Metallurgy Division

The NIST Metallurgy Division works closely with materials suppliers and users to develop the measurement and standards infrastructure needed in technological areas ranging from sheet metal forming to the fabrication of nanostructured multilayers for magnetic recording heads.

In the pursuit of ever-increasing performance and reliability at lower cost, U.S. industry is making fundamental changes in the ways that new products are developed and manufactured and in the ways that materials are used. At the core of these changes is the need by both the metals producers and users for the metrology that makes possible more accurate predictions of materials performance, manufacturability, and long-term reliability.  The Metallurgy Division works to supply the necessary measurements, standards, and data.

Frank W. Gayle
Chief,Metallurgy Division