National Metallurgical Laboratory
From Indian Science Information
National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML)is the premier center for metallurgical research in India. 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 on the 26th of November, 1950 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. 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. Dr. Balraj Nijhawan, the first Indian Director of the laboratory, set the pace for the rapid growth of the laboratory through the establishment of a number of pilot plants and facilities and initiating research programmes. NML has one Centre at Chennai.
Research
Areas of R&D Activities are as:
- 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
Location
National Metallurgical Laboratory NML is located at Jamshedpur, Bihar.
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