Name :   Dr.Gaurav Bansal

Designation :   Scientist and Assistant Professor

Contact Information :

• Email id :  bansal.gk@nml.res.in
• Mobile/Phone no:  0657-2345258, +91-8935915550, +91-9304698599

Educational Qualification :   PhD in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

Areas of Expertise :   Thermodynamic and Kinetic simulation for alloy and process design, Heat treatment and Thermo-mechanical processing, Microstructure-property correlation, Physical Metallurgy, Tribology, Additive manufacturing, etc. For more details refer to following accounts: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gaurav_Bansal15; http://www.linkedin.com/in/gkbansal; https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=2mQB6CkAAAAJ&hl=en

No. of Papers Published :   33+

• International :   1. F. Badkoobeh, S. Raygan, J. Rassizadehghani, A.K. Chandan, G.K. Bansal, Unraveling the Role of Subcritical Annealing Time before Intercritical Annealing of a Cold-Worked Ni-Cr-Mo-V Alloy Steel: Phase Transformations and Mechanical Properties, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 1010, art. no. 178305, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.178305 2. A.K. Chandan, B.K. Sahoo, G.K. Bansal, M Ghosh, Root Cause Analysis for the Failure of an Air Compressor Impeller, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Accepted for publication in Dec 2024. 3. D. Ojha, B.K. Sahoo, A.K. Chandan, G.K. Bansal, Electric vehicles for future mobility: Demand, Policies and Opportunities for Advanced Steel Development, STEEL TECH, vol. 19 (1), pp 28-32, Oct. 2024. 4. R. Kumar, A.K. Chandan, G.K. Bansal, S.K. Sharma, K. Madhavi, Optimizing Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cold-Rolled Medium-Mn Steel through Intercritical Annealing and Warm Rolling, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), Aug. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-024-06854-2 5. D. Kumari, Rishav Rai, B.K. Sahoo, G.K. Bansal, A. K. Chandan, Overview on composition-processing-structure- properties correlation in wear-resistant Hadfield steel, STEEL TECH, vol. 8 (4), pp 40-46, July 2024. https://www.steeltech-india.com/publications/2024/07-Jul-Synopsis/ 6. R. Samanta, G.K. Bansal, S.K. Ghosh, G. Mandal, Properties and applications of bainitic railway steel prepared by mechanical alloying, in the book ‘Advancements in powder metallurgy: processing, applications, and properties', IGI Global, pp. 166-187, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9385-4.ch007 7. Y. Usha, A. Das, G.K. Bansal, K.G. Krishna, G.K. Mandal, Heat transfer and fluid flow during laser powder bed fusion of ss316l stainless steel, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, vol. 77, pp. 1805–1814, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-023-03223-6 8. R.K. Roy, P. Murugaiyan, G.K. Bansal, K.G. Krishna, A.K. Panda, Structural and magnetic behaviours of Fe-based glassy alloys prepared by industrial raw materials and different processing routes, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol. 34, art. no. 2218, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11650-w 9. A.K. Chandan, G. Mishra, K. Kishore, G.K. Bansal, P.S.M. Jena, S. Kumar, S.K. Rai, R. Saha, S. Kundu, J. Chakraborty, Evading the strength-ductility compromise in medium manganese steel by a novel low temperature warm rolling treatment, Materials Characterization, vol. 206, art. no. 113445, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2023.113445 10. G.K. Bansal, A.K. Chandan, C. Ghosh, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, S.G. Chowdhury, Comprehending structure-property relationship in hot-rolled low alloy steels, Springer Proceedings in Physics, Springer, Singapore, vol. 293, pp. 105-110, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1971-0_16 11. V. Shivam, S. Kar, G.K. Bansal, A.K. Chandan, B.K. Sahoo, G.K. Mandal, N.K. Mukhopadhyay, V.C. Srivastava, A novel Fe-rich non-equiatomic medium-entropy alloy with superior mechanical properties, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 952, art. no. 170029, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.170029 12. A.K. Dutt, G.K. Bansal, S. Tripathy, K.G. Krishna, V.C. Srivastava, S.G. Chowdhury, Optimization of selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing process parameters of 316L austenitic stainless steel, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, vol. 76, pp. 335-345, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-022-02687-2 13. B.K. Sahoo, S. Sadhu, A.K. Chandan, G.K. Bansal, V.C. Srivastava, S.G. Chowdhury, Microstructure evolution in medium Mn (12 wt.%) high Al (13 wt.%) duplex low-density steel during continuous cooling, Recent advances in manufacturing processes, Springer, Singapore, pp. 91-101, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3686-8_7 14. A.K. Chandan, G.K. Bansal, B.K. Sahoo, J. Chakraborty, Medium Manganese Steel: Revealing the high sensitivity of microstructure and mechanical properties on intercritical annealing temperature and time, Recent advances in manufacturing processes, Springer, Singapore, pp. 229-240, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3686-8_18 15. B.K. Sahoo, A.K. Chandan, G.K. Bansal, Medium-Mn, High-Al duplex lightweight steels: A promising material for automotive application, STEEL TECH, vol. 16 (1), pp. 42-48, Oct 2021. https://www.steeltech-india.com/publications/2021/10-Oct/ 16. G.K. Bansal, S. Tripathy, A.K. Chandan, V. Rajinikanth, C. Ghosh, V.C. Srivastava, S.G. Chowdhury, Influence of quenching strategy on phase transformation and mechanical properties of low alloy steel, Material Science and Engineering A, vol. 826, art. no. 141937, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.141937 