Dr. Khilesh Kumar Bhandari

Personal Information:

1.

 Name

: Dr. Khilesh Kumar Bhandari

2.

 Designation

: Assistant Professor Grade II

3.

 Office Address

: Dept of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Trichy, Tiruchirappalli – 620015, Tamil Nadu, India.

4.

 Telephone (Direct) (Optional)

 Telephone :                                Extn (Optional)

 Mobile (Optional)

:-

5.

 Email (Primary): khilesh@nitt.edu

 (Secondary) :khileshbha009@gmail.com

6.

 Field(s) of Specialization

: Processing-microstructure-property correlation, Fracture mechanism and failure analysis, FEM, Steel research, Nanoindentation

Employment Details:

Job Title

Employer

From

To

Assistant Professor Grade-II

NIT Trichy

January 2026

Till date

 

 

 

 

Academic Qualifications:

PhD Thesis Title: Exploring the Role of Local Microstructures on the Mechanical behaviour of Low-Carbon Ferritic Steel

Examination

Board / University

Year

Division/ Grade

Subjects

PhD

IIT Kharagpur

2024

NA

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

M. Tech

(Under Dual Degree program)

IIT Kharagpur

2015

8.05/10

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

B. Tech

IIT Kharagpur

2015

8.05/10

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences:

Date (s)

Title of Activity

Level of Event

(International/ National/ Local)

Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other)

Event Organized by

Venue

April 2019

Research Scholar Day

Local

Paper presenter

Department of MME, IIT Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur

Aug-Sept 2019

European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT)

International

Paper presenter

Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS)

Stockholm, Sweden

November 2019

National Metallurgists' Day and Annual Technical Meeting (NMD-ATM)

National

Paper presenter

Indian Institute of Metal

Kerala

Publications:

Author(s)

Title of Paper

Journal

Volume  (No.)

Page numbers

Year

Impact Factor of the Journal

(Optional)

K.K. Bhandari, A. Mandal, M.B. Sk, A. Karani, D. Gandhi, A. Deb, D. Chakrabarti

Crack-tip gradient microstructure: Formation and influence on impact toughness behavior of low-carbon ferritic steel

Materials Science and Engineering A

930

148166

2025

7.0

K.K. Bhandari, G.J. Rai, A. Mandal, A. Deb, S. Paul, D. Chakrabarti

Nanoindentation fatigue response of surface grinding-induced ultrafine grains in low-carbon ferritic steel

Materials Today Communications

43

111573

2025

4.5

R.K. Barik, S. Biswal, K.K. Bhandari, A. Ghosh, D. Chakrabarti

Micromechanics of cleavage fracture and the associated tongue formation in ferritic steel

Materials Science and Engineering A

885

145616

2023

7.0

A. Mandal, B. Syed, K.K. Bhandari, B. Bhattacharya, A. Deb, S.B. Singh, D. Chakrabarti

Bending induced anisotropy in properties: A mechanistic study

Materials Science and Engineering A

788

139521

2020

7.0

K.K. Bhandari, A. Mandal, M.B. Sk, A. Deb, D. Chakrabarti

Tailoring the crack-tip microstructure: A novel approach

Philosophical Magazine Letter

99

57–66

2019

1.2

A. Mandal, B. Syed, K.K. Bhandari, B. Bhattacharya, A. Deb, S.B. Singh, D. Chakrabarti

Cold-bending of linepipe steel plate to pipe, detrimental or beneficial?

Materials Science and Engineering A

746

58–72

2019

7.0