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4 A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | M A Y / J U N E 2 0 2 0 ASM International 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073 Tel: 440.338.5151 • Fax: 440.338.4634 Joanne Miller, Editor joanne.miller@asminternational.org Victoria Burt, Managing Editor vicki.burt@asminternational.org Ed Kubel, Frances Richards, and Corinne Richards Contributing Editors Jan Nejedlik, Layout and Design Kelly Sukol, Production Manager kelly.sukol@asminternational.org Press Release Editor magazines@asminternational.org EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Adam Farrow, Chair, Los Alamos National Lab John Shingledecker, Vice Chair, EPRI Somuri Prasad, Past Chair, Sandia National Lab Surojit Gupta, University of North Dakota Nia Harrison, Ford Motor Company Michael Hoerner, KnightHawk Engineering Hideyuki Kanematsu, Suzuka National College of Technology Ibrahim Karaman, Texas A&M University Scott Olig, U.S. Naval Research Lab Amit Pandey, Granta Design/Ansys Satyam Sahay, John Deere Technology Center India Anand Somasekharan, Los Alamos National Lab Kumar Sridharan, University of Wisconsin Jaimie Tiley, U.S. Air Force Research Lab Jean-Paul Vega, Siemens Energy ASMBOARDOF TRUSTEES Zi-Kui Liu, President and Chair of the Board Diana Essock, Vice President David U. Furrer, Immediate Past President Toni Marechaux, Interim Treasurer Prem K. Aurora Diana Lados Thomas M. Moore Jason Sebastian Larry Somrack Judith A. Todd Priti Wanjara Ji-Cheng Zhao STUDENT BOARDMEMBERS Kimberly Gliebe, Ashwin Kumar, Nisrit Pandey Individual readers of AdvancedMaterials & Processes may, without charge, make single copies of pages therefrom for per- sonal or archival use, or may freelymake such copies in such numbers as are deemed useful for educational or research purposes and are not for sale or resale. Permission is granted to cite or quote fromarticles herein, provided customary acknowledgment of the authors and source is made. The acceptance and publication of manuscripts in Advanced Materials & Processes does not imply that the reviewers, editors, or publisher accept, approve, or endorse the data, opinions, and conclusions of the authors. C ongratulations to Buehler as they celebrate 100 years of their Wilson hardness testing line. Check out the retrospective in this issue for intriguing facts on the development of hardness testing technology during the last century. Buehler’s testing equipment continually evolved to remain state-of-the-art at every new turn. It is a reminder that companies in every industry need to strive to stay relevant as newmaterials and processes are introduced. Exploring some of these modern materials, this issue of AM&P features articles specifically related to the energy, power generation, and automotive industries. Flip the pages to enter the fascinating world of self-heal- ing polymers in the renewable energy sector. And learn howmatrix materials are optimized for use in unconventional oil and gas drilling locations. In some cases, “modern” materials are existing materials that find renewed life through new applications or by a resurgence of former usage. Take copper for instance. In October 2017, AM&P published an article by ASM member Harold Michels entitled, “Copper Alloys Resurface as an Antimicrobial Force.” The article cites clinical trials in which hospitals retrofitted some elements of patient rooms with copper alloy components. Overwhelmingly, the copper surfaces harbored anywhere from three to 20 times less bacteria, during a 43-month period, than other surfaces (e.g., stainless steel, plastic, or painted low-carbon steel). His article also mentions the “Edwin Smith Papyrus,” recognized by the Smith- sonian as the world’s oldest surviving med- ical document describing the use of copper to sterilize wounds. Here, a time-honored material—with antimicrobial properties known for centuries—may find new uses, perhaps in today’s pandemic. To explore this possibility, Michels agreed to write an updated article for this issue. We are proud to share with you, “Can Copper Help Fight COVID-19?” Because of the timeliness of the information, we released it as a digital-first article in April. This was a first in AM&P magazine history. And we hope to do more digital-first releases as we continue this article series on materials science and the coronavirus. Many ASM members, including Michels, are connecting with each other on- line and discussing these timely materials-related issues. Current event topics range from “materials considerations in reducing virus transmissions” to “mate- rials used in ventilator construction.” Read some of their posts on page 6 and go online at www.connect.asminternational.org to post your own comments. For those who read magazines back to front, you likely noticed that 3D PrintShop features some unique stories about respirator filters, face masks, and protective eyewear, all additively manufactured. Some of these products are made by companies now adapting their usual production processes to generate critical medical supplies to ease current shortages. And lastly, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Metallurgical and Materials Transaction s A and B with a tribute article within this issue’s ASM News section. Collectively, the past volumes serve as a respected treasure chest of materials developments over five decades. Looking forward, the journal editors envision the next 50 years of modern materials and its coverage within their pages. We thank them for keeping all of us current, and relevant too. joanne.miller@asminternational.org HONORING “MODERN” MATERIALS “Edwin Smith Papyrus” excerpt. Circa 1600 B.C.