Thermochemical properties

News and Updates

Red fire extinguisher is attached to pipes and hoses inside a vehicle.

NIST Tool Will Help Military Vehicles Fight Fires Using Less Harmful Chemicals

March 2, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, interactive spreadsheet that will help the U.S. military

Room Temperature Conversion of CO₂ to CO: A New Way to Synthesize Hydrocarbons

November 2, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a room-temperature method that could

Vapor-Liquid Equilibria Article- the #1 Most Downloaded paper from the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data

June 25, 2020

A paper from members of the Applied Chemicals and Materials Division has 762 downloads from the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data in the last 30 days

Projects and Programs

NCNR DAC and CCUS efforts

Ongoing

Overview Capture of carbon dioxide from the air (direct air capture; DAC) combined with energy efficiency and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)

NIST Standard Reference Simulation Website

Ongoing

NIST Standard Reference Database 173 Last Update to Data Content: August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18434/T4M88Q The Standard Reference Simulation Website is

A stainless steel micro tensile specimen in a silicon frame.

Microsystems for Harsh Environment Testing

Completed

Our goal is to develop and demonstrate a MEMS-based methodology for evaluating time-dependent mechanical properties of materials that undergo exposure to

Solvation Free Energies

Ongoing

Measuring and maintaining water quality is increasingly becoming a significant global issue. As new chemicals are introduced into the water supply, development

Publications

Investigation of Cure Kinetics of Advanced Epoxy Molding Compound Using Dynamic Heating Scan: An Overlooked Second Reaction

August 3, 2023

Author(s)

Ran Tao, Sukrut Prashant Phansalkar, Aaron M. Forster, Bongtae Han

Cure kinetics of epoxy molding compounds (EMCs) is a fundamental material property that affects the molding process of semiconductor chips and final package

A Dual-Path Pulse-Echo Instrument for Liquid-Phase Speed of Sound and Measurements on p-Xylene and Four Halogenated-Olefin Refrigerants [R1234yf, R1234ze(E), R1233zd(E), and R1336mzz(Z)]

July 28, 2023

Author(s)

Mark O. McLinden, Richard A. Perkins

We describe an instrument to measure the speed of sound in liquids based on the dual-path, pulse-echo technique; it covers a temperature range of 228.15 K to

Thermochemical study of 2-adamantanone

July 24, 2023

Author(s)

Ala Bazyleva, Dzmitry Zaitsau, Gennady J. Kabo

The results of a thermochemical study of the standard molar enthalpy of combustion of 2-adamantanone in the crystalline phase state by isoperibol combustion

Uncertainty

February 1, 2023

Author(s)

Robert D. Chirico, Eugene Paulechka, Vladimir Diky, Ala Bazyleva

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Tools and Instruments

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