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ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES • OCTOBER 2014 2
Celebrating 101 years of materials milestones
W hen you hear the number 101, what’s the first thing that
comes to mind? For me, it’s Dalmatians. But more impor-
tantly, it has been 101 years since the founding of the Steel Treaters
Club, which eventually became ASM International. It’s hard to be-
lieve it has been one year since ASM’s 100th anniversary celebra-
tion, held last October in Montreal. Over the past year, ASM has
undergone a branding makeover with a fresh, new logo, launched
an updated website, released several new products and database
updates, and continues to develop its Computational Materials
Data Network, which aims to advance materials development and deployment by fa-
cilitating information sharing within the materials community. All of these efforts, and
several others underway, could certainly be classified as sailing away from safe harbors.
And that’s exactly what makes it so exciting to be part of.
Having ambitious plans in place is what keeps
things fresh and inspiring. We knowmany of you are of
the same persuasion, whether it’s working on advanced
battery designs, next-generation superalloys, special-
ized nanomaterials, or lightweight composites. All of
these topics and many more will be discussed at
MS&T14, coming up October 12-16 in Pittsburgh.
Whether you attend as a presenter or a spectator, it
makes no difference—you are likely to find inspiration
andmeaningful networking opportunities at every turn.
From the opening plenary session, Drivers for Advanced
Manufacturing: Energy, Sustainability and Economics, to
educational short courses, intriguing lectures, and spe-
cial events, there is truly something for every materials
professional out there.
In other news, metallurgists the world over are
now walking around with their shoulders back and their heads held a little higher,
thanks to the new Apple Watch and iPhone models that debuted in September. Se-
riously, when is the last time you can remember a special shout-out to a metallurgist
during a major product launch? For me, that answer is n-e-v-e-r. But that’s exactly
what Apple’s senior VP of design Jony Ive did, gave credit to the company’s metal-
lurgists for custom alloys featured in the new watches: The Apple Sport model is
made of a customized 7000 Series aluminum reportedly 60% stronger than stan-
dard alloys, while the fancier AppleWatch Edition cases are made of an 18-karat gold
alloy developed to be twice as hard as standard gold. Yes, good times for materials
scientists the world over.
Yet another glamorous area for materials experts involves sporting goods, which
we will report on in a special summer issue next year. Just announced, Nanyang Tech-
nical University (NTU), Singapore, established an international consortium to develop
innovative materials and processes for sports products. Besides NTU’s Institute for
Sports Research (ISR), the four founding members are all big industry players—Arkema,
Chomarat, and Babolat (all of France) and bicycle manufacturer Topkey (of Taiwan). The
consortium plans to develop new carbon composites materials, parts design methods,
and manufacturing technology for products such as racquets and bicycle frames. It
seems to be a golden era for materials scientists and engineers, and we hope to see
you at MS&T!
“Twenty years from
now you will be more
disappointed by the
things you didn’t do
than by the ones
you did do. So throw
off the bowlines.
Sail away from the
safe harbor. Catch the
trade winds in your
sails. Explore. Dream.
Discover.”
—Attributed to Mark Twain