Volume 8, Issue 11, Wednesday, March 19, 2008 

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A Member’s Voice

ASM Board of Trustees and Finance Committee Support Business Initiatives and Projects

From Lifelong Learning to Emerging Technologies, the ASM Finance Committee and ASM Board of Trustees continue to show their support for initiatives that are aligned with ASM’s Strategic Plan. “During the past five years, we have made substantial progress in creating the ASM of the future,” said ASM President Dr. Dianne Chong, FASM. “We have built on our traditional strengths, and we have added new capabilities and new services as we have moved forward.” At meetings in Chicago last month, the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee were updated on the following areas:

Nerac Business Plan
Industrial Design
Status Update: Emerging Technologies
Status Update: Lifelong Learning
Status Update: Certification
Summary of Finance Task Force Report

Click here for details about these progress reports.

More coverage will follow in future “Member’s Voice” features.

2009
Engineering Materials Achievement
Award Nominations Now Being
Accepted

American Superconductor Corporation receives the 2007 Engineering Materials Achievement Award.

Deadline for nominations is April 15, 2008

Do you know of an innovative, cutting-edge scientific achievement that has distinctly impacted industry, technology, and society in the last ten years?

Criteria:
•Outstanding achievements in materials or materials systems in engineering structure or design and manufacture of product
•Innovative
•To production scale within past 10 years
•Impact on entire industry, distinct gain to technology and society
•Team effort
•No previous widespread recognition

Visit ASM’s website for complete information about how you can nominate a team for this prestigious award in 2009. Or contact, Carole Chesla, Administrator, Awards at (800) 336-5152 Ext 5330, (440) 338-5151 Ext. 5330, Fax (440) 338-6614

Video of the Week

How to Land on the Moon

Industry News

ASM publishes breaking industry news articles on our website every day!

Below are the top news items of the week.
View the full-text articles and more headline news online.

Toshiba Sets Up U.S. Unit to Market Advanced BWRs
Jiji Press English News Service
Toshiba Corp. has established a subsidiary in the United States to promote its nuclear power plant business in the country. The unit, Toshiba America Nuclear Energy Corp., will share plant operation and maintenance technologies as well as construction management expertise with major U.S. nuclear plant builder Westinghouse Electric Co., now a Toshiba group company.

Engine Torque Rods Made of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Nylon
M2 Communications
BASF has developed the first engine torque rod made of plastic that can withstand high mechanical load. This component serves to secure the vehicle engine and transmission assembly as well as to damp vibrations and to insulate structure-borne noise.

Intl. Beryllium Acquiring Be-Cu, -Ni, -Al Producer Freedom Alloys
Market Wire
International Beryllium Corp. has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Freedom Alloys Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of beryllium, beryllium copper and beryllium containing alloy products. Freedom's core expertise is melting and casting beryllium copper and other beryllium containing alloys and serving the end user market. Freedom also manufactures the beryllium nickel and beryllium aluminum families of alloy products.

Follow-Up: Even a Boeing-Built Tanker Wouldn't Be All American
AFX News Limited
Even if Chicago-based Boeing had won the Air Force tanker deal, critical parts would have come from other countries, including Japan and Italy. And the tankers that will be built by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. and its partner, Northrop Grumman Corp., are certain to produce jobs in the U.S.

Read more ASM Headline News.

News from AM&P

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are studying double-network hydrogels, materials with the pliancy of gelatin but the strength to withstand breakage even when deformed by more 1000%. The key is adding a second polymer, which makes the hydrogel almost as strong as cartilage.
Learn more.

IBM scientists have found a way to suppress unwanted interference of electrical signals created when shrinking graphene, a two-dimensional, single-atomic layer thick form of graphite, to dimensions just a few atoms long. Graphene could function in transistors and circuits at scales vastly smaller than components inside of today's tiniest computer chips.
Learn more.

SSAB Tunnplåt announces Domex 1200, which has a minimum yield strength of 1200 MPa. The steel also has good machining properties, and is well suited for bending and welding. It was developed for slender structures that must be capable of withstanding very high stresses.
Learn more.

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich have dispersed tiny platelets of aluminum oxide in a polymer to make a material that is tough, elastic, and lightweight. The material could lead to longer-lasting bone and dental implants and lighter, more fuel-efficient car and airplane parts.
Learn more.

