CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

"Innovation in Ceramics and Glass for the mankind"

Advanced Ceramics & Composites

Overview

Advanced Ceramics and Composites Division (ACCD) is a multidisciplinary R&D division dedicated to the materials design, process engineering and lab-scale manufacturing of advanced ceramic and ceramic matrix composite products. It integrates fundamental materials science with engineering and manufacturing technologies to deliver high-performance, application-ready solutions for the industrial, aerospace and defence sectors. ACCD develops diverse materials such as Silicon-based ceramics (SiC, Si₃N₄, SiAlON, SiOC), Aluminium Nitride, Alumina, Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics (UHTCs), Boron-based ceramics, MAX phases/MXenes, Polymer-Derived Ceramics, Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) and Carbon Fibre Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites (CFRCMC). Recent developments include radome for hypersonic vehicles, ceramic matrix composites for extreme environments, ceramic hybrid bearing balls, ceramic fibres for pollution control and thermal protection systems, thin-film coating for piezo-sensing, ceramic composite for cutting tools and alumina modules for deep-sea submersibles. ACCD’s materials research and development of lab-scale products with the desired technology readiness level are supported by advanced processing, manufacturing and characterisation facilities such as hot pressing, hot isostatic pressing, spark plasma sintering, chemical vapour deposition, liquid silicon infiltration, laser-assisted machining, diamond turning, additive manufacturing and metrology. ACCD adopts an integrated approach that combines experimentation, computational modelling, advanced processing and manufacturing to accelerate technology development and enhance performance reliability. ACCD actively collaborates with leading national agencies such as DRDO, ISRO and DAE, as well as academic institutions and industries to deliver critical application technologies.

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Product Portfolio

Areas of Research

Technologies Developed

Si₃N₄ hybrid bearing balls
SiALON cutting tools
RBSN EM transparent window
SiC filter for hot gas

Projects

Ongoing Projects

Sl.No	Title of the project	Duration	Sponsoring Agency	Principal Investigator	Co-Principal Investigator(s)
1	Seamless hollow Alumina sphere for Buoyancy Module in deep sea application	2024-2026	MOES	Mrs. Soma Hansda	Mr. Ajitesh Kar, Dr. Soupitak Pal
2	Development of novel ceramic composite as high temperature EM transparent material	2025-2028	ASL, DRDO	Dr. Shirshendu Chakraborty	Dr. Mitun Das, Dr. Soupitak Pal, Mr. Barun Halder
3	Spark Plasma Sintering of high temperature Borides for electric propulsion	2025-2026	VSCC	Dr. Shirshendu Chakraborty	Mr. Sumantra Basu
4	Development of doped zirconia fiber using sol-gel route for high temperature ceramic matrix composite application	2025-2028	ASL, DRDO	Dr. Soupitak Pal	Dr. Shirshendu Chakraborty, Mr. Ajitesh Kar, Dr. N.C Pramanik
5	Development of flexible ceramic filter paper for air purification	2024-2026	CSIR-FIRST	Mrs. Soma Hansda	Dr. Nijhuma Kayal
6	Design and Development of Porous MoXS@CN/SiOC Heterostructures for Efficient Alkaline Seawater Hydrogen Evolution Reaction	2026-2028	CSIR	Dr. Eranezhuth Wasan Awin	Dr. Vignesh M, MSTD
7	Process chain development for manufacturing thin aluminium nitride substrates	2026-2027	CSIR RDSF	Dr. Yuvaraj Natarajan	Mr. Ajitesh Kar, Dr. Debdulal Saha, FMDD
8	Development of processable UHTC precursor for advanced functional porous structure applications	2026-2028	CSIR FIRST (AEISS)	Dr. Yuvaraj Natarajan	Dr. Eranezhuth Wasan Awin

Completed Projects

Sl.No	Title of the project	Duration	Sponsoring Agency	Principal Investigator	Co-Principal Investigator(s)
1	Advanced Manufacturing of Nanofinished Ceramics and Hard Alloy Components by Laser Assisted Ductile Mode Machining	2020-2023	CSIR-4M	Mr.S.Gangadharan	Dr. Dipayan Sanyal, Mr.Ramprasad Mondal
2	Development of Cf/SiC composites via reactive sintering and hot pressing (HP)	2022-2025	CSIR-MISSION	Mr.S.Gangadharan	Dr. Soupitak Pal
3	Processing of Cf-SiC-ZrB2 UHTC Ceramic Matrix Composite by Liquid Silicon Infiltration (LSI) Technique	2024-2026	CSIR	Mr. S. Gangadharan	Dr. Soupitak Pal, Dr. Swati Jha
4	Atomic scale surface generation on Aluminium Nitride (AlN) ceramics for advanced functional surface applications	2023-2024	CSIR	Dr. Yuvaraj Natarajan	Mr. S. Gangadaran
5	Ultraprecision ductile mode machining of ultrahard ceramics for advanced technology applications	2024-2026	SERB	Dr. Yuvaraj Natarajan	Dr. Swati Jha, Mrs. Soma Hansda
6	3D Printing of polymer derived ceramics for making complex structures of ceramic optics	2024-2026	CSIR	Dr. Yuvaraj Natarajan	Dr. Soupitak Pal, Mr. Nelson Kandulna
7	Development of Hot lso-statically Pressed Silicon Nitride Ceramic Balls: Technology for Hybrid Bearings of Aircraft Application	2022-2024	CVRDE, DRDO	Dr. Rajat Banerjee	Mr. Ajitesh Kar
8	Fabrication of high temperature Piezo Pressure Sensor for Aeronautical Application	2023-2025	ARDB, DRDO	Dr. Rajat Banerjee	Mr. Ajitesh Kar
9	Development of 2D nanosheet encapsulated Mg/Mg alloy based composite for solid-state hydrogen storage materials	2022-2025	CSIR-Hydrogen Mission	Dr. Soupitak Pal	Dr. Sandip Bysakh , Dr. N.C. Pramanik
10	Scalable synthesis of MAX Phase and 2D-MXene	2023-24	CSIR-CGCRI	Dr. Soupitak Pal	Dr. Swastik Mondal
11	Development of Bioinspired Hard and Tough graphene/SiC composite: A plausible alternative of WC-Co composite for cutting tool application.	2024-2026	CSIR	Dr. Soupitak Pal	Mr. Ajitesh Kar, Mrs. Soma Hansda
12	Technology Development on Fabrication of Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride (RBSN) EM Window for Strategic Applications	2022-2024	CSIR	Mr. Ajitesh Kar	Dr. Milan Kanti Naskar