ASM International (society)

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ASM International
ASM Logo Black Horizontal
FoundedOctober 4, 1913 [1]
FounderWilliam Park Woodside
TypeProfessional Organization
FocusMetals, polymers, ceramics[2]
Location
Area served
Worldwide
MethodMembership, Professional Development, Conferences, Publications, Local Chapters
Members
20,000+
Key people
ASM Board of Trustees
Employees
50-100
Websitehttps://www.asminternational.org/

ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, is an association of materials-centric engineers and scientists. ASM is dedicated to informing, educating, and connecting the materials community to solve problems and stimulate innovation around the world.

ASM provides the materials community with scientific, engineering, and technical knowledge, education, networking, and professional development for Individual Members. ASM also enables improved materials performance for organizations served by its members.

ASM provides several information resources, including technical books, various digital databases, and ASM Handbooks, a series of reference books that cover a range of topics and contain peer-reviewed information. These handbooks are recognized as a standard reference in the field of materials science. Examples of topics covered by the ASM Handbooks are mechanical properties of metals, corrosion studies, failure analysis, materials characterization, and much more. Other publications include technical journals such as Journal of Thermal Spray Technology and Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. ASM also hosts numerous international conferences each year, including ASM's Annual Meeting: International Materials, Applications, and Technologies Conference and Exposition (IMAT).

Six affiliate societies focused on specific areas of materials science also fall under the ASM umbrella: The Heat Treating Society (HTS), the Thermal Spray Society (TSS), the International Metallographic Society (IMS), the Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society (EDFAS), the Failure Analysis Society (FAS), and Shape Memory and Superelastic Technology (SMST). Each society is led by volunteers, produces specific technical content for members, and holds its own international event.

As the charitable arm of ASM, the ASM Materials Education Foundation also operates ASM Materials Camp® in the summers for high school students and teachers. These camps are intended to educate the public about the materials field, and encourage young people to pursue careers in materials science and engineering.[3]

History[]

ASM has been in existence, under various names, since 1913, when it began as a local club in Detroit called the Steel Treaters Club.[4] During World War I, the Steel Treaters Club became the Steel Treating Research Society, with groups in Detroit, Chicago, and Cleveland.[4] After World War I, the Chicago group seceded and formed the American Steel Treaters Society.[4] In 1920 the local chapters were reunified into the new American Society for Steel Treating (ASST).[4] The society expanded its technical scope beyond steel during the 1920s. In 1933 it became the American Society for Metals (ASM).[4] Gradually the society expanded its geographic scope beyond the U.S. and its technical scope beyond metals to include other materials.[4] It became known as ASM International in 1986.[4] As of 2021, ASM claims 20,000 members worldwide.

References[]

  1. ^ History of ASM
  2. ^ For Media
  3. ^ ASM International camp in Russell is a hit
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g ASM International, History of ASM, retrieved 2014-05-18.

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