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B -- SINGLE CRYSTAL DATA FOR METALS AND ALLOYS SOL 52SBNB6C9068 DUE 031896 POC Linda Shariati (301) 975-5053 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to obtain data on crystallographic properties of metals and alloys from the National Research Council of Canada, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information. The National Research Council of Canada will deliver to NIST a magnetic tape and descriptive documentation of chemical, crystallographic and bibliographic data for approximately 54,000 metallic substances (such information includes but is not limited to: chemical formula, bibliographic citation, structure type, Pearson symbol, published unit cell parameters with their standard deviations, space group symbol, space group number, crystal system, measured and calculated densities, indicators for powder data, neutron data, non-room temperature data, instrument type, and number of formula units per unit cell). This collection of evaluated data on crystallographic properties of metals is unique in the world and has been developed over the last twenty years under the direction of NRC Canada with the expertise of world-renowned crystallographers. The abstraction of the data is in accordance with specific rules which have been developed over time by NIST. NIST requires delivery of the data within 3 months of contract award - FOB Destination. See Numbered Note 22 (0029)

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