Metallurgy -- technical activities - 1988

This report summarizes the FY1988 activities of the Metallurgy Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The research centers upon the structure-processing-properties relations of metals and alloys and on the methods of their measurement. The activities also include the generation and evaluation of critical materials data. Efforts comprise studies of metallurgical processing, corrosion, mechanical properties, electrodeposition, process sensors, high temperature reactions, and magnetic materials. The work described also includes four cooperative programs with American professional societies and industry: the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)-NIST Corrosion Data Program, the Aluminum Association-NIST Temperature Sensor Program, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)-NIST Steel Sensor Program, and the ASM INTERNATIONAL (ASM)-NIST Alloy Phase Diagram Program. The scientific publications, committee participation, and other professional interactions of the 79 full-time and part-time permanent members of the Metallurgy Division and its 48 guest researchers are identified.