Philadelphia Liberty Bell Chapter Monthly Newsletter for Thursday, January 18, 2001

Chairperson's Message for January, 2001

I hope that you and your families had a happy and healthy holiday season. As we start off a new year, we have many new and exciting things happening in "your" chapter. Most important is our first meeting of the new year, our National Officers Night. At this year's meeting, which will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2001, we are honored and privileged to have the President of ASM International, Dr. Aziz Asphahani FASM, visit and present a technical talk on "Stress Corrosion Cracking of Stainless Materials". Accompanying Dr. Asphahani will be Karen Williams who is the Senior Manager of Chapter Relations.

Members of our executive board will meet Aziz and Karen on January 18th and tour the sustaining member's facility of Tinius Olsen. After the tour, the National officers will attend the session of our executive board meeting where they hear reports of all the chairmen of the various committees. This will then be followed by our evening dinner/technical program.

Our Young Members and Students Night meeting in November was extremely well attended. The new incentives of a student drawing, an excellent collegiate speaker, as well as the executive board's decision to cover the costs for all student dinners for this occasion, were the main reasons for the increased attendance.

Our MEI Course, Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist, has begun and is well attended. We have a tremendous core of instructors for this course and we thank all of you for your volunteer spirit. The Entertainment Committee has a Phantoms game scheduled for Saturday afternoon January 13th at 1:35 PM. If you receive this notice prior to the game and would like to attend this event, please contact Rob DeKalb at Robert Wooler Co. Also, mark your calendar for March 31, 2001 for our annual "Spring Fling" dinner dance. This year this event will take place at the beautiful Old York Road Country Club in Spring House, PA ! We hope to see you all there ! This year we will be adding to our fund, another undergraduate scholarship, the Charles F. Burns Memorial Scholarship. Therefore we will be awarding a total of four undergraduate scholarships, along with awards for a new High School Science Project Competition. I strongly encourage all members to contact high school students and/or undergraduate material engineering students to inform them of these awards and scholarship opportunities.

I hope to see you all at the January 18th National Officers Night meeting.

Bob Hill
2000-2001 Chairperson

This Month's Meeting Features...

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

Social Hour -- 6:00-7:00 p.m., Dinner -- 7:00 p.m.
Price -- $17.00, student/retirees -- $7.00

Attention Students!!

We will be giving a $25 cash door prize for all full-time students (members or guests), at each of our regular monthly dinner meetings. Just let us know at the registration table and you could be our lucky winner! Come out and join us. We'd love to have you!

Technical Chairperson: Mr. Bob Hill, Solar Atmospheres Inc.

Sponsors: Solar Atmospheres Inc., Gage Lab Inc., Houghton International Inc.

Speaker: Dr. Aziz I. Asphahani
President ASM International 1999-2000
President & CEO of Carus Chemical Company

Topic: Stress Corrosion Cracking of Stainless Materials

Dr. Asphahani earned a Baccalaureate in Beirut, Lebanon in 1965, MPC-Chimie from Universite de Paris, France, in 1966, Mathematiques Speciales from Lycee Janson de Sailly-Paris in 1967, Mecanique Generale from Universite de Paris in 1969, and Diplome Ingenieur-Physique from Ecole Centrale de Paris Technology in 1975.

Dr. Asphahani joined Carus Chemical Company's inorganic chemical sector in mid-1995 after spending more than 19 years in the specialty metal industry with Haynes International, Inc. (formerly a division of Cabot Corporation) and CABVAL, its joint venture with Vallourec Industries. He served as CABVAL president and as Haynes vice president of sales and marketing, general manager of the corrosion alloys business, director of R&D, group leader, and corrosion engineer (1975-1994). Dr. Asphahani holds eight patents and authored 61 papers on high alloys and corrosion control. Two products of his patents won the 1984 Vaaler Award and the 1991 R&D 100 Award.

A member of ASM since 1980, he was elected a Fellow in 1990. Dr. Asphahani has served on a number of ASM committees, including the Service Award Selection Committee (1996-99), the Awards Policy Committee (1991), and as chair of the Advisory Technical Awareness Council (1984-85). He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the society from 1992-95. Dr. Asphahani is a NACE Fellow. He is a member of TMS-AIME, AWWA, and the Electrochemical Society. He served on the NACE Board of Directors. He is presently serving on the Board of Directors of the Chemical Manufacturers Association and also on the State Test Review Committee of the Illinois State Board of Education.

Stress Corrosion Cracking of Stainless Materials

While the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of stainless steels has been extensively studied, less information is available on the SCC of other stainless materials, specifically cobalt-based and nickel-based alloys. The SCC characteristics of CO-CR-W-Mo and of NI-Cr-MO containing alloys are illustrated. Distinctions between anodic "chloride-sulfide" stress cracking and cathodic "hydrogen" embrittlement are highlighted. Metallurgical factors (cold work, heat treatment, micro segregation, and long-range ordering) are discussed. Industrial applications in oil and gas (e.g., deep sour gas) and other industries are listed and experience to date is reviewed.

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.

Delaware Valley Science Fairs

During February and March 2001, local science fairs will be held for elementary and high school students in the Delaware Valley area. The Liberty Bell Chapter would like to encourage members to volunteer a day of their time to assist the sponsoring organizations and serve as judges in these fairs. If anyone needs extra information, please call Henry Disston at 215-895-5840 or John Janiszewski at 215-641-8849.

Committee Memberships for 2001-2002

The Executive Committee is currently filling ASM Liberty Bell Chapter slots for operating committees for the next program year. The Chapter yearbook contains a list of standing committees and the duties of each. Anyone who is interested in serving on a committee, or who wants more information, should contact the committee chairman listed in the yearbook or John Janiszewski at 215-641-8849 or email at jjaniszewski@ltk.com.

Annual Spring Dinner Dance

The Annual Spring Dinner Dance will be held March 31st at 7:oo p.m. at the Old York Road Country Club. Hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, dancing and door prizes. Email Rob DeKalb if you have any questions. Additional information will be forthcoming.

Employment Opportunities

Exelon PowerLabs located in Coatesville, PA has an open career opportinity for an experienced Metallurgy Technician with Associates Degree EEO/AA/, M/F, D/V. Submit your resume to "nicole.tashie@exeloncorp.com or fax 610-765-5756.

News Flash

Good Student Turnout! The Philadelphia Chapter is pleased with the large student turnout at our November meeting. The meeting had a total attendance of 125 members and guests. Thank you for your continued support. MEI Metallurgy Course The MEI "Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist" Course was well attended with 19 people signed up to complete this course.

Nondestructive Testing Course

A basic course in Nondestructive Testing, as related to welding, is being offered by the Greater Philadelphia Section of ASNT and the Philadelphia Chapter of ASMI through the Delaware County Community College. It will be held at the college on Tuesday evenings from January 16 , 2001 to 13 May 13, 2001 between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 PM.

The course is titled "WLD 151 Testing and Inspection of Welds" will introduce the principles and applications of Nondestructive Testing using Liquid Penetrant, Magnetic Particle, Ultrasonic, Radiograph and Visual methods. Emphasis is on Nondestructive Testing procedures and interpretation of code, specifications and standards. It will be instructed by Richard Bottari of Ramball Testlab, an ASNT Level III in all of these methods and a CWI. Successful completion of the course will earn two credits at the college.

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in welding including welders, supervisors and inspectors.

For additional information and to register contact Rich Bottari by phone at (856) 786-8880.

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