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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.
SRMs are available for order at the NIST store, https://shop.nist.gov
Please update your bookmarks with our new web address. Find Current SRM/RM Certificates, Reports of Investigation, and Safety Data Sheets using the NIST Store’s Product Search Box.
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.
SRM 3383 Yohimbe-Containing Solid Oral Dosage Form is part of a continuing collaboration with NIH-Office of Dietary Supplements to develop dietary supplement
NIST has developed many environmentally relevant Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) over the years, including whale blubber, fish and mussel tissues, human
NIST Standard Reference Material SRM ® 2373 was developed to improve the measurements of the HER2 gene amplification in DNA samples. SRM ® 2373 consists of
Melissa Phillips and NIST collaborators explain why NIST reference materials are so important to industry, monitoring environmental and human health, and much