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STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR THE POLYMERS INDUSTRY

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Walter G. McDonough, Sara Orski, Charles M. Guttman, Kalman Migler, Kathryn L. Beers

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides science, industry, and government with a central source of well-characterized materials certified for chemical composition or for some chemical or physical property. These materials are designated Standard Reference Materials® (SRMs) and are used to calibrate measuring instruments, to evaluate methods and systems, or to produce scientific data that can be referred readily to a common base. In this paper, we discuss the history of polymer based SRMs, their current status, and challenges and opportunities to develop new standards to address industrial measurement challenges.
Proceedings Title
Society of Plastics Engineers - Annual Technical Conference
Conference Dates
May 23-25, 2016
Conference Location
Indianapolis, IN, US
Conference Title
Same as above
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

polymer, SRM
Reference materials and Polymers

Citation

McDonough, W. , Orski, S. , Guttman, C. , Migler, K. and Beers, K. (2016), STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR THE POLYMERS INDUSTRY, Society of Plastics Engineers - Annual Technical Conference, Indianapolis, IN, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=919903 (Accessed October 20, 2025)

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Created May 24, 2016, Updated April 4, 2022
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