Mandate
- Fundamental studies on structure, microstructure, phase chemistry characterization at micro & nanoscale; special material development for FBR application; measurement & modelling of thermophysical properties of FBR, reprocessing and advanced high temperature materials
Achievements
- Development of Ferroboron shield and Tungsten Carbide 9Cr and 18Cr ODS clad tubes
- Development of high throughput Spark Plasma Sintering process for high density WC pellets for radiation shielding in fast reactor
- Design and of Fe-Cr-Al-Si based ferritic alloys for Lead-Bismuth eutectic based fast reactors
- Plasma nitriding of large components
- CrN and MgO coatings on SS
- Development of a TiTaNb alloy as filler wire for Ti-SS dissimilar welding
- Fabrication of Ni-based hardfacing alloy bushes through 3D printing
- Development of 617 ODS Alloy and medium Cr ODS steels with texture control
- Establishing thermal expansion characteristics of structural materials used in temperature sensitive magnetic switches
- Low temperature diffusion bonding of IN 617/10Cr steel
- Simulation of multicomponent diffusion profiles in dissimilar joints and atomistic models for nanoindentation
- Determining the stability of Curie temperature under continuous thermal cycling for indigenously developed 51Ni-36Fe-13Co (wt. %) alloy
- Resolving atomistic structure and chemistry of dispersoids in ODS materials through experiment and simulation
Expertise
- Fabrication of WC pellets for lower axial shielding of grid plate in FBTR
- Determination of thermophysical properties of natural B4C and HWB B-10 enriched B4C for poison and absorber rod applications in fast reactors
- Plasma nitriding of large components
- Evaluation of C filters for Na
- Characterisation of C particles in Na from SWART facility at IGCAR and HWB
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