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September 14-16 | St. Louis, Missouri WHAT’S NEW FOR 2021? Heat Treat is co-located with ASM’s annual meeting, the International Materials, Applications, and Technologies (IMAT) Conference and Exposition. This co-location features: • Access to 200 additional materials-related exhibitors in the co-located exhibit hall • Access to an additional 450 technical presentations and workshops, featuring special crossover keynotes and sessions with Heat Treat • Joint networking events • Access to comprehensive programming and events for students and emerging professionals • Joint Heat Treat / IMAT programming in the Solutions Center on the show floor HTS STRONG BAR COMPETITION Tuesday, September 14 Goal: Student teams will heat treat steel bar to achieve the highest combination of bending strength and bend deflection. Description: Four cold drawn cylindrical pieces of 4140 steel will be provided by the ASM Heat Treating Society to each team (only one complete sample must be submitted for testing at Heat Treat 2021; three samples are for experiment and analysis). Teams will heat treat the specimen according to their best choice and bring the heat treated cylinders to Heat Treat 2021. Teams will provide a poster that describes their heat treatment method, the hardness profile, and microstructure. The bars will be tested in bending on the exhibit floor to determine the winners. Eligibility: College student teams (Material Advantage or other) are invited to participate. heattreatevent.org Registration for the competition closes June 19 and only 10 teams will be accepted. Register today! SPONSORED BY: