A Publication of The Metallurgical Society of AIME

420 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale, Pa. 15086 (412) 776-9080

OFFICERS OF THE METALLURGICAL SOCIETY OF AIME

President .......................................... Ellis D. Verink, Jr. Past President ............................. Milton E. Wadsworth President-Elect .................................... Peter T arassoff Treasurer ........................................... George S. Ansell

f---- TMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ----I Functional Area Directors

Alan D. Zunkel- long Range Planning Ronald Gibala - Education and Professional Affairs William G. Davenport - Honors and Awards Christopher l. Magee - Publications Roger N. Wright - Publications Carl H. Cotterill- Membership Affairs William H. Dresher - Regional and Student Affairs Gary Shiflett - Regional and Student Affairs Frank V. Nolfi, Jr. - Programming

Technical Directors Harris L. Marcus - Basic Science Robert W. Bartlett - Extractive Neil E. Paton - Materials Development I. Melvin Bernstein - Special Emphasis Amit K. Ghosh - Materials Fabrication

Executive Director - Alexander R. Scott

~--- TMS STAFF FUNCTIONS ----1 Address Update (Membership Directory ..... Frank Denio

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and Journal of Metals) (412) 776-9070 Administrative Services ........................ John Bloomer

776-9040 Book Orders ....................................... Judy Connolly

776-9070 BOO.k Publishing ............................... Elizabeth Luzar

776-9024 Book Production .................................... Sally Perkins

Book Reprints . 776-9032

................... Patricia E. Kwiatek 776-9032

Business Manager ................................ Peter Deluca 776-9040

Journal of Metals AdvertiSing! Circulation .... .. ....................... linda Morgan

776-9028 Journal of Metals Editorial. .. ....... Kevin W. Marsden

776-9086 Journal of Metals Production ..................... Gail A. Oare

776-9089 Robert A. Makowski

776-9003 Journal of Metals Reprints .................. Mary Jane Alsing

776-9029 Meetings Arrangements . .. ................ Marilyn Zabel

Meetings Programs and Abstracts ..

776-9050

...... Barbara Kamperman 776-9056

Membership and Admissions Liaison ..... Joanne Melder 776-9000

Membership Development, local Sections, Student Chapters ............... Mark O'Connor

776-9011 Executive Director ........................ Alexander R. Scott

776-9035 Administrative Assistant ......................... Gayle Geddes

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JOURNAL OF METALS is published monthly by The Metallurgical Society of AI ME, 420 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, Pa. 15086. The Metallurgical Socie­ty is a constituent society of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., 345 East 47th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017; Robert H. Marcrum, Executive Director, • 1984 by AIME. Second class postage paid at Warrendale, Pa., and at additional mailing offices, Printed in U.S.A. Subscriptions: $20 for members of AIME; $40 for indi­vidual non-members; $80 for institutions. There is a $10 postage surcharge for all subscriptions outside the United States Single Copies: $2.00 for members of AIME; $5.00 for individual non-members; $10.00 for institutions. ISSN: 0148-6608 Non-delivery: Claims for non-delivery will be honored at no charge for 60 days for subscriptions delivered inside the U.S. and for 120 days outside the U.S., after which single-issue charges will be assessed. For additional information, contact Linda Morgan, (412) 776-9028.

Journal of Metals Introduces New Editor-

The Metallurgical Society of AIME annoum!es the appointment of Kevin W. Marsden as editor of Journal of Metals. Kevin is a 32-year-old Pittsburgh native who previously worked for Mesta Machine Co. and Teledyne Ohio Steel. His professional background with OEM suppliers to the metal-forming industries includes experience in quality assurance, operations, product development, and technical marketing. He worked in ferrous foundries, open die forging, and heat treating and fabrication, specializing in mill roll manufacture. Kevin holds a BSc in metallurgical and materials engineering and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

In Kevin's view, TMS-AIME must continually strive to facilitate technical exchange through its periodicals, books, and seminars. He believes that Jour­nal of Metals is the primary vehicle for this work. Speaking about his goals as editor, he stated that he hoped "to exhance the Journal's already excellent technical reputation, while extending the commercial relevance of the publica­tion through bro.ad TMS member involvement."

To assist him in achieving these objectives, TMS-AIME concurrently an­nounced the formation of a standing editorial committee. Members from each of the Society's technical committees will comprise this editorial advisory group. In addition to their recommendation and review functions, the new committee members will enjoy legislative responsibility for the editorial calendar.

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

1985 Acta Metallurgica Gold Metal

Nominations are currently being sought for the 1985 Acta Metallurgica Gold Metal. Criteria for candidates are a demonstrated ability and lead­ership in materials research. Publi­cation of work in Acta Metallurgica or Scripta Metallurgica is not required.

Candidates are sought from Spon­soring or Cooperating Societies. Nominations should include: 1. A brief personal history or bio­

graphical sketch of nominee. 2. Reasons supporting the nomina­

tion, e.g., major consequences and impact of nominee's work.

3. List of nominee's publications. TMS-AIME members are invited to

submit nominations for the 1985 Medal by completing the TMS-AIME Honors and Awards Nomination Form (see page 5 of this issue) and send to Alexander R. Scott, Execu­tive Director, The Metallurgical So­ciety of AIME, 420 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086. Deadline for nominations is July 31, 1984.

1985 Acta/Scripta Metallurgica Outstanding Paper Awards

Nominations are currently being sought for new awards to recognize the author(s) of an outstanding pa­per published in each volume of Acta Metallurgica and Scripta Metallur­gica .

The principal criterion for selec­tion of each award will be the ex­tent to which the paper best ad­vances the characterization and un­derstanding of material as' described in the statements of scope of the two journals. Candidate papers may be proposed by Sponsoring or Coop­erating Societies of Acta Metallur­gica, Inc., and by the editors and associate editors of the journals.

The awards will consist of a certificate and honorarium of $2,000. The selected papers and authors will be announced in Acta Metallurgica and Scripta Metallurgica.

TMS-AIME Members may submit nominations for the 1985 Awards to Robert L. Fullerman, Secretary­Treasurer, Acta Metallurgic~, Inc., 4330 East West Highway, SUIte 906, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Deadline for nominations is three months fol­lowing publication of the last iSsue of each volume.

JOURNAL OF METALS • April 1984