_STP_672
1979
MiCon 78:OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESSING,PROPERTIES,AND SERVICE PERFORMANCE THROUGH MICROSTRUCTURAL CONTROL A symposium sponsored by ASTM Committee E-4 on Metallography AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS Houston,Tex.,3-5 April 1978 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 672 Halle Abrams,Bethlehem Steel Corp.G.N.Maniar,Carpenter Technology Corp.D.A.Nail,Cameron Iron Works H.D.Solomon,General Electric Co.editors List price$53.50 04-672000-28 IS AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS I/1916 Race Street,Philadelphia,Pa.19103 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Jan 3 19:09:21 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Copyright by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1979 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:78-74560 NOTE The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication.Printed in Baltimore,Md.July 1979 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Jan 3 19:09:21 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Foreword The symposium on MiCon 78:Optimization of Processing,Properties,and Service Performance Through Microstructural Control was held in Houston,Texas,3-5 April 1978.Sponsored by Committee E-4 on Metal-lography of the American Society for Testing and Materials,the sympo-sium was also cosponsored by The Metallurgical Society of the American Institute of Mining,Metallurgical,and Petroleum Engineers,the Interna-tional Metallographic Society,and the Houston Chapter of the American Society for Metals.Dr.Halle Abrams,Bethlehem Steel Corporation,G.N.Maniar,Carpenter Technology Corporation,D.A.Nail,Cameron Iron Works,and Dr.H.D.Solomon,General Electric Company are editors of this publication.The success of the First MiCon Symposium,on which this ASTM special technical publication is based,was the outgrowth of two years of effort on the part of several individuals and technical societies.The MiCon Organizing Committee was the driving force behind this undertak-ing,and thanks are due to members of this committee,in particular to Dr.Charles Hays,General Chairman of MiCon 78,J.A.Richardson,IMS Liaison,and J.D.Blanchard,ASM Houston Liaison.Thanks are also due to P.S.Gupton,ASM Houston Chapter,Dr.A.G.Gray,ASM,J.J.Palmer,ASTM,R.J.Gray,IMS,and Dr.Kinrad Kundig,TMS/AIME.Finally,an expression of appreciation goes to Dr.Dan Albrecht,IMS,for his invaluable help in the formative stage of MiCon.Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Jan 3 19:09:21 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.MiCon symposia are the responsibility of the MiCon Organizing Committee.The members of the committee for MiCon 78 and their responsibilities were:Dr.Halle Abrams,Bethlehem Steel Corporation,Chairman,Steels Session James D.Blanchard,Rolled Alloys Inc.,ASM Houston Liaison Dr.William D.Forgeng,Jr.,U.S.Steel Corporation,ASTM Commit-tee E-4 Liaison Dr.Charles Hays,Dept.of Mechanical Technology,University of Houston,General Chairman Gunvant N.Maniar,Carpenter Technology Corporation,Chairman,High Temperature Alloys Session Don A.Nail,Cameron Iron Works,Technical Chairman and Organiz-ing Committee Chairman James H.Richardson,The Aerospace Corporation,IMS Liaison and Organizing Committee Secretary Dr.Harvey D.Solomon,General Electric Company,Chairman,Stain-less Steels Session and TMS/AIME Liaison Dr.Martin G.H,Wells,Colt Industries Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Jan 3 19:09:21 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.The MiCon Organizing Committee is deeply appreciative of the support of MiCon 78 by the following corporations:AVCO Corporation Buehler,Ltd.Cameron Iron Works,Inc.Carpenter Technology Corp.Cooper Industries,Cooper Energy Services Division Deere and Company General Electric Company,Corporate Research and Development Center Houston Lighting and Power Ladish Company Shell Development Company Sun Petroleum Products Company Universal-Cyclops Cyclops Corporation Wyman-Gordon Company Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Jan 3 19:09:21 EST 2016Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Related ASTM Publications Unified Numbering System for Metals and Alloys,DS 56A(1977),$49.00,05-056001-01 Quantitative Surface Analysis of Materials,STP 643(1978),$21.50,04-643000-39 Surface Analysis Techniques for Metallurgical Applications,STP 5%(1976),$15.00,04-596000-28 Bearing Steels:The Rating of Nonmetallic Inclusion,STP 575(1975),$22.25,04-575000-02 MetallographyA Practical Tool for Correlating the Structure and Properties of Materials,STP 557(1974),