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Recommended Practice Guides

Dispersion Science

The Use of Nomenclature
in Dispersion Science & Technology
[NIST Recommended Practice Guide, NIST SP 960-3]

This 64-page document deals with the terminology of dispersed particulate systems, along with their associated properties, components and measurements. Prepared as a desk-reference for researchers, process engineers, technicians and students, it covers topics such as agglomeration, colloidal stability, interfacial & electrokinetic properties, and rheology.
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Surface Engineering Measurement Standards for Inorganic Materials

Surface Engineering Measurement
Standards for Inorganic Materials
[NIST Recommended Practice Guide, NIST SP 960-9]

The intent of this guide is to give the materials community a resource for identifying standard methods which are used to measure the surface properties and to characterize surface engineering methods.
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X-Ray Topography

X-Ray Topography
[NIST Recommended Practice Guide, NIST SP 960-10]

The aim of this guide is to raise the awareness of X-ray topography and, therefore, make modern x-ray topography techniques more accessible to materials scientists who would benefit by obtaining the rich variety of microstructural information it offers. Send e-mail to request a copy or download a

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Data Evaluation Theory and Practice

Data Evaluation Theory and Practice for Materials Properties
NIST Recommended Practice Guide, NISTSP 960-11]

This Guide approaches data evaluation as a scientific discipline that evolves from the formal underpinnings of materials metrology. An extensive collection of examples is used to examine the issues of accessibility, reproducibility, consistency, and predictability.
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Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses

Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses
NIST Recommended Practice Guide, NISTSP 960-16]

The goal of this Guide is to make fractographic analysis of brittle materials less an art and more an engineering practice for scientists and engineers. This guide emphasizes practical approaches for problem solving and failure analyses. The printed book published in May 2007 contains a few errors. For a copy of the errata sheet please click Errata.
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Porosity and Specific Surface Area Measurements for Solid Materials

Porosity and Specific Surface Area Measurements for Solid Materials
NIST Recommended Practice Guide, NISTSP 960-17]

This Guide examines the practical issues that need to be considered when conducting a measurement or analysis by one of the more commonly used porosimetry techniques, especially the gas adsorption and mercury intrusion methods.
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Date created: 08 February 2001
Last updated: 12 March 2008

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