ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | NOVEMBER 2026 33 with data processing, statistical analysis, topic classification of thousands of Handbook chapters and journal articles, pattern identification across datasets, and report drafting. All data came from ASM’s platforms and established biblio- graphic sources. ASM staff reviewed every finding and interpretation, and subject-matter experts will review the final synthesis. WHAT’S NEXT In 2027, the work will continue as one of the ASM Board’s Priority Initiatives, “Content Expansion using Analytics.” Building on the 2026 Content Roadmap and ASM’s AI and partnership initiatives, this effort will expand ASM’s technical content into underserved, high-impact topics, such as corrosion and high-temperature performance. TABLE 1 — WHERE THE SIGNALS POINT: SELECTED TOPICS ACROSS ASM CONTENT Topic Handbook signal Journal signal Roadmap direction Additive manufacturing Strong and growing per-chapter engagement Dominant JMEP topic; alloys designed for AM are an open opportunity Expand Residual stress Strongest new-volume launch in the catalog Not a separate journal focus Build on success with follow-on content Failure analysis, fatigue, and fractography Largest share of Handbook views Fatigue and fracture science is a growth area Upgrade and expand Heat treatment Highest combined usage across volumes A core Met Trans A strength Maintain Aluminum alloys and phase diagrams Datasheets and diagrams are among the top chapters Reference-type articles are heavily downloaded Maintain Machining and other classic volumes Older volumes are still heavily used Not a separate journal focus Refresh Materials characterization Recent demand is well above baseline Machine learning for microstructure analysis is emerging Upgrade Nickel superalloys and refractory alloys Established coverage Met Trans A leads its peer benchmark Maintain and deepen High-entropy alloys and machine learning No Handbook equivalent yet Growth areas relative to peers Watch and develop Energy storage, hydrogen, sustainability Limited current coverage Not yet analyzed Develop new content HELP SHAPE ASM CONTENT ASM technical committees play a direct role in deciding which topics the ASM Handbooks, technical books, and journals develop. The Technical Content Roadmap gives those committees new data to work with, and ASM wants more members at the table. Join a committee. Lend your expertise to an existing ASM technical committee and help turn roadmap findings into new content. Start a committee. Working in an emerging area such as high-entropy alloys or energy storage? Propose a new committee to build ASM’s coverage. To learn more, contact Scott Henry, ASM director of content and publishing, scott.henry@asminternational.org. It will also extend into adjacent materials-related topics beyond ASM’s traditional core, serving practitioners who may not yet consider ASM a resource. The results will inform priorities for existing ASM content, education, and events programs, help identify subject domains for new technical committees, point to high-value content and data partnerships, and engage the new practitioners and members these topics attract. ~AM&P
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