METALLURGY & MATERIALS

Post Irradiation Examination

Hot Cell Facility

Post Irradiation Examination of FBTR Fuel & Structural Materials

Development of Miniature Specimen Testing Techniques

Failure Analysis of Engineering Components

Non-Destructive Testing & Evaluation

NDE Setup for Sodium Exposure

NDE for Quality Assurance & in-Service Inspection

Expertise to Strategic & Core Sectors

Acoustic Emission & Infrared Thermography
in Characterizing Various Deformation Processes

Application of Micro-magnetic, XRD & Ultrasound Techniques in Microstructural Studies

Thermal Images for Deformation

Materials Mechanics & Technology

Drop-Weight Testing Machine

Materials Development, Processing Technology & Tribological Characterisation

Welding Science & Technology

Development of Specialised Welding, Hardfacing & Repair Welding Procedures

Fracture & Damage Mechanics based Evaluation

Studies on Fatigue and/or Creep Crack Growth

Advanced Materials Modelling

Robotics, Innovative Design, Engineering  & Synthesis

Development of Robotics Devices for In-Service Inspection of PFBR & Reprocessing Plants

Development of Remote Handling Equipment

Design, Fabrication & Assembly of Irradiation      Experiment Capsules

Precision Machining, Welding & Assembly of
Small & Miniature Components

Making of Calibration Defects for Non-destructive Testing

Studies on Temperature Distribution during Welding

Mechanical Behaviour & Characterisation

Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Machine

Tensile Properties at Different Temperatures

Creep, Low Cycle Fatigue & Creep-Fatigue Interactions

Structural Integrity & Life Assessment

Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Studies

Material Development for FBRs

Creep & Fatigue Studies in Flowing Sodium

Corrosion Science & Technology

Nitric Acid Loop

Localized & Microbial Corrosion Studies

Biodegradation & Alkali Aggregate Reactions in Concrete

Stress Corrosion Studies

Compatibility Studies in Nitric Acid & Sodium

Molten Salt Corrosion & Development of Protective Coatings

Development of Online Corrosion Monitoring Techniques

Physical Metallurgy & Characterisation

High-Resolution Electron Microscope

Analytical & High Resolution Microscopy

Thermo-Physical Studies – Modeling/Experiments

Synthesis of Novel Materials

Micro-chemical Studies using EPMA

Embrittlement Studies in Ferritic Steels

Design of Reprocessing & FBR Materials