| 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) |