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The Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES) end station uses a tunable, focused X-ray beam in the tender spectrum (2.0 keV to 7.5 keV) to probe the depth
This Nanocalorimeter Measurement System is used for nanocalorimetry measurements at fast heating rates (100 °C/s to 100,000 °C/s) and measurements of samples
Over 10 independent digital image correlation (DIC) measurement systems are available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. The majority of these
A cruciform test machine is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. This machine deforms a cross-shaped specimen with four specimen end tabs
Two independent x-ray diffraction stress measurement systems are available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. These systems are integrated with
A forming limit press is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. This machine has been designed based on a modified Marciniak punch
An intermediate strain rate test machine is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. The actuator for this test machine can move at speeds up
An octostrain (8 tensile arms) test machine is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. By increasing the number of arms from the four used
A uniaxial sheet tension-compression test machine is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. This machine provides additional constraints to
Thermal imaging systems are available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. These cameras can be used to measure adiabatic heating during mechanical
A variety of uniaxial test machines are available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. These include servo-hydraulic and screw-driven test frames
Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy uses positrons to probe material defects/voids/free volume at the sub-nm scale. The general working principle is
The X-ray diffraction (XRD) end station measures constructive interference of the x-ray wave with repeating atomic and interfacial structure in materials. At
The Vector Potential Photoemission Microscope endstation sits at the end of both the SST-I and SST-II beamlines, providing both soft (0.1 keV to 2.2 keV) and
The XAFS station uses a tunable, monochromatic, and moderately high energy X-ray beam (4.5 keV to 23.5 keV) for X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements. The