MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
Details about DRDO developed technologies on several advanced materials and technolgies in the areas of metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, elstomers and composites. New ship building steels, titanium sponge, high super alloys, electro ceramics, advanced composites etc. Ca,ouflage materials, acoustic and radar stealth materials, NBC protection materials, protection materials for extreme weather, anticororrosion materials etc.
DRDO labs: DMRL, DMSRDE, DLJ, NMRL.
http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/techfocus/2011/TFApril2011.pdf
1) Vacuum Investment Casting of Advanced Nickel base Superalloys: DMRL has successfully developed technolgy for making advanced nickel based super-alloys for Kaveri Engine . Technology transferred to HAL Koraput.
2) Supercast 247A alloy for Turbine blades and vanes
3) Advanced high temparature Titanium alloy Titan-29A
4) Ultrahigh strength, high fracture toughness low alloy steel
5) Ceramic cores for Kaveri engine aerofoil castings
6) Production of titanium sponge
7) Isothermal forging of Ti alloy discs for high pressure compressor of aeroengine
8) Naval steels: A
B class of steels ABA (DMR-249A) and AB2 (BMR-249B) for aircraft carrier. Now navy has decided to use these steels for all future vessels. DRDO now working on naval steels with higher yield strength (>780 MPa) to meet the futuristic requirements of Indian navy.
9) Materials and technologies for armored vehicles:
SPAE M1 as substitute of Russian 42 CM armour in T-72. Kanchan composite armour for MBT Arjun. Recently DRDO developed 130 mm think amour steel to replace Russian 53 C grade armour steel for T-90 tanks. A variety of armour materials like ceramics, titanium, high hardness armour steel and composite armour for use on ICV Abhay have been developed. Protection to helicopters both during assault or combining operations as well as during transport mode is essential for safety of the crew. DRDO developed light weight composite armor for Mi-17-IV helicopters as a replacement for existing imported heavy steels armour so as to improve its net payload capacity at high altitudes like Ladakh. Significant weight reduction (35%) and higher protection against defined targets have been achieved.
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Phase Change materials: Speial low-fusion metal alloys (metal eutectic) of Bi, Pb, Sn, Cd, In have been developed with tunable melting points in the temperature range 45-80 degree C.
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Magnetic nanomaterials.
12) Magnetically controlled fluid.
13) Plastic scintillator material for radiation monitoring
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Graphene
15) Carbo-Graphite material seals
16) NBC shielding pads for combat vehicles
17) Individual protective equipment for chemical warfare
18) Carbon nanotubes and related materials
19) Materials for high temperature applications
20) Nanofluids
21) Carbon Silicon carbide composites for jet vaes, TVC, throat inserts, hot gas valves etc.
22) Cyanate ester-based composites for high temperature Radome applications
23) Al-Zn-Mg alloys for underwater weapons
24) Acoustic sensors
25) Plastic bonded explosives
26) Al alloys for torpedo
27)
Acoustically transparent rubber compound
28) Materials for sonar systems
29) Encapsulating materials
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Vibration Isolation module jelly for towed sonar arrays
31) Micro-cellular polymers
32) Nanomaterials and polymer nanocomposites
33) Polymer nanoclay composites
34) Acoustic baffles
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Underwater acoustic signal absorbing materials for stealth ship and submarine
36) Wedge shaped linings
37)
Magnetorheological fluid and smart devices
38) Ceramic materials and composites : Boron carbon ceramics, piezocomposite materials,ceramic components for solid oxide fuel cell, PZT microtubes,
39) Polymer materials
40) OLED
41) Semisolid slurry for new rheocasting technology
42) Novel electroless anti-foiling device
43) High performance exterior paints for naval applications
44) Fire redundant paints
45) High build Chlorinated rubber-tar anti-corrosive paint
and many more...