Philadelphia Liberty Bell Chapter Monthly Newsletter for Thursday, January 15, 2004, National Officer's Night

Chairperson's Message, Thursday, January 15, 2004, National Officer's Night

I hope that all of you had a great holiday season. The members of the Executive and Operating Committees look forward to our next meeting on January 15th with our National President, Dr. Robert Tucker. We hope that you will join us. As part of Dr. Tucker's visit the Professional Development Committee is sponsoring a tour of the Materials Engineering labs at Drexel University on Friday morning January 16th at 9:30 am. More information is available in this newsletter.

We had a flurry of activity in November. The high point of the month was the technical presentation by Rick Diekman at the November meeting. Rick is an interesting and colorful character who was a great addition to this year's agenda. His specialty, Cryogenic Processing, has some basis in science but it also is part art and part folklore. I had to cut off a lively discussion as the evening wore on and the questions and comments continued. The meeting also featured a brief presentation by Bernice Steigerwalt regarding a state sponsored program to support employee training.

In addition to our regular meeting, in November we began this year's MEI course, we sponsored a casino trip, and we had a tour of Williamson Trade School. Our MEI course this year is Failure Analysis. It is being taught in 15 sessions at SPS Technologies with 14 separate instructors from ASM and ASNT. On November 15th over 30 of our chapter's members and their guests enjoyed a day in Atlantic City. Then on November 26th our Professional Development Committee sponsored a tour of Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades. Our host, Carmen Martella and his staff, gave us an outstanding tour of the entire school in addition to the machine shop and metallurgical facility. Williamson started in the late 1800's on a 300 acre site outside of Media PA. The school teaches mechanical trades ranging from bricklaying to horticulture. The school has 250 students from lower income families. The program is a 3 year - in residence program which includes daily chapel and a contract that governs conduct. Attendance is free. The Liberty Bell Chapter is proud to have Williamson's as a Sustaining Member.

We have some excellent speakers lined up for you for our next four meetings, starting with Dr. Tucker on January 15th. Consult your yearbook for additional details, and, of course, read your newsletters when they arrive. We also have our annual Spring Dinner Dance coming up on April 3rd. We look forward to your participation at future Chapter events.

Respectfully submitted,

Jim Watters
Chairperson 2003-04

This Month's Meeting Features...

Dinner Menu - French Onion Soup, Fresh Garden Salad, Roasted Top Sirloin of Beef Baked, Stuffed Potato, String Beans Almondine, Chocolate Mousse.

Social Hour -- 6:00-7:00 p.m., Dinner -- 7:00 p.m.

Price -- $22.00, Retirees -- $15.00, Students -- $10.00

Technical Chairperson: Jim Watters, Delaware Valley Utility Advisors

Meeting Sponsor: Newage Testing Instruments, A. L. Singmaster Personnel Services, Struers Inc.

Topic: Thermal Spray Processes and Coatings

Speaker: Dr. Robert C. Tucker, Jr., FASM ASM International 2003-2004 President

Dr. Tucker received his BS in Chemistry/mathematics from North Dakota State University and his MS and Ph.D. in metallurgy with minors in ceramics and nuclear science from Iowa State University. He retired from Praxair Surface Technologies as Corporate Fellow and Director of Business Development. He was responsible for business development and strategic R&D programs in the World Wide Coatings Service Business of Praxair. During his tenure with Praxair he had been responsible for the management of materials R&D including programs to develop materials resistant to highand low-temperature wear, corrosion, high-temperature oxidation and sulfidation, thermal barriers, and composite materials. This work utilized thermal spray (plasma, high velocity oxy-fuel, and detonation gun), physical vapor deposition, and chemical vapor deposition technologies.

Dr. Tucker is currently a consultant, primarily in the areas of surface science and engineering, new technology assessment, and business development. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign and is an Adjunct Professor at North Dakota State University. He is a Fellow of ASM International and a member of AVS, ACerS, AIME - TMS, AChemS, ASTM, NACE, WRC, and Sigma Xi. Currently he is a member of the Executive Committee of the Advanced Surface Engineering Division of the American Vacuum Society. He has been involved in the International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films since its inception and has been the Program Chair, General Chair, Session Chair and continues as a Symposium Co-Chair. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of ASM International, the Past President and a member of the Board of the ASM Thermal Spray Society. He has presented and/or published over 150 papers and has 23 U.S. patents with many foreign derivatives. He is on the editorial board or a reviewer for several journals and other publications.

