Nomination deadline for the 2016 Class of Fellows is fast approaching

November 5, 2015
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The honor of Fellow of the Society was established to provide recognition to members for distinguished contributions in the field of materials science and engineering, and to develop a broadly based forum for technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society.

If you are interested in nominating someone for this prestigious award, please contact Christine Hoover, for a unique nomination link.  This link will be exclusive to you, as the nominator, and will provide you the ability to work through the nomination at different times to add content and attachments until you submit the final nomination.

  • The ASM Fellow Award is first and foremost an award for technical achievement and not intended to exclusively award contributions to ASM International. To the extent possible, the selection committee shall select a diverse slate of nominees from all the constituencies of ASM.
  • Five years of current, continuous membership in ASM International as an individual is required at the time of nomination.
  • Candidates for the award may be proposed by Chapters through their Executive Committee, Affiliate Societies, Regional Councils, Committees/Councils, Award Selection Committee, Awards Policy Committee, ASM Fellow or any five members of the Society.
  • Please be aware that the nominee, and nominator(s), must be current ASM members in good standing, or the nomination will not be accepted.  If you have any question regarding the status of membership, please contact me.
  • The nomination is limited to ten pages, plus up to five letters of support for a total of 15 pages (this is in addition to the nomination form).

 

Please refer to our website to view the rules and lists of past recipients. The deadline for submission is November 30.

Nomination deadline for the 2016 Class of Fellows is fast approaching

The honor of Fellow of the Society was established to provide recognition to members for distinguished contributions in the field of materials science and engineering, and to develop a broadly based forum for technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society. The deadline for submission is November 30.

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Heat treat 2015 finishes with a “bang!”

November 2, 2015
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The ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition (Heat Treat 2015) took place in late October in Detroit. The three-day event, co-located with the American Gear Manufacturer's Association Gear Expo, attracted over 7000 heat treating and gear professionals from all over the world, including an equipment exhibition featuring 202 companies in 288 booths. The show featured top-notch technical programming as well as several new initiatives such as live equipment demonstrations on the show floor and a "hot" new social event that lit up the Detroit sky as well as local social media.

The technical program at Heat Treat featured more than 140 oral and poster presentations, including a new Applied Technology track focused on practical applications for operators. Jonn Nebbe, a metallurgical engineer at Eaton Corp., said, "Learning about the academic side of things is nice, but learning practical applications that you can take back to the shop floor? That's what I'm here for."

Attendees also enjoyed a plenary session from Dr. Alan Taub, chief technical officer of the newly established American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, who discussed the LIFT (Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow) consortium. The conference program also featured an expert-led panel on "New Development and Opportunities in Heat Treating" focused on technology needs and new disruptive technology within the industry. Finally, the popular Master Series lectures educated attendees on specific technical subjects such as the past and future of martensitic steels, bainite transformation in steel, and the Holloman-Jaffe parameter.

Local high school students got to participate in the ASM Materials Education Foundation "Mini Materials Camp" on the show floor during Heat Treat. Eight presenters gave hands-on science demonstrations to over 150 students in the mini-camp, including heat treating bobby pins and paper clips and the principle of diffusion at work in brassing a penny. College students also took part in the free "This is Heat Treat" student program, which included a special 35 and Under Keynote Breakfast and a student networking mixer on the show floor.

On the networking side of the event, attendees had many opportunities throughout the week to meet and catch up with old friends. Exhibitors and attendees were treated to a networking reception on Tuesday evening featuring local brews and appetizers on the show floor, and several refreshment and dessert breaks throughout the week. The main event however, the first-ever Heat Treat social event called "The Heat Is On," was held Wednesday evening at Waterview Loft at Port Detroit. Guests were treated to flame twirlers, local craft beer, and Detroit-style food. The evening was capped off by a fireworks display on the Detroit River, which surprised both guests and locals who happened to catch the show. The "mystery" fireworks caused quite a stir on social media and the news.

Attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors were positive about the direction that Heat Treat is going. "There is a new energy to this event," says Stephen Kowalski, president of the ASM Heat Treating Society and president, Kowalski Heat Treating. "The organizers are doing some exciting things with the programming, and the social event really was above and beyond all expectations and certainly had the local and international media on fire. Even if you have been to Heat Treat before, come again in 2017 – you won't be disappointed."

