Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL)

Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL)

Historical Background
Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL), Mumbai, was established in 1953 as Naval Chemical & Metallurgical Laboratory, an in house laboratory of the Navy. The Laboratory was brought under the administrative control of DRDO in early sixties.

The Laboratory, which was earlier located in a small multistoried complex at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, has now moved to its own technical-cumresidential complex at MIDC Area, Ambernath, Maharashtra.
However, a small compliment catering mainly to the scientific support to the Fleet and other Naval establishments continues to remain functional at the Naval Dockyard. From a modest beginning, the laboratory has now grown into a full-fledged materials laboratory.
It is now recognized as a single-window agency for all materials requirement of the Navy.

Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL)

Achievements

Past Projects successfully completed
-Development of Fuel Cell Technology
-Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC)
-Miniature Fuel Cell based on Solid Polymer Electrolyte Membrane
-Methanol Reformer for FC
-Flameless room heater BUKHARI ( Thermal capacity of 1.5 kW and 4.0 kW ) for high altitude room heating
-Novel Electroless Anti-fouling Device (NEAD) for controlling bio-fouling settlement.
-Development of Materials Protection Technology/Systems
-Advanced ICCP system consisting of Pt-Ti anode, Ag / AgCl reference electrode
-Advanced Auto control unit and high performance sacrificial anodes.
-Titanium tube drain cooler
-Boiler and condenser cleaning composition and processes
-High performance paints for ship hull, battery pits, superstructures and decks.
-Fire retardant paint for protection of underneath substrate
-Second Generation Antifouling Paint based on co-polymer of PMMA-TBTM.
-Development of Speciality materials & Technology : Polymeric, Metallurgy & Ceramic
-Chemical Light Stick
-Polymer for functional requirement
-Polymer for structural requirement
-Microwave absorbing materials
-Marine steels and welding technologies
-Light weight structural panels (LIST)
-Metal matrix composites (MMCs) – Fe-TiC & LM25 / TiB2
-Flameless ration heater based on electrochemically reacting composition.
-PZT transducer materials and PZT-Polymer composites / Hydrophones
-YSZ powders for monoliths and coatings
-ZTA Ceramics for body and vehicle armour
-Chemical Cleaning Composition for in-situ cleaning of cupro-nickel heat exchanger and boiler
-Soluble pellets for torpedoes
-Development of Processes for Marine Environment Control
-Bioemulsifier for bio-remediation of floating oil on seawater surface
-Microprocessor based carbon dioxide control system.