The initial steps in the art of manufacturing cymbals are discussed from ancient times through the modern era, including copper smelting, alloying copper and tin, pouring the molten metal into ingots, and processing the ingots by hand-hammering or rolling a finished blank.

The production and processing of advanced materials, namely metals and alloys, began in the Old World about 8000 years ago and developed over many millennia, providing a lasting legacy for modern civilizations. This article gives a brief overview of the production and processing of ancient bronzes and silver in the Old World, and also mentions post-processing problems including corrosion and embrittlement, owing to long-term burial before archaeological recovery.

A look at processing and production of iron during the Iron Age, 1200 to 500 B.C., including early unintentional forms of steel.

Steel pioneer Henry Marion Howe was an industrialist, scientist, teacher, writer, and lifelong researcher. Howe’s reputation developed due to three books he wrote on steel. His major legacy, however, is based on his metallography courses. Many of his students became important contributors to the development of metallography as an art and science.

Monel 400 was used as a decorative building material from 1905 to the mid-1930s, when it was replaced by stainless steel. This article discusses the development and commercialization of this short-lived architectural metal, also known as nickel alloy 400.

In recognition of ASM International's 100-year anniversary, AM&P highlights historic events and technological advancements that occurred over the course of those years. This issue extends the timeline from 1984 to 1993, which includes the release of an artist's conception of the National Aero-Space Plane (NASP), the development of a superconducting composite produced by explosive consolidation, and the completion of the stainless-steel-clad Canary Wharf Tower in London.

Aluminum, one of the most widely used structural metals in modern industry, is produced in quantities exceeded only by steel. Its light weight, corrosion resistance, high strength after heat treatment, and global availability of bauxite ores make aluminum attractive for everything from kitchen utensils to spacecraft. This article describes early work to develop low-cost aluminum for industrial applications.

News about ASM members, chapters, events, awards, conferences, affiliates, and other society activities. Topics include: ASM announces 2016 award recipients; Alcoa Inc., Tennessee Operations North Plant, was selected for a 2016 ASM Historical Landmark Award; ASM selects student board members for 2016-2017; volunteer profile for James Callahan; professional profile for Amber N. Black.

Industry consolidation, lubricant concerns, and springback issues continued to test automakers and materials producers as they worked toward aluminum-intensive vehicles in the first decade of the twenty-first century.

News about ASM members, chapters, events, awards, conferences, affiliates, and other society activities. Topics include: ASM announces 2023 award program honorees; the sites to the ASM Historical Landmarks program for 2023 are Arvida Aluminum Bridge, Saguenay, Quebec, Falun Copper Mine, Sweden, and IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Robert O. Ritchie to present the 2023 Alpha Sigma Mu lecture; professional profile for Viraj Ashok Athavale; Tresa Pollock announced as the winner of the 2023 Acta Materialia Gold Metal.