Transportation Portal - OverviewTransportation-related industries rely on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a wide range of assistance including more than 350 different reference materials used in manufacturing vehicles; tools for accurately measuring the performance of stronger, lightweight metals, composites, and polymers; development of standards and performance tests for alternative transportation energy sources; and continual improvement in methods for monitoring the safety and strength of roadways and rail lines. Programs and Projects
Charpy Verification Program
The Charpy impact test uses a swinging pendulum to assess the resistance of a material to fracture, and characterize the ductile-to-brittle … more
Pipeline Safety
Our goal is to provide standard test methods and critical data to the pipeline industry to improve safety and reliability. Of particular interest … more
Hydrogen Pipeline Safety
Our goal is to establish the codes and standards necessary to ensure safe distribution of hydrogen fuels. The future hydrogen economy will depend … more
NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting
Our objective is to develop the measurement methodology, standards and analysis necessary for the US auto industry and base metal suppliers to … more
Fundamentals of Deformation
This project provides new measurement methods, property data and simulations for areas critical to US manufacturing, describing the mechanisms … more
Marciniak Mechanical Testing
A novel method for measuring multiaxial stress-strain curves in sheet metal has been designed based on a modified Marciniak punch stretching … more |
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