Topic: Thermal Spray Processes and Coatings

Thermal spray coatings offer industry the opportunity to improve the performance and lower the costs of both manufacturing equipment and processes as well as the products produced. The major advantages of the thermal spray processes include the ability to produce coatings of an extremely wide variety of materials (including ceramics, metals, cermets, and some polymerics), deposit those materials without significantly heating the substrate and thus without changing the dimensions or properties of the component being coated, and the ability in most cases to strip a worn coating and replace it with a new one.

The major disadvantage is line-of-sight nature of the deposition. This presentation will provide an introduction to the modern thermal spray processes including plasma spray, high velocity oxy-fuel, and detonation gun deposition. It will also provide a description of the properties of the coatings and compare their wear, corrosion, and thermal barrier characteristics with other materials such as chrome plate and solid sinteres carbides. A number of applications will be used to illustrate the use of the coatings.

Spouses and guests are invited and welcome. This meeting will be held at Williamson Restaurant, Easton Road, Horsham, PA. Reservations are necessary - Call: (215) 643-3369 (OH-DE-FOX), or you may register using our online form. Please don't call if you have already reserved via this web site LINK.

Executive and Operating Committee Notice

Schedule for January 15, 2004

1:30 pm: E & O Reception for Dr. Tucker
2:00 pm: Lunch
2:30 pm: E & O meeting with brief presentations by Officers and Committee Chairs
6:00 pm: Chapter Social Hour
7:00 pm: Chapter Dinner & Meeting

Welcome New Members

Sam Awad, Crest Ultrasonics
Wendy E. Croft, Exelon Power Labs
Theodore Davis, Delta Precision Alloys
Deborah DeMania, General Electric Aircraft Eng.
John Disegi, Synthes (USA)
Alan Fabriszewski, Air Products & Chemicals
Chuck Faulkner, Houghton International Inc.
Ron Hawes, UTI Corp.
Lawrence Klebes, No company affiliation
Jason Knechel, No company affiliation
Gregory Lewicki, L & L Specialty Furnace Co.
Scott McMahon, McMahons Ronald Petkie Power and Energy Inc.
Mark Piper, Admedes Schuseler GmbH
Al Prisco, Rohm & Haas
Paul Schmele, No company affiliation
Thomas Schultz, L & L Specialty Furnace Co.
Kyle Shaw, Drexel University
R. Burke Steenhoff, Jr., Struers Inc.
Steven Szewczyk, Drexel University
Chris Toto, Greene Tweed & Co.
David Vincent, Johnson Matthey
Mike Walsh, Ugine Stainless & Alloys, Inc.
Alan Weaver, R&B Inc.

ASM Scholarship Applications

In the academic year of 2003-2004, the Philadelphia Liberty Bell Chapter will provide three scholarships ($1500.00 each) to college engineering students who intend to pursue a career in Materials Science. All eligible students are encouraged to apply. One full-page essay (single spaced, Arial font, with font size between 10 to 12), stating his/her commitment to the Materials Science profession, will be required. Please contact Dr. Kei-Peng Jen at Villanova University for the application form and details (e-mail: kei-peng.jen@villanova.edu). The deadline for application is March 1, 2004.

C.F. Burns Poster Contest

The Liberty Bell Chapter will be holding its 3rd annual poster contest during our Sustaining Members Night, 4/15/04. This will be the first year the contest is sponsored by Solar Atmospheres. Prize money will be $500 for 1st Place, $300 for 2nd and $200 for 3rd. Due to limited space, we are asking for students to pre-register this year. Space will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. Please register your name and poster title with Scott Nyce (email: dsn@solaratm.com). Good Luck to everyone!

Materials Camp for High School Juniors & Seniors

ASM International is sponsoring one week residential Materials Camps for High School Students again this year. One camp session will take place in Toronto, Canada July 4-11, 2004. The second session will take place at Materials Park, Ohio August 9-15, 2004.

A significant change to the program this year is that each selected High School Student will be responsible for transportation costs to and from the camp site. Students are provided with free lodgings, meals and entertainment plus an exposure to applied mathematics, physics and chemistry reinforced by a hands-on learning experience.

Students that will be entering their Junior or Senior year in the fall of 2004, in good academic standing, and an interest in the sciences are ideal candidates for the Materials Camp.

