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Additive Manufacturing Instruments

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) Program studies various material properties. If you are interested in measuring mechanical, structural, chemical, or thermal properties, NIST has a variety of tools to do so. Click on the plus (+) icons below to explore the material properties we measure. Each property below links to a project page where you can find more information and contact the respective project leaders with any questions. 

  • Atomic force microscopy​
  • Cryogenic mechanical testing​
  • Dynamic mechanical analysis
  • Fracture toughness​
  • Indentation tester​
  • Instrumented hardness indenter
  • Instrument hardness system
  • Mechanical testing systems
  • Microhardness indenter
  • Microhardness mapping
  • Nanoindentation
  • Quenching pushrod dilatometer
  • Rheometer
  • Rheometry​
  • Ring tensiometer
  • Rotating-bending or axial fatigue​

     

  • Atomic force microscopy
  • Computed Tomography for Coordinate Measurement Systems (CTCMS)
  • Confocal microscopy
  • Digital holographic microscopy
  • Focused Ion Beam (FIB)
  • Laboratory X-ray diffraction
  • Laser confocal microscopy
  • NCNR neutron scattering
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • Optical microscopy
  • SAXS (Small Angle X-ray Scattering)
  • Scanning electron microscopy
  • Transmission electron microscopy
  • WAXS (Wide Angle X-ray Scattering)
  • X-ray computed tomography
  • X-ray diffraction
  • X-ray micro computed tomography

  • Energy dispersive spectroscopy​
  • Raman spectrometer​
  • UV-Vis spectroscopy​

  • Cold sintering stage​
  • Differential scanning calorimeter​
  • Infrared Imaging​
  • Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS)​

Contacts

MML Additive Manufacturing Program Coordinator

Created November 6, 2024, Updated November 14, 2024