| ASM International | |
| Type: | Professional Organization |
| Founded Date: | October 4, 1913[1] |
| Founder: | William Park Woodside |
| Location: | ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome, Materials Park campus, Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio |
| Key People: | ASM Board of Trustees |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Focus: | Metals, polymers, ceramics[2] |
| Method: | Membership, professional development, conferences, publications, local chapters |
| Num Employees: | 50-100 |
| Num Members: | 20,000+ |
ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, is an association of materials-centric engineers and scientists.
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]
ASM has been in existence, under various names, since 1913, when it began as a local club in Detroit called the Steel Treaters Club. During World War I, the Steel Treaters Club became the Steel Treating Research Society, with groups in Detroit, Chicago, and Cleveland. After World War I, the Chicago group seceded and formed the American Steel Treaters Society.
In 1920 the local chapters were reunified into the new American Society for Steel Treating (ASST). The society expanded its technical scope beyond steel during the 1920s. In 1933 it became the American Society for Metals (ASM).
Gradually the society expanded its geographic scope beyond the U.S. and its technical scope beyond metals to include other materials. It became known as ASM International in 1986., ASM claims 20,000 members worldwide.
ASM provides several information resources, including technical journals, books, and databases. ASM also hosts numerous international conferences each year, including ASM's Annual Meeting: International Materials, Applications, and Technologies Conference and Exposition (IMAT).[4]
Six affiliate societies focused on specific areas of materials science also fall under the ASM umbrella:
Each society is led by volunteers, produces specific technical content for members, and holds its own international event.
Below is a table of the handbooks published by ASM International as of April 2023.[6] These handbooks are recognized as a standard reference in the field of materials science.
| Volume Number | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels, and High-Performance Alloys | |
| 1A | Cast Iron Science and Technology | |
| 2 | Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials | |
| 2A | Aluminum Science and Technology | |
| 2B | Properties and Selection of Aluminum Alloys | |
| 3 | Alloy Phase Diagrams | |
| 4A | Steel Heat Treating Fundamentals and Processes | |
| 4B | Steel Heat Treating Technologies | |
| 4C | Induction Heating and Heat Treatment | |
| 4D | Heat Treating of Irons and Steels | |
| 4E | Heat Treating of Nonferrous Alloys | |
| 4F | Quenchants and Quenching Technology | |
| 5 | Surface Engineering | |
| 5A | Thermal Spray Technology | |
| 5B | Protective Organic Coatings | |
| 6 | Welding, Brazing, and Soldering | |
| 6A | Welding Fundamentals and Processes | |
| 7 | Powder Metallurgy | |
| 8 | Mechanical Testing and Evaluation | |
| 9 | Metallography and Microstructures | |
| 10 | Materials Characterization | |
| 11 | Failure Analysis and Prevention | |
| 11A | Analysis and Prevention of Component and Equipment Failures | |
| 11B | Characterization and Failure Analysis of Plastics | |
| 12 | Fractography | |
| 13A | Corrosion: Fundamentals, Testing, and Protection | |
| 13B | Corrosion: Materials | |
| 13C | Corrosion: Environments and Industries | |
| 14A | Metalworking: Bulk Forming | |
| 14B | Metalworking: Sheet Forming | |
| 15 | Casting | |
| 16 | Machining | |
| 17 | Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials | |
| 18 | Friction, Lubrication, and Wear Technology | |
| 19 | Fatigue and Fracture | |
| 20 | Materials Selection and Design | |
| 21 | Composites | |
| 22A | Fundamentals of Modeling for Metals Processing | |
| 22B | Metals Process Simulation | |
| 23 | Materials for Medical Devices | |
| 23A | Additive Manufacturing in Biomedical Applications | |
| 24 | Additive Manufacturing Processes | |
| 24A | Additive Manufacturing Design and Applications | |
| Desk Edition | Engineered Materials Handbook Desk Edition | |
| Desk Edition | Metals Handbook Desk Edition |
Technical journals published on behalf of ASM include:[7]