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Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development & Design Centre

Autonomous Body Under Ministry of Mines, Government of India

Testing Services

Simple Steps for Testing Procedure

Testing in 5 steps: 1 Send enquiry – contact us by email or phone with your sample testing requirements. 2 Receive quotation – our team reviews your requirements and sends the quotation / testing charges. 3 Submit the sample – send the required sample(s) to our laboratory. 4 Make payment – pay the testing fees as per the quotation / invoice. 5 Get the report – the test report is issued and shared with you.
  1. Send enquiry Contact us by email or phone with your sample testing requirements and details.
  2. Receive quotation Our team reviews your requirements and sends the quotation / testing charges.
  3. Submit the sample Send the required sample(s) to our laboratory as per the sample requirements.
  4. Make payment Pay the testing fees as per the quotation / invoice.
  5. Get the report After testing, the test report is issued and shared with you.

Contact persons

For any query about this service, please get in touch with:

All contact details

For Testing-Related Services, Contact No : +91 9226956937

The Center is equipped with world class testing facilities in the areas of Coal, Bauxite, Alumina, Electrolysis, Analytical and Downstream

Testing Services – full list (PDF)

All tests offered by JNARDDC in one document.

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Tests offered by division

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Alumina Division

  • Fine Grinding by impact mill 160UPZ
  • Bomb Digestion (including liquor, chemical & mineralogical analysis of Mud )
  • Autoclave Digestion ( - do -)
  • Precipitation Study ( including liquor analysis & granulometry )
  • Available Alumina
  • MHA (Mono Hydrate Alumina)
  • Bulk Density (powder )
  • Angle of Repose ( powder )
  • Desilication test at specified conditions ( including liquor analysis , chemical & mineralogical of Mud )
  • Sodium Aluminate liquor Analysis
  • Total Organic Carbon by TOC Analyser
  • THA (Tri Hydrate Alumina)
  • Rheology (Slurry, liquid & paste)
  • COMBINE THA AND MHA
  • Whiteness
  • Mud/ Jar Settling test

Electrolysis Division (Physical Testing)

  • True Density / Real Density
  • APPARENT Density
  • Particle Size Distribution
  • Fluorine Analysis
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry – 20, 10 & 5 degree celcius ( As per temperature )
  • Pore Size Distribution ( MIP - Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry)
  • Pore Size Distribution ( BET Surface Area Analyser )
  • Cyanide Analysis
  • Thermogravimetric Analysis ( 20, 10, 5 degree Celcius ) ( As per temperature )

Downstream & Recycling Promotion

  • Sample Preparation for Tensile Test, Compressive strength bend strength (Three point Bend )
  • Rockwell Hardness
  • Microhardness ( Vickers )
  • Aluminium Melting Furnace (20 Kg : 800 degrees)
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Cupping Test
  • Compressive / Tensile Strength
  • Electrical Resistivity
  • Spectro-chemical Analysis (Spark OES (Optical Emission Spectrometry) : Al )
  • Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM-EDS: Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy)
  • Metallography
  • Anodization
  • Heat Treatment
  • Extrusion Press
  • Billet Casting
  • Extrusion : Die Design & Simulation
  • Coating thickness
  • Aluminium Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) product

Coal Characterization

  • Proximate Analysis – Moisture (Air Dried, Total, Equilibrated), VM, Ash, Fixed Carbon
  • GCV Analysis
  • Total Sulphur Analysis
  • Ultimate Analysis – C, H, N, S, O
  • Ash Fusibility Test
  • Sample Preparation Technique – Jaw Crusher, Roll Crusher, Pulverizer, Sieve Shaker
  • Trace and Ultra trace Element Analysis.

Analytical Division

  • XRD (X-ray diffraction) Analysis : (Phase Identification & Quantitative Mineralogy for Bauxite )
  • Wet Chemical Analysis
  • XRF (X-ray Fluorescence) Analysis
  • Spectro-chemical analysis by ICP-OES - Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy
  • Rare Earth Element (REE) and Critical Mineral Analysis by ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry)
  • Flame Photometer / Spectrometer
  • Mercury Analysis by DMA (Direct Mercury Analyzer)
  • TCLP (Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure) / STLC (Soluble Threshold Limit Concentration) IN Waste
  • Reactive Silica
  • Glow Discharge Spectrometer -GDS
  • Gold Analysis using Fire Assay / ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry)

Bauxite Division

  • Sample Preparation (Screening, sieving, homogenising ( Coal, Ores & Rocks)
  • Sieve Analysis by Rotap
  • Bond Work Index
  • Bulk Density
  • Magnetic Separation study by WHIMS (Wet High-Intensity Magnetic Separation) & DMS (Dry Magnetic Separation)
  • Calcination test
  • Petrology / Ore Microscopic Study

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