NML, Jamshedpur

The National Metallurgical Laboratory, the third in the CSIR family of 38 laboratories. The foundation stone of NML was laid on 21.11.1946 by the first and only Governor General of independent India, Shri C.Rajagopalachari. The laboratory was formally inaugurated and dedicated to the nation on the 26th of November, 1950 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The laboratory formed part of the great plan, which Sir Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar visualised in 1940, for providing India with a network of research institutes capable of taking the country forward in the Science & Technology. The establishment of the laboratory was generously supported, in cash and kind, by the Tata Industries Ltd., Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Sardar Bahadur Sir Inder Singh of Indian Steel and Wire Products (ISWP) Company.

Objective

To innovate, develop, transfer and standardise and provide specialised services such as Research and Development, Technology Transfer, consultancy and standards and quality to support the scientific and industrial growth and success in the areas of Metals, Minerals and Advanced Materials, by putting our experienced team of scientists and engineers and wealth of state-of-the art technology and facilities to work.

Mandate

The Laboratory envisions a progressive enhancement of its resources, generation and acquisition of 'Intellectual Property Assets' and strives to maximise the business of R&D meeting the customer requirements through maintenance of sustainable growth

Areas of R&D Activities:

Industrial Processes: Mineral Beneficiaiton, Extraction of Metals, Development of Refractories / Ceramics, Process Optimisation and Modelling;

Engineering Materials: Synthesis and Development of Materials, Materials Forming Processes, Materials Characterisation

Resource and Environment Conservation: Waste Utilization, Secondary Metal Processing, Corrosion and Protection, Component Integrity Evaluation (CIEP) / Remaining Life Assessment (RLA), Pollution Control;

Scientific and Technical Services: Chemical Analysis, Material Characterisation, Testing and Evaluation, Failure Analysis, Engineering Consultancy, Calibration, Standard Reference Materials, Training & Certification, Hall Marking, R & D Management and IP acquisition

Field of Interest

Research and Development, Technology Development & transfer, Consultancy, Scientific and Technical Services in the area of Minerals, Metals & Materials

Contact Information:

Dr. Amitava Bandopadhyay

B.Ch.E., M.E., Ph.D

Advisor & Scientist G,

National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR)

Jamshedpur: 831 007, INDIA

Fax: +91-657-2270527

Website: www.nmlindia.org

e-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +91-657-2270096