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Standard Reference Materials

NIST supports accurate and compatible measurements by certifying and providing over 1200 Standard Reference Materials® with well-characterized composition or properties, or both.

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The NIST Charpy Machine Verification Program is introducing certified
low-energy and high-energy Charpy specimens to be tested at 21 °C 
instead of -40 °C. Additional information can be found at
Charpy Machine Verification Program.

Due to world events, all shipping to Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine has ceased.  As a result, the Office of Reference Materials will not be accepting or processing orders to these countries for the foreseeable future. 

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An SRM for Measuring Arsenic in Shellfish

NIST has developed many environmentally relevant Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) over the years, including whale blubber, fish and mussel tissues, human

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Setting Standards for Stool

Microbiome studies have yielded hundreds of ideas for ways to detect and influence human health, but the field struggles with reproducibility...

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