ASM International
Encyclopedia
ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, is a professional organization for materials scientists
and engineers
working with metal
s.
Their website defines the society as an engineering and scientific community, "led by its members, guided by the members needs and fueled by member participation," sharing information and ideas through international conferences and expositions, seminars and local chapter meetings.
ASM provides several information resources, including standards
and the ASM Handbooks, a series of reference books
that provide data on various types of metals. 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, and much more. Other publications include the Handbook of Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams (ISBN 0-87170-403-X) and the Handbook of Ternary Alloy Phase Diagrams (ISBN 0-87170-525-7), both comprehensive indexes of where alloy phase diagram
s can be found in the literature. ASM also hosts numerous conferences.
ASM also operates several "Materials Camps" in the summers for high school students and teachers. These camps are intended to educate the public about the materials field.
ASM has been in existence since 1913. In 1947, its 21,000 members made it the third largest scientific/technological society in the world. , ASM claims 36,000 members worldwide.
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
and engineers
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
working with metal
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
s.
Their website defines the society as an engineering and scientific community, "led by its members, guided by the members needs and fueled by member participation," sharing information and ideas through international conferences and expositions, seminars and local chapter meetings.
ASM provides several information resources, including standards
Standards organization
A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization , or standards setting organization is any organization whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, or otherwise producing technical standards that are...
and the ASM Handbooks, a series of reference books
Reference work
A reference work is a compendium of information, usually of a specific type, compiled in a book for ease of reference. That is, the information is intended to be quickly found when needed. Reference works are usually referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than read beginning to end...
that provide data on various types of metals. 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, and much more. Other publications include the Handbook of Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams (ISBN 0-87170-403-X) and the Handbook of Ternary Alloy Phase Diagrams (ISBN 0-87170-525-7), both comprehensive indexes of where alloy phase diagram
Phase diagram
A phase diagram in physical chemistry, engineering, mineralogy, and materials science is a type of chart used to show conditions at which thermodynamically distinct phases can occur at equilibrium...
s can be found in the literature. ASM also hosts numerous conferences.
ASM also operates several "Materials Camps" in the summers for high school students and teachers. These camps are intended to educate the public about the materials field.
ASM has been in existence since 1913. In 1947, its 21,000 members made it the third largest scientific/technological society in the world. , ASM claims 36,000 members worldwide.