Chuck Faulkner, Market Development Manager, Heat Treatment & Metal Forming at Houghton International, says that Heat Treat is the must-attend event for the heat treating industry. "This show is one our company doesn't miss. We will be back in 2017."

Heat Treat 2017 will take place in Columbus, Ohio, on October 24-26, 2017. Space is limited and is expected to sell out. To reserve exhibit space, contact Christina Sandoval, global exhibition manager a [email protected] or 440.338.5151 ext. 5625.

Heat treat 2015 finishes with a “bang!”

The ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition (Heat Treat 2015) took place in late October in Detroit. The three-day event, co-located with the American Gear Manufacturer’s Association Gear Expo, attracted over 7000 heat treating and gear professionals from all over the world, including an equipment exhibition featuring 202 companies in 288 booths.

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ASM Handbooks Online now includes Volume 5B: Protective Organic Coatings

October 29, 2015
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ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, recently released ASM Handbooks Online, which features the addition of ASM Handbook, Volume 5B: Protective Organic Coatings. This all new volume addresses a need for comprehensive information on organic coatings, including coating materials, surface preparation, application processes, industrial uses, and coating evaluation and analysis methods. It is an essential reference for industrial coating users, specifiers, and contractors. Industry respected authors and reviewers make this latest entry to ASM's handbook series the authoritative source for industrial coating information worldwide. See below for content included.  

COATING MATERIALS:

  • Alkyd resins
  • Acrylic coatings
  • Epoxy resins and curatives
  • Polyvinylidene fluoride-based coatings technology
  • Fluoroethylene vinyl ether resins for high-performance coatings
  • Phenolic coatings
  • Polyester and vinyl ester coatings
  • Polyurethane coatings
  • Polyurea-based coatings
  • Polyaspartic coatings
  • Polymeric floor coatings
  • Powder coatings: Pipelines
  • Powder coatings: Other industries
  • Silicon-based technologies in coatings
  • Polysiloxane hybrid coatings
  • Smart coatings and nanotechnology applications in coatings
  • Bitumens – coal tar and asphalt coatings
  • Wax-based coating systems
  • Zinc-rich coatings
     

SURFACE PREPARATION AND COATING APPLICATION:

  • Surface preparation
  • Soluble salts beneath coatings
  • Coating application methods
  • Shop and field quality control and quality assurance
  • Worker health and environmental hazards associated with coating application and removal
  • Green coatings
  • Coating various substrates
     

INDUSTRIAL USES:

  • Pipeline industry coatings
  • Marine coatings
  • Coatings used in the nuclear industry
  • Bridge coatings
  • Transportation-railcar  coatings
  • Guidance for the use of protective coatings in municipal potable water systems
  • Protective coatings for corrosion control in municipal wastewater  systems
  • Guidelines for maintenance coating of steel structures in pulp and paper mills
  • Coatings for commercial structures and building deficiencies that affect performance

COATING ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION:

  • Estimating the cost of industrial painting projects
  • Coating deterioration
  • Coating failure analysis
  • Laboratory testing
  • Coating failures and defects
  • Overview of other protection methods

ASM Handbooks Online is the industry's best known and most comprehensive source of information on ferrous and nonferrous metals and materials technology. Features the complete content of 34 ASM Handbook volumes, ASM Handbook supplements, and ASM Desk Editions—more than 25,000 pages of articles, illustrations, tables, graphs, specifications, and practical examples, providing peer-reviewed, trusted information in every area of materials specialization.

Quick and advanced search features enable users to search across the complete ASM Handbook collection in seconds. Additionally, a Contents Tree provides users with an intuitive way to browse and drill down to specific handbook volumes, articles, and sections of interest. The database provides aspiring and practicing engineers with instant, anytime access to the most trusted and comprehensive materials information resource available.

"ASM Handbooks are unique and valuable resources for the engineering community," says Scott D. Henry, ASM Director of Content and Knowledge Based Solutions. "They are written and edited by volunteers, assisted by ASM staff, to provide practical, in-depth technical information that is not readily available from other sources. This latest update to ASM Handbooks Online adds a wealth of information on organic coatings to the series."

For more information, or to schedule a customized demonstration via WebEx for your organization, please contact Denise Sirochman at 440.338.5409.

ASM Handbooks Online now includes Volume 5B: Protective Organic Coatings

ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, recently released ASM Handbooks Online, which features the addition of ASM Handbook, Volume 5B: Protective Organic Coatings.

