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NationalMetallurgicalLaboratoryNonDestructiveEvaluationCentre

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A nondestructive evaluation centre has been established at National Metallurgical Laboratory

(NML)withpartialfundingfromDepartmentofScience&Technology(DST),Govt.ofIndia.The
Centre has a wide range of Non Destructive Evaluation (NDE) systems including acoustic
emission, electromagnetic/magnetic techniques, thermography, ultrasonic and xray
radiography for pursuing focused application oriented research. Development of NDE sensors
andtechniquesforspecialisedapplicationsformanintegralpartofthecentreactivities.Italso
provides training on advanced NDE to various industries on a regular basis. The objectives of
the centre are (i) to carry out R&D on NDE fundamentals(ii) to provide Consultancy and
Services and (iii) to organise Training Programmes related to nondestructive evaluation of
materials.TheR&DactivitiesoftheCentrearecurrentlyfocusedinthefollowingmajorareas:
Acousticemission

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Electromagnetic/Magnetic
Thermography
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XrayRadiography
Sensordevelopment
The main emphasis is on the development tools and techniques to extract maximum
information on the health of the components from the signals and images recorded during
investigations. The Training Activities of the Centre focuses on high level value added
applications of emerging tools and techniques. Training is provided through either tailor made
coursesforanorganizationorthroughregularcourses.Seminarandworkshopareorganizedto
educate people about the recent trends of NDE. Such courses/ seminar/ workshop maintain a
highstandardandtargetthemiddleandthetoplevelmanagersofvariousorganizations.

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Expertise and facility have been created for structural health monitoring, remaining life
assessment,andmicrostructuralcharacterizationthroughnondestructivetechniques
MajorFacilities

(1) High, low frequency and conventional ultrasonic systems, (2) Ultrasonic Cscan system,
(3) Phased array ultrasonic system, (4) Time of flight diffraction (TOFD), (5) System for the
study of nonlinear acoustic phenomena (SNAP), (6) Multichannel acoustic emission system,
(7)MagneticBarkhaussenemissionsystem,(8)Eddycurrentsystem,(9)Xrayresidualstress
measurementsystem,(10)Infraredthermographyand,(11)Realtimeradiography.

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