled Processing and Applications
Technical Session V Understanding Hot Deformation Processes
Technical Session VI Mathematical Modelling of Hot Deformation
Technical Session VII Mathematical Modelling of Casting & Other Metallurgical Processes
Technical Session VIII Process Optimisation
Technical Session IX Welding Process & Simulation
Technical Session X Heat-treatment and Microstructural Evolution
Technical Session XI Emerging Steel Products
Technical Session XII Materials Processing and Characterization
Manufacturers' Session Advancements in Techonologies for Steel Industry

Prominent Speakers
Prof. John J. Jonas, McGill University, Canada
Prof. W.M. Garrison Jr., Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Prof. W. Mark Rainforth, University of Sheffield, UK
Prof. S.V. Subramanian, McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Rongshan Qin, The Open University, UK
Prof. Claire Davis, University of Warwick, UK
Dr. Martin Strangwood, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. Fulvio Siciliano, Dynamic Systems Inc., USA
Dr. Thomas Dorin, Deakin University, Australia
Dr. Samuel F. Rodrigues, Federal Institute of Education, Prof. Dipak Mazumdar, IIT Kanpur, India
Science and Technology of Maranho, Brazil
Prof. R. K. Ray, Ex-IIT Kanpur, India
Prof. S. N. Ojha, IIT-BHU, Varanasi, India
M.A. Rebellato, CBMM, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dr. A.A. Gorni, Aranda Editora, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Douglas G. Stahlheim, DGS Metallurgical Solutions Inc., USA
Dr. J.M. Rodriguez-Ibabe, University of Navarra, Spain
Dr. Bian Jian, Niobium Tech Asia, Singapore
Prof. Osvaldo Guilherme Comineli, McGill University, Canada
Dr. Jos-Mara Cabrera, Universidad Politcnica de Catalunya, Spain
Dr. Peter Clifton, AMETEK CAMECA, USA
Mats Karlberg, Swerea MEFOS, Sweden
Prof. P. K. Ghosh, IIT Roorkee, India
Dr. Debashish Bhattacharjee, Tata Steel, The Netherlands

Language
All communication will be in English.

Presentation Mode
All presentations will be made using multi-media projector.

Proceedings
All selected papers received as per schedule will be published in the
proceedings and made available to all registered delegates at the
conference site. Some of the selected papers will also be published in
the special issue of a reputed International Journal.

Concurrent Event
Experts from M/s Dynamic Systems Inc., USA; manufacturer of the
Gleeble Thermo-Mechanical Physical Simulation System, will be
available for interaction and discussion with the participants. Live
demonstration using Gleeble-3500C will also be organized during the
conference.
Technical Exhibition
Exhibition space of about 3m x 3m will be provided to each exhibitor. A nominal fee of ` 1,00,000 or USD 2000 will be
charged which will also include a full page black & white advertisement in the Souvenir.

Manufacturers' Presentation
A separate session on Manufacturers Presentation will be organized to provide a platform to leading technology
suppliers for showcasing their products and services. A nominal fee of ` 50,000 or 1000 USD will be charged for the
presentation.

Souvenir & Advertisement

Advertisement for the souvenir can be booked as per following :

Colour Black & White

Back Cover ` 60,000 1200 USD
Front or Back Inside Cover ` 40,000 900 USD
Full Page ` 30,000 600 USD ` 20,000 450 USD
Half Page - - ` 15,000 300 USD

Registration Fee
Registration fee includes participation in technical sessions, one copy of published proceedings, other conference
materials, tea/coffee, and conference dinner. There is no additional charge for accompanying spouse.

CATEGORY INDIAN OVERSEAS

Individual Delegate ` 8,000 300 USD
Company Sponsored (3 delegates) ` 20,000 800 USD
IIM Members, Academic Institutes & Members of Supporting organisations ` 5,000 250 USD
Students & Research Scholars* ` 2,000 100 USD

* Does not include Conference kit except Conference proceedings in CD.

