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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)