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Materials

Metals

Tools and Instruments

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Nanocalorimeter Measurement System

Nanocalorimeter Measurement System

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
2 meter diameter horizontal mechanical test machine with control computers

NCAL: Cruciform Test Machine

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
Marciniak Schematic

NCAL: Forming Limit Press

A forming limit press is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. This machine has been designed based on a modified Marciniak punch

NCAL: Octostrain Test Machine

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
Tension compresion fixturing with upper and lower loadcells and grips and lateral anti-buckling guides with pneumatic actuators

NCAL: Tension-Compression Test Machine

A uniaxial sheet tension-compression test machine is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. This machine provides additional constraints to

NCAL: Thermal Imaging Systems

Thermal imaging systems are available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. These cameras can be used to measure adiabatic heating during mechanical

NCAL: Uniaxial Test Machines

A variety of uniaxial test machines are available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. These include servo-hydraulic and screw-driven test frames
View of the sample area in the X-ray Diffraction (XRD) end station on the Beamline for Material Measurement (BMM). 

Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction (XRD)

The X-ray diffraction (XRD) end station measures constructive interference of the x-ray wave with repeating atomic and interfacial structure in materials. At
Ultrasonic Atomizer

Ultrasonic Atomizer

To support alloy development for additive manufacturing (AM), a small lab-scale ultrasonic atomization system has been established for metallic powder
Picture of the sample area of the NIST X-ray Adsorbtion Fine Structure instrument, with NIST scientist Bruce Ravel, located at the National Synchrotron Light Source.

X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS)

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
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