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Hardness Standardization
Last Updated Date: 09/12/2012 Our objective is to standardize and improve hardness measurement both in the U.S. and internationally. NIST is the U.S. National Metrology … more
Mechanical Performance - Extreme Conditions
Last Updated Date: 08/01/2012 This project provides property data, metrology, and standard test methods for materials systems under extreme conditions for areas critical to US … more
Evolution of Image Spatial Resolution
Last Updated Date: 06/27/2012 Measuring the through-plane water content in a hydrogen fuel cell is critical to understanding this complicated heat and mass transport … more
Characterization of Porous Transport Media for Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Last Updated Date: 06/27/2012 Efficiently managing water transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is critical to the performance, cost, and durability in order … more
NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting
Last Updated Date: 06/15/2012 Our objective is to develop the measurement methodology, standards and analysis necessary for the US auto industry and base metal suppliers to … more
Marciniak Mechanical Testing
Last Updated Date: 06/15/2012 A novel method for measuring multiaxial stress-strain curves in sheet metal has been designed based on a modified Marciniak punch stretching … more
Yield Surface Measurement
Last Updated Date: 06/15/2012 In order to calculate the stresses that develop within a formed part, and thereby compensate for such things as elastic springback, it is … more
Crystal Plasticity Modeling
Last Updated Date: 06/15/2012 Crystal Plasticity Modeling calculates multiaxial mechanical constitutive behavior by treating the sample as an interacting aggregate of single … more
Hydrogen Pipeline Safety
Last Updated Date: 06/01/2012 Our goal is to establish the codes and standards necessary to ensure safe distribution of hydrogen fuels. The future hydrogen economy will depend … more
Pipeline Safety
Last Updated Date: 06/01/2012 Our goal is to provide standard test methods and critical data to the pipeline industry to improve safety and reliability. Of particular interest … more
Charpy Verification Program
Last Updated Date: 06/01/2012 The Charpy impact test uses a swinging pendulum to assess the resistance of a material to fracture, and characterize the ductile-to-brittle … more
Fundamentals of Deformation
Last Updated Date: 10/03/2011 This project provides new measurement methods, property data and simulations for areas critical to US manufacturing, describing the mechanisms … more
Thermophysical Properties of Aviation Fuels
Last Updated Date: 05/02/2011 Environmental concerns, the potential for disruptions in supply, and the need for reusable rocket engines have generated interest in new aviation … more
Measurements and Standards for Thermoelectric Materials
Last Updated Date: 02/09/2011 Our goal is to develop standard reference materials (SRMs), measurement methodologies, and comprehensive data sets (Seebeck coefficient, … more |
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