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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Fiscal Year 2008 (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Metallurgy Division
Pages 15-18

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... Some examples of outstanding research are provided below. Particularly noteworthy are efforts to standardize and improve hardness measurement, to develop atomistic modeling in support of the development of nN-level force standard for very small loads, to develop fundamentals-based quantitative models of microstructural evolution in materials for the extraction of kinetic data from experiments, and to develop a fundamental science-based understanding of the mechanisms leading to tin (Sn)
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From page 16...
... ADEQUACY OF INFRASTRUCTURE The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory's commendable capital investment is welcomed by the division staff and will enhance the laboratory's capabilities. The new tunneling characterization probe instrument adds to an already impressive magnetic thin-film fabrication and characterization capability.
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From page 17...
... There are currently only limited sets of thermodynamic data available; however, these could be easily expanded and serve as best practices by other groups within the MSEL and within other government-supported research laboratories. The Metallurgy Division has played an important technical role in a number of highvisibility failure analyses (e.g., analysis of the World Trade Center collapse, the sinking of the Titanic, and the failure of naval structures)
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... The division could enhance its effectiveness by identifying common themes to better coordinate its activities and by increasing its focus on the entrepreneurial, highly innovative sectors of the U.S. economy.
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