| 2D |
two-dimensional |
| 3D |
three-dimensional |
| AHSS |
advanced high-strength steel |
| AIM |
Accelerated Insertion of Materials |
| ARL |
Army Research Laboratory |
| ASPPRC |
Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center |
| CALPHAD |
calculation of phase diagrams |
| CIMP-3D |
Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition |
| DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DFT |
density functional theory |
| DMLM |
direct metal laser melting |
| DMMI |
Standing Committee on Defense Materials, Manufacturing and Infrastructure |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| EBM |
electron beam melting |
| ECAS |
electric-current-assisted sintering |
| EMAT |
electromagnetic acoustic transducer |
| FAST |
field-assisted sintering technology |
| H&TMP |
high and thermomagnetic processing |
| ICME |
integrated computational materials engineering |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| MagLab |
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory |
| MURI |
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative |
| NAMII |
National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMMB |
National Materials and Manufacturing Board |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| ORNL |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy (White House) |
| PECS |
pulsed electric current sintering |
| PPC |
plasma pressure compaction |
| Q&P |
quenched and partitioned |
| QSAR |
quantitative structure activity relationship |
| S&T |
science and technology |
| SBIR |
Small Business Innovation Research (program) |
| SPS |
spark plasma sintering |
| VIP |
Virtual Integrated Processing (DARPA program) |
