Testing/ Operation

Rates for Inside IITK

Rates for academia outside IITK

Rates for Industry

Mechanical Tests

(Revised Oct 2020)

a. Room
Temperature tension/ torsion/ compression/ (standard ASTM samples ready-to- go) [Only clip- guage can be provided. Strain- gauges, if-required, must be provided and fixed on the sample, by the users]
Bulk Hardness Rockwell, Brinell, Vicker (includes
5 indents)

Rs 200 per sample (min Rs. 200 per hour)
(No charge for 1 sample)

Rs 400 per sample (min Rs. 400 per hour)

Rs 1000 per sample (min Rs. 1000 per hour)

 

b. Simple tests with furnace (from RT to 500C)

Additional charge of Rs. 200 per hour

Additional charge of Rs. 400 per hour

Additional charge of Rs. 2000

 

c. Simple tests with furnace (from 500C to higher temperature)

Additional charge of Rs. 400 per hour

Additional charge of Rs. 800 per hour

Additional charge of Rs. 4000

 

 

d. Fatigue Tests (10 Hz or higher)

• Rs 7500 for S-N curve (with first 5 samples)
• Rs. 2000 for each additional sample

• Rs 15000 for S-N curve (with 5 samples)
• Rs. 4000 for each additional sample

• Rs 75,000 for S-N curve (with 5 samples)
• Rs. 20,000 for each additional sample

 

e. J1C/ K1C (opening crack + testing)

Rs 400 + Rs 100

Rs 800 + Rs 200

Rs 5000 + Rs. 1000

 

f.  J1C/ K1C
(cyclic loading)

Rs 400 per sample
+ Rs. 250 per hour of cyclic loading

Rs 800 per sample
+ Rs. 500 per hour of cyclic loading

Rs 4000 per sample + Rs. 2500 per hour of cyclic loading

 

g. Tests with DIC

Additional charge of Rs. 1000 per slot (upto 5 samples)

Not Available

Not Available

 

 

h. Creep Tests

• Rs. 1200 per sample (upto 48 hours)
• Rs. 600 for each additional day (24hr) or part thereof

• Rs. 2400 per sample (upto 48 hours)
• Rs. 1200 for each additional day (24hr) or part thereof

• Rs. 12000 per sample (upto 48 hours)
• Rs. 6000 for each additional day (24hr) or part thereof

 

 

i.  SSRT Tests

• Rs. 1200 per sample (upto 48 hours)
• Rs. 600 for each additional day (24hr) or part thereof

• Rs. 2400 per sample (upto 48 hours)
• Rs. 1200 for each additional day (24hr) or part thereof

• Rs. 12000 per sample (upto 48 hours)
• Rs. 6000 for each ad0ditional day (24hr) or part thereof

 

j. Charpy Test

Rs. 100 per sample at RT and cryo

Rs. 200 per sample at RT and cryo

Rs. 1000 per sample at RT and cryo

Testing/ Operation

Rates for Inside IITK

Rates for academia outside IITK

Rates for Industry

Sample Prep

(Revised Oct 2020)

a. Lathe and related operations for sample preparation for Mechanical testing Lab

Rs. 100 per sample/ hour (no charges for one sample/ one hour)

Not Available

Not Available

b. Other sample preparation technique
1. Wire-saw
2. Vibromet
3. EDM

Rs. 100 per hour (no charges for < 1hr)

Rs 500 per sample

Rs. 2000 per sample