March Issue of AM&P

	NEWS OF THE INDUSTRY
	•Metals, Polymers, Ceramics •Test/Characterization •Process Technology •Emerging Technology •Business Trends •Global Economy
FEATURES Titanium Rammed Graphite Castings Stephanie O’Connor Metallurgy of ATI 718Plus Alloy Richard Kennedy and Erin McDevitt Recycling Aluminum Aerospace Alloys Subodh K. Das Shape Memory Actuators for Automotive Applications Francesco Butera Breakthrough in EDS Technology John J. Friel

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Upcoming Events

50th Annual H.R. Bergmann Memorial Seminar
“Made In Wisconsin”
A Celebration Of Innovation In Materials Technology In Our State
April 2, 2008

The ASM International Milwaukee Chapter announces its 50th annual Bergmann Educational Seminar – “Made in Wisconsin.” The format encourages dialog between materials engineers, product designers, and innovators to address the unique applications for their creations. The day will provide exposure to the diverse companies that support the investment and growth of materials-based businesses that are MADE IN WISCONSIN yet celebrated worldwide.

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Surface Engineering for High Performance Die Casting Tooling

April 23, 2008
Chicago, Illinois

This one-day workshop will be an intensive discussion of the state-of-the-art in the surface engineering of die casting tooling. The morning session will kick off with a presentation by John Moore, Colorado School of Mines, who will discuss Die Coating and Surface Engineering for Aluminum Pressure Die Casting: State of the Art/Science.

The rest of the day will include sessions on Failure Mechanisms, Substrates, Surface Coating, and Surface Modification.

Click here for more information or to register.

The 8th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research

June 1-6, 2008
Pine Mountain, Georgia USA

This conference will feature five days of technically-intensive programming focused on both fundamental and applied topics related to welding and joining.

Learn more.

19th AeroMat Conference & Exposition

June 23-26, 2008
Austin Convention Center
Austin, Texas USA

Revolutionizing Materials & Processes for Air Vehicles & Space Systems

Learn more.

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News from IMS

Die cast microstructure of an aluminum-silicon alloy. Chandra Sekhar, Indian Institute of Technology.

Enter the 2008 International Metallographic Contest!

The annual International Metallographic Contest features the best work of metallographers and microstructural analysts from around the world. Best in Show will receive the Jacquet-Lucas Award and $3,000. Winning entries will be exhibited during the 41st Annual IMS Convention and Technical Meeting in Albuquerque, NM this August 4-7, 2008.

For complete contest rules, contact Jeff Stewart at jeff@metallography.com or visit IMS online.

Deadline is July 18.

Featured Product

Failure Analysis of Heat Treated Steel Components
(Pre-Publication)
Edited by L.C.F. Canale,
R.A. Mesquita and G.E. Totten

Potential failures are covered with respect to design, material composition, component production, and thermal processing. Beginning with design aspects of component failure, chapters are devoted to several aspects of steel manufacturing including casting, forging or powder metallurgy in addition to heat treating operations.

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Latest Job Opening

Corrosion and Materials Engineer
Dow Chemical Co.
Plaquemine, Louisiana
(near Baton Rouge)

You will be responsible for providing materials selection (predominantly metals and alloys), corrosion control, and asset integrity management advice at a large integrated petrochemical facility along the Gulf Coast. Our internal clients include research and development, engineering services, new construction projects, operating production facilities, maintenance, and utility operations.

For more details about this position, click here.

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2008 Graduate Student Paper Contest

Wan Chuck Woo, 2007 International Graduate Student Paper Contest Award Winner, receives his award from 2007 ASM President, Dr. Larry Wagner.

Deadline April 1, 2008

The ASM International Graduate Student Paper Contest recognizes the best graduate student technical paper in the field of materials science or engineering submitted during the year. The winner will be recognized and presented their award during the ASM Leadership Awards Luncheon to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the week of October 5-9, 2008 in conjunction with MS&T’08. The award consists of a certificate, a $500 cash prize, and up to $250 towards expenses to attend MS&T ’08. The paper will also be published one of ASM’s publications.

Rules for the paper submission can be found on the ASM Website.

Nomination Deadline for Canada Council Awards is April 30, 2008

ASM’s Canada Council is seeking nominations for its 2008 awards program. These prestigious awards include the G. MacDonald Young Award, M. Brian Ives Lectureship, and Canadian Sustaining Member Corporate Innovation Awards. Deadline to submit nominations are April 30, 2008.

Nominations should be submitted to Mr. John Read, president, National Coating Technologies, Inc., 1975 Logan Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2R OH8.

For more information, visit ASM Canada Council Awards.

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