EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HTPro IN 2025 The editorial focus for HTPro in 2025 reflects some key technology areas wherein opportunities exist to lower manufacturing and processing costs, reduce energy consumption, and improve performance of heat treated components through continual research and development. September Thermal Processing in On/Off Highway Applications November/December Atmosphere & Vacuum Heat Treating To contribute an article to an upcoming issue, contact Vicki Burt at vicki.burt@asminternational.org. To advertise, contact kj.johanns@ asminternational.org. DEPARTMENTS 12 | EDITORIAL 14 | HEAT TREATING SOCIETY NEWS ABOUT THE COVER Carburized and austempered 4120 steel. Courtesy of Purdue Heat Treating Consortium. EDITOR Victoria Burt TECHNICAL ADVISORS HTS R&D Committee PRODUCTION MANAGER Allison Freeman NATIONAL SALES MANAGER KJ Johanns 440.671.3851 kj.johanns@asminternational.org HEAT TREATING SOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Benjamin Bernard, President Lesley Frame, Immediate Past President Chuck Faulkner, Vice President HTPro is published three times per year by ASM International®, 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073, 440.338.5151, asminternational.org. Vol. 13, No. 1, Copyright 2025 by ASM International®. All rights reserved. The acceptance and publication of manuscripts in HTPro does not imply that the editors or ASM International accept, approve, or endorse the data, opinions, and conclusions of the authors. Although manuscripts published in HTPro are intended to have archival significance, authors’ data and interpretations are frequently insu icient to be directly translatable to specific design, production, testing, or performance applications without independent examination and verification of their applicability and suitability by professionally qualified personnel. OVERVIEW OF THE PURDUE HEAT TREATING CONSORTIUM Michael S. Titus, Sarvesh Baja, David Johnson, Matthew Krane, Kenneth Sandhage, Lakshmi Srinivasan, Je rey Youngblood, and Fu Zhao The Purdue Heat Treating Consortium works to advance the science of heat treating by turning new technologies into practice. 6 DATA INACCURACY INVESTIGATION IN DILATOMETRY STRAIN DATA USING COMPUTER MODELING Zhichao (Charlie) Li This study uses computer modeling to look at the root causes of inaccuracies in measured dilatometry displacement data using a quench dilatometer. 8 1 QUENCHING AND DISTORTION ENGINEERING CONFERENCE SHOW PREVIEW The 3rd International Conference on Quenching and Distortion Engineering will be held in Vancouver, Canada, from May 6 to 7. Photograph by Kristopher Grunert. 11 ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | APRIL 2025 45
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