Dr. Gaurav Kumar Bansal
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Name :   Dr.Gaurav Bansal
Designation :   Scientist
Contact Information :
  • Email id :  bansal.gk@nmlindia.org
  • 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 :   28
  • International :   1. 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. 2. 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, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-023-03223-6 3. 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 4. 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 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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 8. 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 9. 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 10. 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, 2021. 11. 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 12. 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 13. 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 14. 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 15. 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 16. 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, 2021. 17. 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 18. 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 19. 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 20. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139614 21. 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, 2020. 22. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.138416 23. 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 24. 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 25. 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 26. 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 27. 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 28. 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, 2017.
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No.of.Patents :   10 (4 granted)
  • Awarded :   (1) 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, Applicant: Tata Steel and CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 202131050529, Filed on Nov 03, 2021, Patent No. 506414, Granted on Feb. 02, 2024. (2) 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”, Applicant: Tata Steel and CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 201931034264, Filed on Aug. 26, 2019, Patent No. 457975, Granted on Oct. 10, 2023. (3) 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”, Applicant: Tata Steel and CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 201831010547, Filed on Mar. 22, 2018, Patent No. 481480, Granted on Dec. 13, 2023. (4) 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”, Applicant: Tata Steel and CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 201731007114, Filed on Feb. 28, 2017, Patent No. 509539, Granted on Feb. 12, 2024.
  • Filed :   (1) 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, Applicant: Tata Steel and CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 202231004340, Filed on Jan 25, 2022. (2) 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, Applicant: CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 202111045218, filed on Oct. 05, 2021 (3) 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, Applicant: Tata Steel and CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 202131022106, Filed on May 17, 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, Applicant: CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 202111015515, 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, Applicant: SAIL and CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 202011037771, Filed on Sept. 01, 2020. (6) 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”, Applicant: Tata Steel and CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Application No. 201731006998, Filed on Feb. 28, 2017.
No.of.Technologies :   4
  • Developed :   4
  • Transferred :   2
Equipment/Software Skills :   Alloy and process schedule design, Optical Microscope, SEM, EPMA, Gleeble, XRD, Metallography Equipment, Hardness, etc

Awards and Recognitions :   (i) ‘AWSAR Award 2019’ for best science story from the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, (ii) ‘B.R. Nijhawan Award 2020’ and ‘2021’ for the best SCI publications from CSIR-NML (iii) ‘S.P. Mehrotra Award 2020’ for best Colloquium speaker from CSIR-NML, (iv) ‘BTTD 2023 best oral presentation’ by B.Tech. summer intern student, etc.

A Metallurgical and Materials Scientist having 12 years of experience in research, indigenous development, and commercialization of automotive and wear-resistant steel grades. Presently working in the areas of novel and economic advanced steel grades (medium/high-Mn, dual/multi-phase, Q&P, low to high carbon bainitic grades, 3-D printed steels, etc.) for application in automotive/transportation, structural, biomedical, wear, oil/gas pipelines, etc. Successfully executed over 40 nos. of scientific and industrial R&D projects, leading to 10+ Indian patents (4 granted) on novel steels and 28+ research publications in reputed journals. Recipient of (i) ‘AWSAR Award 2019’ for best science story from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, (ii) ‘B.R. Nijhawan Award 2020’ and ‘2021’ for the best SCI publications from CSIR-NML (iii) ‘S.P. Mehrotra Award 2020’ for best Colloquium speaker from CSIR-NML, (iv) ‘BTTD 2023 best oral presentation’ by B.Tech. summer intern student, etc. Proven skills in thermodynamic and kinetic simulation for alloy and process design, heat treatment and thermo-mechanical processing, Tribology, advanced microstructural characterization, properties correlation, etc. Open to new opportunities to help pioneer the growth of R&D activities through my technical skills, hard work, dedication, and innovation to contribute to the development of society.