Research Facilities
Synthesis Facilities
The department has several melting, PVD and chemical synthesis facilities for making a variety of alloys, inorganic materials, powder metallurgy components.
| Equipment | Make & Model |
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Vacuum arc melting |
VEC solutions, Bangalore |
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Vacuum induction melting |
VEC solutions, Bangalore |
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Arc melting/suction casting |
VEC solutions, Bangalore |
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Melt-spinning |
Custom made |
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DC Magnetron sputtering |
Vacuum industries Pvt. Ltd. |
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Ball mill |
Retsch MM500, Mixer Mill |
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Vacuum hot pressing |
VB ceramics, Chennai |
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Plasma arc melter |
Custom made, 2.5 Kg capacity |
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Hammer mill |
Ikon Instruments |
Heat Treatment/Sintering Facilities
Most metallurgical processes require various kinds of heat treatment for better properties. The following heat treatment facilities are currently present in the department.
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Equipment |
Model |
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Autoclave |
Amar equipments Pvt. Ltd. |
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Vacuum microwave furnace |
Omicron Scientific Equipment, Model: 160021 |
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Vacuum heat treatment tubular furnace |
Custom made |
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Electropulsing machine |
Custom made |
Characterization Facilities
Understanding the microstructural aspects of a material is key to analyzing the properties of any material. In this regard, characterization facilities ranging from optical to high end electron microscopes are present in the department.
| Equipment | Model |
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XRD |
Panalytical Empyrean |
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Tabletop XRD |
Rigaku Miniflex 600 |
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Optical microscope |
Leica DM 1750 M |
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Scanning electron microscope |
Quanta 200F |
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Transmission electron microscope |
Tecnai G2T20 |
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Differential thermal analysis |
Netzsch DSC 404 F3 Pegasus |
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Gas chromatography |
Nucan 5700 |
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Drop calorimeter |
MHTC 96 Line EVO, Setaram Instrumentation India |
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Atomic absorption spectrophotometer |
ELICO – SL 168 |
Mechanical Testing Facilities
A diverse range of testing facilities are available in the department to measure mechanical properties like strength, ductility, fatigue life etc.
| Equipment | Make & Model |
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Universal Testing Machine |
Instron 100 kN |
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Corrosion Fatigue Machine |
MTSTM Landmark Servo hydraulic test system (Model 370.10), 100kN |
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Fatigue Machine |
MTS 50 kN (model: 312.21) |
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Pin on Disc Wear |
Magnum Engineers, Bangalore |
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Ultrasonic Shotpeening |
Sonats – Stress Voyager |
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Instrumented Indentation |
AntonPaar |
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Rolling Mill |
HILLE, Sheffield England, 50T capacity |
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Impression Creep Testing |
Spranktronics, Bangalore, capacity – 1 kN |
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Izod Impact Testing |
W & T Avery Ltd. |
Other Major Facilities
Apart from the mechanical property measurement set-ups, the department also possesses facilities to perform cell culture as well as corrosion studies.
| Equipment | Make and Model |
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CO2 incubator |
Thermo scientific |
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Hot corrosion set-up |
Two zone tube furnace, 1200°C, M/s Anil Scientific |
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Wire EDM |
Expresscut EX-2530 |