MAJOR FACILITIES

Raw Material Characterization

•       Laser Particle Size Analyzer
•       IR Moisture Analyzer
•       Sieve Shaker with ASTM Sieves
•       Simultaneous TG/DTA
•       Chemical Analysis
•       Flame Photometer

Processing of Raw Materials

•       Jaw Crusher
•       Planetary Mill
•       High Energy Ball Mill
•       Magnetic Separator
•       Plate and Frame Filter Press
•       Pug Mill
•       Screw Blunger
•       Spray Drier

Facilities for Forming

•       Uniaxial Press
•       Mechanical Extruder
•       Ceramic 3D Printer – Layered Extrusion & DLP

Densification

•       Programmable Hot Air Oven
•       Humidity Drier
•       Autoclave
•       Low Temperature Furnace (1000ºC)
•       High Temperature Furnaces (1200ºC/1400ºC/1600ºC/1800ºC)
•       Controlled Atmosphere Furnace (1000ºC)
•       Roller Hearth Furnace (1200ºC)
•       Microwave Furnace (1400ºC)
•       Vacuum Furnace (1000ºC)
•       Raising Hearth Furnace (1200ºC)
•       Electric Shuttle Kiln (1000ºC)
•       Hot Press (900ºC)

Surface Modification Facilities

•       Spin Coater
•       Spray Pyrolyser
•       Chemical Vapor Deposition
•       Single Disc/Variable Speed Grinder / Polisher
•       Surface Grinder

Characterization Facilities

Slurry Characterization

•       Brookfield Viscometer
•       Torsion Viscometer

Mechanical Property Evaluation

•       Universal Testing Machine – 10T / 20T
•       Cold Compression Tester
•       Flexural Strength Apparatus
•       Dry Abrasion Tester
•       Fatigue Testing Machine
•       Fracture Toughness Apparatus
•       Surface Roughness Tester
•       Hardness Tester – Brinell / Rockwell
•       Micro Vickers Hardness Tester
•       Nano Indenter
•       Pin-on-Disc Apparatus

Microstructure Analysis

•       Optical Microscope
•       Metallurgical Microscope with Image Processing System

Electroceramic Characterization

•       LCR Meter
•       Band Gap - 4 Probe Method
•       B-H Curve Equipment

Thermal Characterization

•       Dilatometer
•       Thermal Conductivity Equipment
•       Refractoriness under Load
•       Thermal Cycling Equipment
•       Emissometer

Library Facilities

      Library facilities play a vital role in achieving the cherished objectives of improving the standards of education, stimulating academic interest among the student community and promoting research. Our central library has an exhaustive collection of nearly 1,00,000 books on the subjects and a number of National and International journals. In addition to the Central Library, Department of Ceramic Technology also has its own library. It has an excellent collection of books on ceramics and related fields. Moreover, the Department also has internet facilities which help the students in keeping abreast of the latest information in the field of Ceramics.