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