17. G.K. Bansal, A.K. Chandan, C. Ghosh, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, M. Dutta, S.G. Chowdhury, The pros and cons of an energy-efficient q&p approach to develop advanced steels, Next generation materials and processing technologies, Springer Proceedings in Materials, Springer, Singapore, vol. 9., pp. 15-26, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0182-8_2 18. G.K. Bansal, C. Ghosh, V. Rajinikanth, S.G. Chowdhury, Effect of finish rolling temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of low-Si steel after quenching and nonisothermal partitioning, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, vol. 74, pp. 1253-1260, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-021-02253-2 19. A.K. Thakur, R.R. Kumar, G.K. Bansal, R.K. Verma, S. Tarafder, S. Sivaprasad, G.K. Mandal, Processing-microstructure-property correlation for producing stretch-flangeable grade dual phase steel, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, vol. 30, pp. 4300-4317, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-05735-y 20. G.K. Bansal, A.K. Chandan, V.C. Srivastava, K.G. Krishna, G. Das, S. Rajkumar, S.G. Chowdhury, S. Tarafder, Studies on tensile behaviour of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel using SEM straining stage, Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 1005-1015, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41403-021-00214-1 21. A.K. Chandan, B.K. Sahoo, G.K. Bansal, Medium manganese steel: a promising candidate for automotive applications, STEEL TECH, vol. 15 (2), pp. 60-66, January 2021. https://www.steeltech-india.com/publications/2021/01-Jan/ 22. G.K. Bansal, P.S.M. Jena, C. Ghosh, V.C. Srivastava, V. Rajinikanth, M. Dutta, S.G. Chowdhury, Quench temperature-dependent mechanical properties during nonisothermal partitioning, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 51, pp. 5088-5100, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-020-05952-5 23. G.K. Bansal, A.K. Chandan, G.K. Mandal, V.C. Srivastava, “High Entropy Alloys: An overview on current developments" in the book 'High Entropy Alloys: Innovations, Advances, and Applications', Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, pp. 1-68, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780367374426-1 24. G.K. Bansal, L.P. Junior, C. Ghosh, V. Rajinikanth, S. Tripathy, V.C. Srivastava, A.N. Bhagat, S.G. Chowdhury, Quench temperature-dependent phase transformations during nonisothermal partitioning, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 51, pp. 3410-3424, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-020-05779-0 25. G.K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, C. Ghosh, V.C. Srivastava, M. Dutta, S.G. Chowdhury, Effect of cooling rate on the evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties of nonisothermally partitioned steels, Material Science and Engineering A, vol. 788, art. no. 139614, 2020. (Received B.R. Nijhawan award 2021 from NML for best paper in 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139614 26. G.K. Bansal, A.K. Chandan, B.K. Sahoo, Metallurgical perspective on quench and partitioned advanced high strength steels, STEEL TECH, vol. 14 (4), pp. 60-64, July 2020. https://www.steeltech-india.com/publications/2020/07-Jul/ 27. G.K. Bansal, V.C. Srivastava, S. Ghosh Chowdhury, Role of solute Nb in altering phase transformations during continuous cooling of a low-carbon steel, Material Science and Engineering A, vol. 767, art. no. 138419, 2019. (Received B.R. Nijhawan award 2020 from NML for best paper in 2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.138416 28. A.K. Chandan, G.K. Bansal, J. Kundu, J. Chakraborty, S.G. Chowdhury, Effect of prior austenite grain size on the evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties of a medium manganese steel, Material Science and Engineering A, vol. 768, art. no. 138458, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.138458 29. G.K. Bansal, M. Pradeep, C. Ghosh, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, A.N. Bhagat, S. Kundu, Evolution of microstructure in a low-Si micro-alloyed steel processed through one-step quenching and partitioning, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 50(2), pp. 547-55, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-5039-8 30. G.K. Bansal, D.A. Madhukar, A.K. Chandan, Ashok K, G.K. Mandal, V.C. Srivastava, On the intercritical annealing parameters and ensuing mechanical properties of low carbon medium Mn steel, Material Science and Engineering A, vol. 733, pp. 246-56, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.07.055 31. Naseema S, Gaurav B, M Ghosh, G Das, V.C. Srivastava, Srinivas Rao K, Gopala Krishna K, TEM analysis of precipitates in low alloy wear resistant steel and correlating with its corrosion behaviour, Advanced Materials Research, vol. 1148, pp. 75-81, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1148.75 32. Gaurav K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, Chiradeep Ghosh, V.C. Srivastava, S. Kundu, S. Ghosh Chowdhury, Microstructure-Property correlation in low-Si steel processed through quenching and nonisothermal partitioning, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 49 (8), pp. 3501-14, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4677-1 33. Mainak Ghosh, Gaurav Bansal, Avanish Chandan, Minal Shah, Snehasish Tripathy, Premkumar Murugaiyan, Biraj Sahoo, Krishnendu Mukherjee, Vikas C. Srivastava, Sandip Ghosh Chowdhury, Functionally Driven Steels: A Review, STEEL TECH, vol. 12 (1), pp 13-36, October 2017. https://www.steeltech-india.com/publication/
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No.of.Patents :   11 (6 granted)

