ON GOING RESEARCH AREAS,

• Development of ULCB high manganese and high silicon tough steels as alternatives to Ni - Cr - Mo- V quenched and tempered steels - to concentrate upon tonnage melting, metal forming product development and structure- property evaluations.
• Development of low cost wear resistant cast irons as substitutes for Ni-hard and Cr-Mo cast iron - to concentrate upon structure - property , upgradation of work to pilot plant scale and technology transfer.
• Development of low cost corrosion resistant cast irons as substitutes for Ni - resist cast irons - to concentrate upon product development and characterisation , performance evaluat- ion and upgradation of work to pilot plant scale .
• Development of Aluminium based anti friction materials - to prepare suitable alloy compositions and characterrise them for bearing applications point of view .
• Development of erosion resistant steels for under water parts in hydroturbines - to optimise material characteristics for wear resistance to quartzite based particles encountered in hydroturbines situated in upper ganges region .
• To improve ductility in Al - Li alloys through thermomechanical processing - through microstructural control . it is proposed to incorporate high ductility in such alloys .
• Development of tough and wear resistant dual - phase steel .
• Development of Al - base composites through foundry roule and its tribological behaviour .
• Tribology of materials .