Welcome to Centre for Mech & Micro-Structural Characterization

The Centre for Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization, along with the Centre for Chemical and Structural Characterization, provides state of art materials characterization facilities for ARCI internal and sponsored research activities, as well as to external users. The experimental facilities in the Centre are broadly divided into two areas, namely microscopy and mechanical testing. Electron, surface probe and optical microscopies are well represented in the Centre, with a stronger emphasis on electron microscopy. The recent addition of a 200 kV transmission electron microscope and a FIB-SEM has provided the extra-edge needed to characterize materials over a wide range of length scales from nano to macro. Details of the equipment available at the Centre and the various research activities in progress are given herewith.

FEI make Tecnai G20 Transmission Electron Microscope