Transportation Portal - OverviewTransportation-related industries rely on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a wide range of assistance including more than 350 different reference materials used in manufacturing vehicles; tools for accurately measuring the performance of stronger, lightweight metals, composites, and polymers; development of standards and performance tests for alternative transportation energy sources; and continual improvement in methods for monitoring the safety and strength of roadways and rail lines. Programs and Projects
Hardness Standardization
Our objective is to standardize and improve hardness measurement both in the U.S. and internationally. NIST is the U.S. National Metrology … more
Evolution of Image Spatial Resolution
Measuring the through-plane water content in a hydrogen fuel cell is critical to understanding this complicated heat and mass transport … more
Characterization of Porous Transport Media for Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Efficiently managing water transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is critical to the performance, cost, and durability in order … more
Marciniak Mechanical Testing
A novel method for measuring multiaxial stress-strain curves in sheet metal has been designed based on a modified Marciniak punch stretching … more
NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting
Our objective is to develop the measurement methodology, standards and analysis necessary for the US auto industry and base metal suppliers to … more
Yield Surface Measurement
In order to calculate the stresses that develop within a formed part, and thereby compensate for such things as elastic springback, it is … more |
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