NML has the largest creep testing facility in India and one of the largest in Asia. Its materials evaluation and characterization facilities compare with the best in the world. In advanced materials development, NML has strong presence in Ferrous and Nonferrous Extractive Metallurgy, Magnetic materials, Rapidly solidified alloys, Surface Coatings, Metallic Foams, and many others. Advanced materials processing and post-processing carried out include Mechanochemical activation, Semi-solid processing, Biomimicry, Thermo-mechanical treatments, High Temperature Synthesis, Advanced Joining, Grain boundary engineering, High strain rate forming, and several other techniques.