Credits

• Howard Kuhn

   Concurrent Technologies Corporation

• Dana Medlin

   The Timken Company

• John A. Bailey

   North Carolina State University

• John Barsom

   Barsom Consulting Limited

• Peter Blau

   Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Kenneth Budinski

   Eastman Kodak Company

• Vispi Bulsara

   Cummins Engine Company

• Leif Carlsson

   Florida Atlantic University

• Norm Carroll

   Applied Test Systems, Inc.

• Srinivasan Chandrasekar

   Purdue University

• P. Dadras

   Wright State University

• K.L. DeVries

   Univerisity of Utah

• George E. Dieter

   University of Maryland

• James Earthman

   University of California, Irvine

• Horatio Espinosa

   Northwestern University

• Henry Fairman

   MQS Inspection, Inc.

• Thomas Farris

   Purdue University

• Andrew R. Fee

   Consultant

• William W. Gerberich

   University of Minnesota

• Jeffrey Gibeling

   University of California, Irvine

• Amos Gilat

   The Ohio State University

• Peter P. Gillis

   University of Kentucky

• William Glaeser

   Battelle Memorial Institute

• Blythe Gore

   Northwestern University

• George (Rusty) Gray III

   Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Amitava Guha

   Brush Wellman Inc.

• Gary Halford

   NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field

• John Harding

   Oxford University

• Jeffrey Hawk

   Albany Research Center

• Jennifer Hay

   Applied Nano Metrics, Inc.

• Robert Hayes

   Metals Technology Inc.

• K.H. Herter

   University of Stuttgart

• John (Tim) M. Holt

   Alpha Consultants and Engineering

• Joel House

   Air Force Research Laboratory

• Roger Hurst

   Institute for Advanced Materials (The Netherlands)

• Ian Hutchings

   University of Cambridge

• Michael Jenkins

   University of Wyoming

• Steve Johnson

   Georgia Institute of Technology

• Serope Kalpakjian

   Illinois Institute of Technology

• Y. Katz

   University of Minnesota

• Kevin M. Kit

   University of Tennessee

• Brian Klotz

   The General Motors Corporation

• Howard A. Kuhn

   Concurrent Technologies Corporation

• John Landes

   University of Tennessee

• Bradley Lerch

   NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field

• Peter Liaw

   University of Tennessee

• John Magee

   Carpenter Technology Corporation

• Frank N. Mandigo

   Olin Corporation

• Michael McGaw

   McGaw Technology, Inc.

• Lothar Meyer

   Technische Universität Chemnitz

• James Miller

   Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Farghalli A. Mohamed

   University of California

• William C. Mohr

   Edison Welding Institute

• Charles A. Moyer

   The Timken Company (retired)

• Yukitaka Murakami

   Kyushu University

• Sia Nemat-Nasser

   University of California, San Diego

• Vitali Nesterenko

   University of California, San Digeo

• Todd M. Osman

   U.S. Steel

• F. Otremba

   University of Stuttgart

• T. Ozkai

   Olin Brass Japan, Inc.

• George M. Pharr

   The University of Tennessee

• Paul Phillips

   The University of Tennessee

• Martin Prager

   Welding Research Council and Materials Properties Council

• Lisa Pruitt

   University of California, Berkeley

• George Quinn

   National Institute of Standards and Technology

• J.H. Rantala

   Institute for Advanced Materials (The Netherlands)

• Suran Rao

   Applied Research Laboratories

• W. Ren

   Air Force Research Laboratory

• Gopal Revankar

   Deere & Company

• Robert Ritchie

   University of California, Berkeley

• Roxanne Robinson

   American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

• E. Roos

   University of Stuttgart

• Clayton Rudd

   Pennsylvania State University

• Jonathan Salem

   NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field

• P. Sandberg

   Outokupa Copper

• Ashok Saxena

   Georgia Institute of Technology

• Eugene Shapiro

   Olin Corporation

• Ralph S. Shoberg

   R.S. Technologies Ltd.

• M.E. Stevenson

   The University of Alabama

• Ghatu Subhash

   Michigan Technological University

• Ed Tobolski

   Wilson Instruments

• N. Tymiak

   University of Minnesota

• George Vander Voort

   Buehler Ltd.

