4 ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | OCTOBER 2024 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 Frances Richards and Corinne Richards Contributing Editors Anne Vidmar, Layout and Design Allison Freeman, Production Manager allie.freeman@asminternational.org EDITORIAL COMMITTEE John Shingledecker, Chair, EPRI Beth Armstrong, Vice Chair, Oak Ridge National Lab Adam Farrow, Past Chair, Los Alamos National Lab Yun Bai, Ford Rajan Bhambroo, Tenneco Inc. Punnathat Bordeenithikasem, Machina Labs Daniel Grice, Materials Evaluation & Engineering Surojit Gupta, University of North Dakota Michael Hoerner, KnightHawk Engineering Hideyuki Kanematsu, Suzuka National College of Technology Ibrahim Karaman, Texas A&M University Ricardo Komai, Tesla Krassimir Marchev, Northeastern University Bhargavi Mummareddy, Dimensional Energy Scott Olig, U.S. Naval Research Lab Christian Paglia, SUPSI Institute of Materials and Construction Satyam Sahay, John Deere Technology Center India Abhijit Sengupta, USA Federal Government Kumar Sridharan, University of Wisconsin Vasisht Venkatesh, Pratt & Whitney ASM BOARD OF TRUSTEES Navin Manjooran, President and Chair Elizabeth Ho man, Senior Vice President Daniel P. Dennies, Vice President Pradeep Goyal, Immediate Past President Lawrence Somrack, Treasurer Amber Black Pierpaolo Carlone Rahul Gupta Hanchen Huang André McDonald Victoria Miller Christopher J. Misorski Dehua Yang Fan Zhang Veronica Becker, Executive Director STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS Gladys Duran Duran, Amanda Smith, Nathaniel Tomas Individual readers of Advanced Materials & Processes may, without charge, make single copies of pages therefrom for personal or archival use, or may freely make 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 from articles 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. SUPERHEROES AMONG US Engineering and failure analysis, at their core, solve problems. Behind every new invention, process improvement, or solution to one of those problems is a superhero of sorts. And superheroes are known for harnessing their unique abilities or superpowers to make any situation better. The engineering team at Matergenics Inc. in Pittsburgh has the superpower of developing sensors to aid materials inspections in challenging environments. They have designed a trio, in fact. During this year’s ASM awards banquet at IMAT in Cleveland, the Matergenics team received the Engineering Materials Achievement Award for their patented sensor that can safely be used for real-time monitoring of temperature and corrosion of assets that have been exposed to wildfires. In the lead article of this issue, they provide a case study on the use of another one of their sensors, the Zee Probe, which can nondestructively test water mains. And a third feat of ingenuity, their newest Sentry sensor, detects hydrogen embrittlement in gas lines and storage vessels and is also described. The team knows that hydrogen will be increasingly called upon in our clean energy future. Yet, it comes with its own perilous issues. This sentiment is echoed by the author of our “Material Selection of 316 Stainless Steel for High-pressure Hydrogen Systems” article. Xiaoli Tang of Swagelok is working on the front end of the problem to design containers less likely to develop fatigue property degradation. Her super solution is to refine the material selection criteria to include a Goldilocks percentage of nickel content, as found in 316. To hone your own abilities for performing materials inspections and solving fatigue issues, we’re here to help. ASM just launched a new Failure Analysis Certificate of Achievement program. Earn the credential by completing two required courses plus an additional three courses from a selection of electives that fit your needs. Flip to the inside back cover of this issue to read more about this unique opportunity to sharpen your skills. Another helpful resource for budding superheroes is the Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention (JFAP). You’ll find case studies, tips for determining causes of failures, testing techniques, new inspection processes, and reviews of classic failures. Speaking of ASM’s periodical program, this month marks the retirement of Mary Anne Fleming, the longtime ASM director of journals. During her 35 years on ASM’s staff, she has shepherded the journal program and brought it to new heights by launching four new journals, JFAP among them. Also, under her tutelage, an illustrious group of editors along with her staff have worked to achieve an increase in the papers published, Journal Impact Factors, and of course, revenue. As Mary Anne shifts her focus to reading more novels—no impact factor required—we hope she knows that she made a big impact on us. She’s our superhero. joanne.miller@asminternational.org JFAP editor Elvin Beach and family with Mary Anne Fleming, 2017.
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