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Linde highlights advanced technologies at Heat Treat 2015

October 15, 2015
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Linde LLC, Murray Hill, N.J., will showcase advanced gas control technologies and engineering services for heat treatment furnaces at Heat Treat 2015 next week in Detroit, booth 248. These include Carbojet gas-injection technology for improving production up to 20%; Hydroflex atmosphere control system for more reliable oxide-free annealing; world-class heat treatment engineering and laboratory services; and safety solutions for flammable atmosphere furnaces (re: NFPA 86)

These heat treatment services and proven technologies are in demand for improving process efficiency, productivity, and quality in manufacturing metal parts for automotive, aerospace, and military components; construction and industrial equipment; and electrical systems, to name a few. More consistent process quality can mean less rework and fewer rejects, and lead to higher profits, process reliability and longer service life.

Linde offers decades of experience in heat treatment across all common furnace types from continuous to batch type furnaces, including roller hearth, pusher, pit or rotary-retort. Expertise spans all typical protective atmospheres—from pure nitrogen, pure hydrogen, nitrogen/hydrogen, nitrogen/hydrocarbon type atmospheres to endothermic gas, exothermic gas and monogas atmospheres.

Improve gas flows and atmosphere homogeneity without fans

The patented CARBOJET gas-injection technology can improve efficiency and the productivity of heat treatment furnaces including roller hearth, pusher, pit, or rotary-retort. Ultrahigh-speed injection of a gas or gas mixture through special CARBOJET lances improves gas flows and atmosphere homogeneity without the use of circulation fans. This includes both the better mixing of the injected gases with the furnace atmosphere, and better movement of the gas flows within the furnace.

Oxide-free parts annealing

The HYDROFLEX atmosphere control system offers a universal solution for clean and bright oxide-free annealing of steel, stainless steel, copper, bronze or brass, with high reliability and repeatability. One or more carrier gases (nitrogen or argon) maintain the furnace pressure while a controlled ratio of hydrogen helps prevent oxidation. With the HYDROFLEX® technology, many annealing tasks can be completed with non-flammable gas mixtures containing less than 5 percent hydrogen.

Engineering and lab services

Engineering is key to optimizing heat treatment solutions. Linde engineers can perform process audits to investigate areas for improvement. This may include analyzing furnace atmospheres, gas supply and control systems, as well as upstream and downstream processes. Linde can also perform customer tests and demonstrations in furnaces at its Technology Center to support feasibility studies, and provide safety and process training.

In addition, engineers at Linde Application Centers can develop new gas supply systems for heat treatment processes and improve the control systems of existing processes. Our metallography laboratory services include material analyses, scanning electron micrography (SEM) and a variety of hardness tests.

Meeting new NFPA safety standards

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is the industry accepted authority of industrial gases and furnaces. All heat treating facilities should familiarize themselves with NFPA 86 "Standard for Ovens and Furnaces". Within NFPA 86 there are specific requirements for Nitrogen Supply Systems used to purge flammable atmosphere furnaces. Linde developed the system to satisfy the NFPA 86 "Standard for Ovens and Furnaces." It includes a nitrogen supply system with an integral alarm panel for safety purge of flammable atmosphere furnaces.

Heat Treat 2015 is the premier heat treating event in North America and presented by the ASM Heat Treating Society. The conference and exposition run in conjunction with Gear Expo, presented by the American Gear Manufacturers Association.

 

 

Linde highlights advanced technologies at Heat Treat 2015

Linde LLC, Murray Hill, N.J., will showcase advanced gas control technologies and engineering services for heat treatment furnaces at Heat Treat 2015 next week in Detroit, booth 248.

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One Minute Mentor: Heat Treatment Applied to Tool Steels

September 30, 2015
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After hot forming, tool steel usually is exposed to a heat treatment process done to produce a low-hardness condition. Low hardness is important for machining, but the treatment also should promote a homogeneous microstructure, usually referred to as the annealed condition. The graph shows the process condition as a function of time, temperature, and phase transformation.

Volume 4D, Heat Treating of Irons and Steels -> Heat Treating of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels ->  Introduction to Heat Treating of Tool Steels -> Heat Treatment Applied to Tool Steels

One Minute Mentor: Heat Treatment Applied to Tool Steels

After hot forming, tool steel usually is exposed to a heat treatment process done to produce a low-hardness condition.

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New technique could make cement manufacturing carbon-neutral


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Concrete is found all over cities and stretches across the land in a vast network of highways. It's so ubiquitous that most of us take it for granted, but many aren't aware that concrete's key ingredient, ordinary portland cement, is a major producer of greenhouse gases.

Each year, manufacturers produce around 5 billion tons of portland cement—the gray powder that mixes with water to form the "glue" that holds concrete together. That's nearly three-quarters of a ton for every person on Earth. For every ton of cement produced, the process creates approximately a ton of carbon dioxide, all of which accounts for roughly 7% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.

And with demand increasing every year—especially in the developing world, which uses much more portland cement than the U.S. does—scientists are determined to lessen the growing environmental impact of portland cement production. One of those scientists is Gaurav Sant of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, who recently completed research that could eventually lead to methods of cement production that give off no carbon dioxide, the gas that composes 82% of greenhouse gases.

Sant, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and UCLA's Edward K. and Linda L. Rice professor of materials science, found that carbon dioxide released during cement manufacture could be captured and reused.

"The reason we have been able to sustain global development has been our ability to produce portland cement at the volumes we have, and we will need to continue to do so," Sant says. "But the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere creates significant environmental stress. So it raises the question of whether we can reuse that carbon dioxide to produce a building material."

During cement manufacturing, there are two steps responsible for carbon emissions. One is calcination, when limestone, the raw material most used to produce cement, is heated to about 750°C. That process separates limestone into a corrosive, unstable solid—calcium oxide, or lime—and carbon dioxide gas. When lime is combined with water, a process called slaking, it forms a more stable compound called calcium hydroxide.

And the major compound in portland cement is tricalcium silicate, which hardens like stone when it is combined with water. Tricalcium silicate is produced by combining lime with siliceous sand and heating the mixture to 1500°C. Of the total carbon dioxide emitted in cement manufacturing, 65 percent is released when the limestone is calcined and 35% is given off by the fuel burned to heat the tricalcium silicate compound.

But Sant and his team show that the carbon dioxide given off during calcination can be captured and recombined with calcium hydroxide to recreate limestone—creating a cycle in which no carbon dioxide is released into the air. In addition, about 50% less heat is needed throughout the production cycle, since no additional heat is required to ensure the formation of tricalcium silicate.

Sant said the method is analogous to how limestone cementation occurs in nature, where limestone forms the tough exoskeletons of coral, mollusks and seashells, and when microbes form limestone that cements grains of sand together.

Although scientists had examined this idea previously, Sant said it had never been demonstrated before with a view to carbon dioxide-neutral cement production—and that it actually worked faster than he and his colleagues expected. The cycle took just three hours to complete, compared with the more than 28 days needed for portland cement to react with water to near completion and reach its final hardest consistency. The successful sample was very small, as required by laboratory conditions. But Sant says now that the process has been proven, it could, in time, be scaled up to production levels.

If cement manufacturers continue to operate as they currently do, and if proposed carbon taxes in the U.S. and other nations are eventually enacted, cement production would be much more expensive than it is now. Were that to happen, a new method for producing cement with little or no environmental impact would be of even greater interest, Sant says.

The study's co-authors were Mathieu Bauchy, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, Magdalena Balonis, a research scientist, postdoctoral scholars Kirk Vance and Isabella Pignatelli, and doctoral scholar Gabriel Falzone, all of UCLA.

The research was supported by the National Science Foundation and was conducted in the Laboratory for the Chemistry of Construction Materials in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Electron Imaging Center for Nanomachines at the California NanoSystems Institute, and the Molecular Instrumentation Center in UCLA's department of chemistry and biochemistry.

Image caption — For every ton of cement produced, the process creates approximately a ton of carbon dioxide, all of which accounts for roughly 7 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.

New technique could make cement manufacturing carbon-neutral

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Advancing development of thermal manufacturing technologies

September 24, 2015
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A new roadmap outlines a near-term strategy for the accelerated development and implementation of advanced technologies across the many industries that rely on thermal manufacturing, which collectively employ more than 5.4 million people and generate almost $3 trillion in economic activity. By providing specific actions for a more coordinated cross-sector approach to advanced thermal manufacturing in the next five years, this roadmap aims to enable the more than 100,000 businesses involved in and impacted by thermal manufacturing—97% of which are small and medium-sized companies—to improve the efficiency of their operations as well as the performance of the U.S. manufacturing sector as a whole.  
 