Applications may be downloaded from the internet at: www.asminternational.org/foundation. Applications are expected to be received by ASM International NLT January 31, 2004. Herb Lewis can provide guidance if it is needed. He can be reached by telephone at (609) 984-6672 or by e-mail at: hlewis@deptcor.state.nj.us.

Liberty Bell Chapter Spring Dance

Plans are moving forward for the Spring Dinner Dance in early April. This annual event is always the highlight of our social program for the year. It is an evening of wonderful food and beverages with dancing until late into the evening. Be sure to pencil in April 3rd on your calendar. More information will follow in the February newsletter.

Tour of Material Science Labs at Drexel University - January 16th at 9:30 am

We will assemble at 9:30 am in the Lobby of the LeBow Center at 31st and Market Street, which is a 2-5 minute walk from the 30th Street Station. If you drive, there are public parking lots on Market St. Lunch will be at Ecco Qui, located at 32nd and Chestnut. Please call Roger Jones at 215-721-1502 or Jim Watters at 215-699-0690 to let us know that you are coming.

In Memoriam

Forrest S. Williams, FASM, died on October 30 of this year. Mr. Williams was a life member of ASM International and a long time active member of the Philadelphia chapter. He held many different offices in the chapter. In 1968 he was elected vice chairman and became acting chairman in 1969 due to incapacitation of the chairman. He was chairman for the 1969-1970 chapter year.

"Woody" Williams received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and his masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He served for many years as the head of the Metallurgical Division of the Aero Materials Laboratory, Naval Air Engineering Center, located in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He continued in that position when the laboratory became part of the Naval Air Development Center. Shortly after the laboratory moved to Warminster, Pennsylvania, he became the head of the Aero Materials Division and continued in that position until he retired in 1980. After retiring he continued his professional career as a forensic consultant.

Woody will be remembered and missed by all.

UPCOMING EVENTS

1-15-04 Thursday National Officers Night -- Thermal Spray Processes and Coating
Speaker: Dr. Robert C. Tucker, Jr., FASM -- Williamson Restaurant, Horsham, PA 6:00 pm

1-16-04 Friday -- Tour of Material Science Labs at Drexel University Meet at 31st St. & Market to begin tour. 9:30 am

2-19-04 Thursday Eisenman Award Night -- From Metals to Materials: The Evolution of a Discipline
Speaker: Alan Lawley -- Williamson Restaurant, Horsham, PA 6:00 pm

3-18-04 Thursday Albert Sauveur Night -- Development of High Performance Steels for Bridges
Speaker: Charles McMahon -- Williamson Restaurant, Horsham, PA 6:00 pm

4-3-04 Saturday Spring Dance Details to follow in February newsletter

4-15-04 Thursday Sustaining Member Night -- World Trade Center Building Performance Study
Speaker: John W. Fisher -- Williamson Restaurant, Horsham, PA 6:00 pm

Changes To Your Membership Information

Any Chapter Member who needs to make a change to their membership listing or to their company affiliation listing must call Membership Service, ASM International at 1-800-336-5152 or use the ASMI website at www.asminternational.org. This will permanently update your information.

We depend on ASM International to receive our updated mailing list for this newsletter. So please do not sent information to the return address on this newsletter.

Meeting Cancellation Notification

In the event of cancellation of a meeting due to inclement weather, we will broadcast the news as part of KYW News radio's (1060AM) Storm Center Service. ASM cancellations will be specifically announced when KYW airs community cancellations at :20 and :50 past each hour during the afternoon of the day of the meeting; ASM's name will be specifically mentioned, so listen for the name rather than an organization number as is used for schools.

Philadelphia "Liberty Bell" Chapter Officers

Jim Watters, Chairperson, Delaware Valley Utility Advisors
Scott Nyce, Vice Chairperson, Solar Atmospheres, Inc.
Travis Nelson, Secretary, Materials Resources International
Joel Muzik, Treasurer, Ramball Test Laboratories
Robert DeKalb, Executive Secretary, Robert Wooler Co.
Fred Klock, Exec. Treasurer, SPS Technologies

Do you have news...

that should be shared with the other members of the "Liberty Bell" Chapter? If so, please email your info to Anna Whitehead at aj.whitehead@att.net. Be sure to add the phrase "Item to add to the ASM Chapter newsletter" in the subject line. We'll be sure to include it in the next monthly Chapter newsletter.

For more info about the ASM Liberty Bell Chapter. . .

Contact Chapter Chairperson Jim Watters at 215.699.0690 or email: dvua2@cs.com.

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