Standards Development Centre (SDC)
Testing Facilities Services
TSC has the following facilities available:
- Chemical Laboratory including Optical Emission Spectrometer, Atomic Absorption Unit, Carbon Sulphur Detection Unit and Calorimeter
- Thermal analysis laboratory including DTA/TGA and Dilatometer
- Physical testing laboratory
- Temperature measurement, Control and Calibration
- Metallographic laboratory
- Plant life assessment
- Sand testing laboratory
- Non-destructive testing
- Electric Arc Furnace
- High Frequency Induction Furnaces
- Investment casting
- Experimental Rolling Mill
- Forging Hammer
- Forging Press
- Heat treatment
- Technical Library
Services
TSC is providing the following services:
- Undertaking metallurgical projects of national importance.
- Providing solutions to the technical problems.
- Developing (Indigenously) various metallic materials and components through applied research.
- Providing technical consultancy and imparting advance training courses.
- Visiting industries in the metallurgical fields to study their problems and provide them technical advice.
- Provision of engineering consultancy services to the metal industries in the country.
- Coordination with existing metallurgical facilities available in the country.
- Investigation to find out the causes of failure of metallic components and materials (failure analysis).