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The Chemical Sciences Division serves as the Nation's reference laboratory for chemical compositional measurements and standards to enhance U.S. industry's
As the U.S. National Metrology Institute (NMI), our objective is to standardize and improve hardness and coating thickness measurement both in the U.S. and
Materials are technology enablers. Many technologies (e.g., solar fuels, gas steam/turbines, catalysis, additive manufacturing, and corrosion mitigation) await
NIST is measuring the trace chemical signatures and quantities of trace residues and background levels that contaminate surfaces associated with the concealment
Using high-performance inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (HP‑ICP-OES), relative expanded uncertainties on the order of 0.2 % can be
Informatics and expert systems, advanced data mining and artificial intelligence are applied to process technologies to develop efficient optimized methods and
Compile and evaluate phase equilibrium data for NIST Standard Reference Database 31 (Phase Equilibria Diagrams); disseminate the data in a readily accessible
Researchers in the Nanomechanical Properties Group, Materials Measurement Science Division, MML have designed and built an instrumented indentation device
Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is widely used for national security and law enforcement, placed at key transportation checkpoints such as airports and border
We are educating the next generation workforce with MGI skills and providing tools to rapidly deploy these skills. This includes knowledge and tools for machine
Magnetic sector secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) generates isotopic and elemental information from solid surfaces with depth profiling capabilities to
Provide the underpinning measurement science needed to advance threat detection, improve the accuracy of forensics measurements and ensure the reliability of
Penetrating and blunt force phenomena can cause serious trauma. The STG performs research to advance materials science and metrology for materials and equipment
All inorganic materials contain point defects in the form of impurities, interstitials, or vacancies. Common imaging techniques fail to capture these defects
The Measurements, Standards, and Data for Energy Conversion Materials Project provides the underpinning measurement science needed to support the development
This project provides measurement solutions that probe the surface and internal structure of polymer membranes used in water purification, and correlate that
First responders, athletes, consumers, and the military rely on protective equipment to prevent blunt trauma from an impact. Understanding of the relationship
We are developing best practice metrology for characterization of magnetic nanoparticle systems (e.g. blocking temperature, anisotropy, property distributions
Our goal is to develop and demonstrate a MEMS-based methodology for evaluating time-dependent mechanical properties of materials that undergo exposure to
Modeling and Simulation are vital for metrology. Models help define measurable quantities and establish their significance and application. One of the simplest
Nanocalorimetry provides a capability to measure the thermal properties of very small samples and at very fast rates. Materials and interfaces of interest
We use a variety of measurement tools to gain a full understanding of current drug and explosive threats. Particle size, chemical composition, morphology
NIST Standard Reference Database 173
Last Update to Data Content: September 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18434/T4M88Q
The Standard Reference Simulation
Develop reference materials, data analysis protocols and instrumentation to advance measurement science targeting the physical, chemical and mechanical