Sponsorship
The conference will be supported by a good number of sponsors, including equipment manufacturers, research
organizations and other engineering and allied industries. The sponsor may be national as well as multi-national
companies in India and abroad. Sponsors will get wide publicity during the conference through display of banners,
mentions in the conference, proceedings, souvenir and other media.
Reputed companies/ organizations and equipment manufacturers are invited to join the international event as sponsors
of the Conference. The details regarding various categories of sponsorship are given below:

CATEGORY CHARGES FACILITIES

Indian Overseas Free Company Logo on all Free Ad. in Free Stall
(` in Lakhs) (USD) Delegates Conference materials Souvenir in Technical Exhibitors
Platinum 6.00 12000 4 Colour
Gold 4.00 9000 2 Colour x
Silver 2.50 5000 1 Black & White x

Mode of Payment
All payment related to registration of delegates, technical exhibition,
advertisement and sponsorship may be made through demand
draft / local cheque drawn in favour of TKS-SIMPRO'16 payable at
Ranchi. The payment can also be made through direct transfer to the
conference account as per details given:
Account Details
Account Name TKS-SIMPRO16
Account No. 480102010875976
Bank Name Union Bank of India
Branch Shyamali Colony Branch, Ranchi
MICR Code 834026007
SWIFT Code UBININBBJAM
RTGS IFSC Code UBIN0548014
PAN No. (TKS) AADAT9066F
Service Tax Code (TKS) AADAT9066FSD001

National Advisory Committee

Chief Patron P. K. Singh, Chairman, SAIL
Patron Sunil Barthwal, Jt. Secy., Ministry of Steel
A. K. Tyagi, CMD, MECON Ltd.
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Director (Finance), SAIL
S. S. Mohanty, Director (Technical), SAIL
Kalyan Maity, Director (RM&L), SAIL
Binod Kumar, Director (Commercial), SAIL
Dr. N. Mohapatra, Director (Personnel), SAIL
Avijit Ghosh, CMD, HEC
S. Chandrasekaran, CEO, BSP, SAIL
Anutosh Maitra, CEO, BSL, SAIL
Somdev Das, ED Ic (DSP) & ED (ASP), SAIL
Raman, ED, SSP, SAIL
R. K. Rathi, ED (Works), ISP, SAIL
Ashwini Kumar, ED (Works), RSP, SAIL
Prof. P. P. Chattopadhyay, Director, NIFFT

Steering Committee
Chairman S.S. Mohanty, Director (Technical) & President, IIM
Members Dr. B. K. Jha, ED (RDCIS), SAIL
Manas Panda, ED, MTI, SAIL
B. B. Mishra, ED (SSO), SAIL
Neeraj Mathur, ED, CET, SAIL
A. P. Singh, Director, MECON & Chairman,
IIM Ranchi Chapter
M. K. Barman, GM (P&A), RDCIS, SAIL
Dr. Ramen Datta, GM (Steel & Ref.), RDCIS, SAIL
P. P. Sengupta, GM (RM), RDCIS, SAIL
L. Patnaik, GM (MM), RDCIS, SAIL
Atul Saxena, GM (Products), RDCIS, SAIL
Dr. B. B. Agarwal, GM (BE and A&E), RDCIS, SAIL
Ashutosh Gupta, GM (C,E&E), RDCIS, SAIL
Dr. A. K. Bhakat, DGM & HoG (AEC), RDCIS, SAIL
Dr. Santosh Kumar, DGM & HoG (SP), RDCIS, SAIL
Organising Committee
Chairman: Dr. B. K. Jha Organising Secretary: Atul Saxena

Sub-Committee Chairman/Co-chairman Convenor

Conference Secretariat Dr. A. K. Bhakat / Dr. Santosh Kumar Dr. Vinod Kumar
Technical & Publication Dr. B. K. Jha / Atul Saxena D. Karmakar
Exhibition Dr. B. B. Agrawal Sanjay Kumar
Resource Mobilisation & Souvenir Dr. Ramen Datta Dr. S. K. Dhua
Accommodation & Transport Ashutosh Gupta Ajay Arora
Cultural P. P. Sengupta Dr. S. K. Pan
Hospitality M. K. Barman R. K. Ahuja
Venue & Hall Arrangement P. P. Sengupta/ Dr. Balbir Singh B. N. Anand
Reception, Registration & Communication Dr. Santosh Kumar B. Sarkar
Finance Dr. A. K. Bhakat K. J. Chauhan
Media & Publicity L. Patnaik Ujjwal Bhaskar

