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The International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) is a premier autonomous R&D Institution under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The mandate of the Organization is to develop materials and processes of industrial importance, as elucidated in the ARCI website (www.arci.res.in).
Since characterization is an essential part of the study and development of materials, ARCI has a dedicated Centre of Excellence with high-end sophisticated facilities for materials characterization and testing, the core focus of this Centre being microstructure-structure- property correlations. In addition, all other technical Centres in the ARCI system have established characterization facilities that are used mainly by the respective Centres, but available to all users.
The salient features of the facilities are as follows:
- Each facility is operated by Scientists/Technical Officers/Technical Assistants /Technicians who are trained extensively, often at the site of the manufacturer.
- Experienced Scientists/Officers help users in the analysis and interpretation of data as may be needed
- Many of the equipments are maintained by way of Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMCs)
- Calibration is carried our regularly, often as part of the AMCs
Charges towards usage of equipment on hourly basis
| Sr. No. | Title | In Charge | Charges for Government/Institutes | Charges For Industries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X Ray Diffraction | Rs. 2,000 / Per Hour | Rs. 5,000 / Per Hour | |
| 2 | Thermogravimetry analyser with mass spectrometer | Rs. 1,300 / Per Hour | Rs. 3,250 / Per Hour | |
| 3 | Scanning Electron Microscope (Merlin Compact) with EDS | Rs. 4,000 / Per Hour | Rs. 10,000 / Per Hour | |
| 4 | Rheometer | Rs. 665 / Per Hour | Rs. 1,663 / Per Hour | |
| 5 | Simultaneous Thermal Analyser | Rs. 2,770 / Per Hour | Rs. 6,925 / Per Hour | |
| 6 | Powder x-ray diffraction unit | Rs. 2,000 / Per Hour | Rs. 5,000 / Per Hour | |
| 7 | Gas chromatograph | Rs. 950 / Per Hour | Rs. 2,375 / Per Hour | |
| 8 | Universal testing machine | Rs. 3,215 / Per Hour | Rs. 8,038 / Per Hour | |
| 9 | Thin film analyser | Dr. R. Subasri subasri[at]arci[dot]res[dot]in |
Rs. 1,800 / Per Hour | Rs. 4,500 / Per Hour |
| 10 | Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) | Rs. 2,600 / Per Hour | Rs. 6,500 / Per Hour | |
| 11 | Instrumented indentation testing facility | Dr. P. Suresh Babu pitchuka[at]arci[dot]res[dot]in |
Rs. 4,265 / Per Hour | Rs. 10,662 / Per Hour |
| 12 | High Flux X-ray diffraction (XRD) | Rs. 2,000 / Per Hour | Rs. 5,000 / Per Hour | |
| 13 | Instrumented indentation testing facility | Dr. P. Suresh Babu pitchuka[at]arci[dot]res[dot]in |
Rs. 4,265 / Per Hour | Rs. 10,662 / Per Hour |