• Awarded :   1. G.K. Bansal, S. Tripathy, A.K. Chandan, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, S.G. Chowdhury, C. Ghosh, A process for producing a low alloy steel and a product thereof, Patentee: Tata Steel and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 202131022106, Filed on May 17, 2021, Patent No. 519881, Granted on March 05, 2024. 2. G.K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, R.K. Minj, S.K. Das, S.G. Chowdhury, C. Ghosh, S. Kundu, R. Saha; “Low alloy steel with improved abrasion resistance and impact toughness through non-isothermal quenching and partitioning process”, Patentee: Tata Steel and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 201731006998, Filed on Feb. 28, 2017, Patent No. 517109, Granted on Feb. 29, 2024. 3. G.K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, R.K. Minj, S.K. Das, S.G. Chowdhury, C. Ghosh, S. Kundu, R. Saha; “Low alloy steel grade with improved abrasion resistance and impact toughness produced through direct water quenching process”, Patentee: Tata Steel and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 201731007114, Filed on Feb. 28, 2017, Patent No. 509539, Granted on Feb. 12, 2024. 4. A.K. Chandan, G.K. Bansal, J. Chakraborty, R. Saha, G. Mishra, S. Kundu, A method for producing superior strength and high ductility steel and product thereof, Patentee: Tata Steel and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 202131050529, Filed on Nov 03, 2021, Patent No. 506414, Granted on Feb. 02, 2024. 5. G.K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, S.G. Chowdhury, C. Ghosh, A.N. Bhagat, S. Kundu; “Hot rolled quenched and nonisothermally partitioned low alloy steel with high strength, impact toughness and abrasion resistance”, Patentee: Tata Steel and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 201831010547, Filed on Mar. 22, 2018, Patent No. 481480, Granted on Dec. 13, 2023. 6. G.K. Bansal, V. Rajinikanth, C. Ghosh, V.C. Srivastava, A.N. Bhagat, A. Haldar, S.G. Chowdhury; “Hot rolled and direct quenched low alloy steel and a process of producing the same”, Patentee: Tata Steel and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 201931034264, Filed on Aug. 26, 2019, Patent No. 457975, Granted on Oct. 10, 2023.
• Filed :   1. G.K. Bansal, A.K. Chandan, B.K. Sahoo, Ammasi A, C. Soupramanien, V.C. Srivastava, S.G. Chowdhury, An energy-efficient process for ultrahigh strength steel with excellent toughness, Patentee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 202411058888, Filed on August 02, 2024. 2. G.K. Bansal, S. Tripathy, A.K. Chandan, V. Rajinikanth, V.C. Srivastava, S.G. Chowdhury, C. Ghosh, Low alloyed thicker section abrasion resistant steel and method of manufacturing thereof, Patentee: Tata Steel and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 202231004340, under review, Filed on Jan 25, 2022. 3. G.K. Bansal, A.K. Chandan, B.K. Sahoo, S.G. Chowdhury, Quenching and nonisothermal partitioning process for strong, tough and ductile low carbon medium manganese steel, Patentee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 202111045218, under review, filed on Oct. 05, 2021. 4. A.K. Chandan, G.K. Bansal, B.K. Sahoo, S.G. Chowdhury, Ultra low Si-Al added medium manganese hot rolled steel having strength-ductility product greater than 35 GPa% and process for preparation thereof, Patentee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 202111015515, under review, filed on Mar. 31, 2021. 5. B.K. Sahoo, A.K. Chandan, Gaurav Bansal, B Ravikumar, S. Ghosh Chowdhury, Anjana Deva, Biswajit Sarkar, Medium manganese high strength-ductility steel sheet and process for preparation thereof, Patentee: Steel Authority of India Limited and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Application No. 202011037771, under review, Filed on Sept. 01, 2020.