Developed by the Thermal Manufacturing Industries Advanced Technology Consortium (TMI ATC) initiative under the leadership of ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, and through funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Md., Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech) program, Advancing Thermal Manufacturing: A Technology Roadmap to 2020 identifies common barriers that currently constrain the use of advanced technologies in thermal manufacturing—including limitations of current technologies and processes as well as widespread non-technical issues related to workforce development and training.  
 
"We were very pleased to be able to bring together different constituencies to develop this first roadmap in the thermal manufacturing area", says Terry Mosier, Managing Director of ASM International.  
 
To address these common barriers, the roadmap offers a two-fold strategy that combines focused technology development with activities designed to stimulate and support technology implementation. The roadmap identifies 50 activities and seven detailed action plans to accelerate the development, adaptation, and implementation of advanced technologies throughout the thermal manufacturing community in the next five years.

  • The technology development activities identified in the roadmap aim to enhance the development and adaptation of heating methods and materials for thermal manufacturing equipment and products as well as improve the understanding, prediction, monitoring, and control of thermal manufacturing processes. 
  • The technology implementation activities identified in the roadmap focus on stimulating the widespread acceptance and adoption of advanced technologies throughout the thermal manufacturing community to ensure that even small and medium-sized companies with limited resources can effectively implement these technologies in their operations.


Implementation of this roadmap's critical actions and priority action plans will be led by the Metal Processing Institute (MPI) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass., in conjunction with ASM International. Together, these organizations will engage their diverse membership bases—including members from academia, national laboratories, and industry—to catalyze action in this nationally critical area.
 
"The increased development and implementation of advanced technologies can ultimately better position the U.S. thermal manufacturing in the global economy," says Diran Apelian, MPI Director. "This roadmap provides a compelling path forward that should be of interest to all stakeholders."
 

Advancing development of thermal manufacturing technologies

Cross-industry Consortium Leads the Way to Advanced Thermal Manufacturing

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Heat Treat expo sells out

September 18, 2015
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The exposition for Heat Treat 2015 has sold out for the second time in a row. Hundreds of heat treating companies and gear manufacturers will be displaying their latest and greatest products and services next month at the 28th annual ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition in Detroit, Mich.

With over 290 booths on the sold out floor - an increase of over 20 booths from 2013 - attendees will have plenty of opportunities to see the latest technology in action. A new addition this year are scheduled live demonstrations on the expo floor, which will educate attendees about new equipment in a hands-on way. Other exciting events happening on the show floor are plenary talk from Dr. Alan Taub of the LIFT consortium on Tuesday afternoon, and the exhibitor reception on Tuesday evening. Exhibitors are encouraged to invite their clients and prospects to attend, particularly if they are local.

Heat Treat 2015 is a biannual conference recognized by industry, academia and government professionals as the premier heat treating gathering in North America. This year it is taking placing in Detroit Michigan, a place with deep roots in heat treating and the birthplace of the ASM Heat Treat Society.

To see a list of the exhibitors, visit this page.

To register for Heat Treat 2015, visit here on the Heat Treat event website.

Heat Treat expo sells out

The exposition for Heat Treat 2015 has sold out for the second time in a row.

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Expo sells out for Heat Treat

September 17, 2015
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Expo sells out for Heat Treat

The ASM Heat Treating Society announced that the exposition for Heat Treat 2015 has sold out for the second time in a row. Hundreds of heat treating companies and gear manufacturers will be displaying their latest and greatest products and services next month at the 28th annual ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition in Detroit, Michigan.

With over 290 booths on the sold out floor – an increase of over 20 booths from 2013 – attendees will have plenty of opportunities to see the latest technology in action. A new addition this year are scheduled live demonstrations on the expo floor, which will educate attendees about new equipment in a hands-on way. Other exciting events happening on the show floor are plenary talk from Dr. Alan Taub of the LIFT consortium on Tuesday afternoon, and the exhibitor reception on Tuesday evening. Exhibitors are encouraged to invite their clients and prospects to attend, particularly if they are local.

Heat Treat 2015 is a biannual conference recognized by industry, academia and government professionals as the premier heat treating gathering in North America. This year it is taking placing in Detroit Michigan, a place with deep roots in heat treating and the birthplace of the ASM Heat Treat Society.

To see a list of the exhibitors, visit this page.

To register for Heat Treat 2015, visit here on the Heat Treat event website.