OVERVIEW

The Materials Laboratory supports the Knowledge Domain area of materials and surface engineering. The laboratories are situated in two locations that are designated as Materials Laboratory A and Materials Laboratory B respectively. Most of the surface characterization and mechanical testing equipment are housed in Materials Laboratory A. The heat treatment facilities and the materials processing equipment are located in Materials Laboratory B.

The research activities supported encompasses those that involve surface characterization, mechanical testing, thermal analysis, rheology, and materials synthesis and processing. Examples of the materials studied include carbon nano tubes, composites, super-plastic metallic alloys, thin films, thermal sprayed materials, metal/polymer injection moldings, fuel-cell materials, nano-materials, and shape memory alloys.

The laboratory currently supports the following experiments and projects:

Experiments: Microstructure of materials; Mechanical properties of materials; Viscoelastic properties of materials and Non-destructive testing.

Projects: Study of welded joint of an ultra-high strength steel; Effect of stress and temperature on creep of microelectronics solders and engineering plastics; Hardenability of steels; Corrosion of materials and Mechanical properties of cast aluminum and zinc alloys.