International Advisory Committee

Prof. John J. Jonas, McGill University, Canada
Prof. Pentii Karjalainen, University of Oulu, Finland
Dr. Sanak Mishra, Indian Steel Association, India
Dr. V. Ramaswamy, PSG College, Coimbatore, India
Prof. Warren M Garrison Jr., Carnegie Mellon Univ., USA
Prof. W. Mark Rainforth, University of Sheffield, UK
Prof. R. K. Ray, Ex-IIT Kanpur, India
Prof. Tara Chandra, University of Wollongong, Australia
David Ferguson, Dynamic Systems Inc., USA
Prof. Brajendra Mishra, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Prof. Kamanio Chattopadhyay, Ex-IISc Bangalore, India
Prof. S. N. Ojha, IIT-BHU, Varanasi, India
Prof. R. D. K. Misra, University of Texas at El Paso, USA
Prof. P. D. Hodgson, Deakin University, Australia
Prof. Elena V. Pereloma, University of Wollongong, Australia
Prof. Claire L. Davis, University of Warwick, UK
Prof. S. V. Subramanian, McMaster University, Canada
Dr. N. Saibaba, Nuclear Fuel Complex, India
Dr. Marcos Stuart, CBMM, Brazil
Dr. Martin Strangwood, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. J. K. Chakravartty, BARC, India
Prof. Nobuhiro Tsuji, Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Debashish Bhattacharjee, Tata Steel, The Netherlands
Dr. A. K. Bhaduri, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India
Prof. Dipak Mazumdar, IIT Kanpur, India
Dr. D. K. Likhi, MIDHANI, India

General Information
About Ranchi
Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand in the eastern part of India, has a moderate climate. The city is
surrounded by thick forests and is known for its beautiful natural water falls. With its rich mineral
resources and industrial base, Ranchi is fast developing into a major economic centre of the country.
Expected maximum and minimum temperatures during February will be +28C & +16C respectively.
Transportation
Adequate transport arrangement will be made for registered delegates to shuttle them from major hotels and guest
houses to conference venue and back.
Accommodation
Both luxury and economy category hotels are available in Ranchi within 8 kms from the conference venue. The delegates
attending the conference are advised to book their accommodation in advance to avoid last minute rush. Conference
secretariat can help in booking the desired accommodation. Following is the list of hotels available in Ranchi.

Tariff (`)**
Tel No. Fax E-mail
HOTELS AC AC
+91 651 +91 651-
Single Double
Radisson Blu* 6602222 6602223 info@rdranchi.com 5500-7500/- 6500-12000/-
Capitol Hill* 2331330/0200 2330206 reservation@hotelcapitolhill.com 4000-4500/- 4500-5000/-
Ranchi Ashok* 2480759/65 2480768 info@hotelranchiashok.com 3500-4500/- 4000-4500/-
Yuvraj Palace* 2480326/27 2480328 info@hotelyuvrajpalace.com 3500-4500/- 4000-4500/-
Chanakya BNR* 2461489/81 2460584 reservations@chanakyabnrranchi.com 2500-6000/- 2900-7000/-
Golden Tulip* 2552234 2552240 info@goldentulipranchi.com 3500-5900/- 4000-6500/-
Green Acres 2252240/41/44 2252246 contactus@hotelgreenacre.com 2200-2800/- 2600-3200/-
Green Horizon 2462100/130 2462552 contactus@hotelgreenhorizon.com 2400-2800/- 2800-3200/-
Capitol Residency 2212030/37 2212038 cresidency@gmail.com 2000-3000/- 2500-3500/-
Kwality Inns 2460128/469 2460783 kwalityinns_9@hotelkwalityinn.com 2275-5000/- 2550-5000/-
Chinar 2207780/83 2214327 hotelchinar@ymail.com 1600-2800/- 1900-2300/-
Yuvraj 2482842/1778 2480853 info@hotelyuvrajpalace.com 1800-2400/- 2250-2700/-
Landmark 2560051/53 2560057 enquiry@hotellandmark.com 2250-7000/- 4000-7000/-
* Deluxe Rooms & Suites are available in these hotels. "Tariff indicated is tentative and is subject to change. Taxes are extra.

About RDCIS
RDCIS is the corporate R&D Centre of Steel Authority of India Ltd. the largest steel producer in India. It employs
more than 250 scientists and engineers and is a premier research organization in the field of ferrous metallurgy. The
Centre is equipped with state of the art diagnostic and testing facilities including pilot scale laboratories. The major
efforts of RDCIS are directed towards process innovations and development of value added products, cost reduction,
quality improvement in different SAIL plants. The Centre pursues a number of collaborative research programmes with
leading institutions in India and abroad. RDCIS also offers consultancy, specialized testing services, contract research
and training to the executives of public and private organizations within the country.
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Road Map

Conference Secretariat
All correspondence related to the conference should be addressed to
Organizing Secretary, SimPro'16 Telefax: +91 (651) 2411110 (O)
R & D Centre for Iron & Steel, Mobile: +91 8986880280
Steel Authority of India Limited E-mail: simpro2016@gmail.com simpro16@sail-rdcis.com
Ranchi (Jharkhand) - 834002, India Website: www.simpro-ranchi.com
Conference Website : www.simpro-ranchi.com