No.of.Technologies :   4

• Developed :   5
• Transferred :   4

Equipment/Software Skills :   Alloy and process schedule design, Optical Microscope, SEM, EPMA, Gleeble, XRD, Metallography Equipment, Hardness, etc

Awards and Recognitions :   1. ‘IEI Young Engineers Award 2024-25’ for exceptional achievements in Metallurgical and Materials engineering research, technology development, and technology transfer by the ‘Institution of Engineers India’, world's largest multidisciplinary engineering professional society. 2. ‘Best Poster Presentation Award’ in IUMRS 2024 (International Conference in Asia) at Indore by NML Colleague. 3. Principal Innovator in 11 patents (6 granted) on novel steel compositions and greener technologies for ‘Make-in-India’. 4. ‘First Prize in Oral Presentation’ in BTTD 2024 at CSIR NML Jamshedpur by B.Tech. summer intern student. 5. ‘First Prize in Oral Presentation’ in National Symposium of Research Scholars on Metallurgy and Materials (NSRS-2024) at IIT Kanpur by PhD scholar. 6. ‘First Prize in Oral Presentation’ in BTTD 2023 at CSIR NML Jamshedpur by B.Tech. summer intern student. 7. Recognized by Chief, Tata Steel, for pioneering scientific approach and strategic execution during indigenous development of technology to produce novel advanced steel for severe wear application in mining & earthmoving sectors, eliminating heavy import. 8. ‘B.R. Nijhawan Award 2021’ for the best SCI publication from CSIR-NML in 2020. 9. ‘S.P. Mehrotra Award 2020’ for best Colloquium speaker from CSIR-NML in 2019-2020. 10. ‘B.R. Nijhawan Award 2020’ for the best SCI publication from CSIR-NML in 2019 11. ‘AWSAR Award 2019’ for best science story on my PhD work from the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. 12. Winner of ‘Technology Day Quiz 2017’ organized by CSIR NML Jamshedpur. 13. ‘Third Position’ in M. Tech. education at AcSIR CSIR - National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur in 2014. 14. Recognized by JSW Steel for (i) strategic planning of hot-metal-ladle logistics, which culminated in 8% production increase for the benefit of over ₹30 Crores/month without any major investment, and (ii) pivotal role in the in-house production of next-generation automotive steel for renowned car manufacturers. 15. Secured ‘AIR-27’ in the GATE 2013 exam (Metallurgy). 16. ‘Second Position’ in B. Tech. education at NIT Surathkal, Karnataka in 2012.