• Howard R. Voorhees

   Materials Technology Corporation

• Robert Walsh

   Florida State University

• Robert Waterhouse

   University of Nottingham

• Mark Weaver

   University of Alabama

• Dale Wilson

   The Johns Hopkins University

• David Woodford

   Materials Performance Analysis, Inc.

• Dan Zhao

   Johnson Controls,Inc.

• Julie Bannantine

   Consultant

• Raymond Bayer

   Tribology Corporation

• Peter Blau

   Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Toni Brugger

   Carpenter Technology Corporation

• Prabir Chaudhury

   Concurrent Technologies Corporation

• Richard Cook

   National Casein of California

• Dennis Damico

   Lord Corporation Chemical Products Division

• Craig Darragh

   The Timken Corporation

• Mahmoud Demeri

   Ford Research Laboratories

• Dez Demianczuk

   LTV Steel

• George E. Dieter

   University of Maryland

• James Earthman

   University of California/Irvine

• Kathy Faber

   Northwestern University

• Henry Fairman

   MQS Inspection, Inc.

• Gerard Gary

   Polytechnique Institute (France)

• Thomas Gibbons

   Consultant

• William Glaeser

   Battelle Memorial Institute

• Jennifer Hay

   Applied Nano Metrics, Inc.

• Robert Hayes

   Metals Technology, Inc.

• David Heberling

   Southwestern Ohio Steel

• Kent Johnson

   Engineering Systems Inc.

• Brian Klotz

   The General Motors Corporation

• Howard A. Kuhn

   Concurrent Technologies Corporation

• Lonnie Kuntz

   Mar-Test, Inc.

• David Lambert

   Air Force Research Laboratory

• John Landes

   University of Tennessee

• Iain LeMay

   Metallurgical Consulting Services

• John Lewandowski

   Case Western Reserve University

• David Lewicki

   NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field

• Alan Male

   University of Kentucky

• John Makinson

   University of Nebraska, Lincoln

• William Mankins

   Metallurgical Services, Inc.

• Frank Marsh

   Consultant

• Dana Medlin

   The Timken Company

• Gary Miller

   Allegheny Ludlum Corporation

• Sia Nemat-Nasser

   University of California, San Diego

• Robert Neugebauer

   Mar-Test, Inc.

• Theodore Nicholas

   Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

• William Nix

   Stanford University

• Todd M. Osman

   U.S. Steel

• Philip Pearson

   The Torrington Company

• J. Michael Pereira

   NASA Research Center at Lewis Field

• Joy Ransom

   Fatigue Technology, Inc.

• Gopal Revankar

   Deere & Company

• Clare Rimnac

   Case Western Reserve University

• Earl Ruth

   Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Company, Inc.

• Ghatu Subhash

   Michigan Technological University

• Yuki Sugimura

   Harvard University

• Eric Taleff

   The University of Texas at Austin

• Ed Tobolski

   Wilson Instruments

• George Vander Voort

   Buehler Ltd.

• Kenneth S. Vecchio

   University of California, San Diego

• Ash Khare

   President and Trustee

   National Forge Company

• Aziz I. Asphahani

   Vice President and Trustee

   Carus Chemical Company

• Michael J. DeHaemer

   Secretary and Managing Director

   ASM International

• Peter R. Strong

   Treasurer

   Buehler Krautkrämer

• Hans H. Portisch

   Immediate Past President

   Krupp VDM Austria GmbH

• E. Daniel Albrecht

   Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc.

• W. Raymond Cribb

   Brush Wellman Inc.

• Gordon H. Geiger

   University of Arizona-Tucson Office & Consultant, T.P. McNulty & Associates

• Walter M. Griffith

   Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

• Jennie S. Hwang

   H-Technologies Group Inc.

• C. “Ravi” Ravindran

   Ryerson Polytechnic University

• Thomas G. Stoebe

   University of Washington

• Robert C. Tucker, Jr.

   Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc.

• James C. Williams

   The Ohio State University

• Craig V. Darragh

   (Chair 1999-; Member 1989-)

   The Timken Company

• Bruce P. Bardes (1993-)

   Materials Technology Solutions Company

• Rodney R. Boyer (1982-1985; 1995-)

   Boeing Commercial Airplane Group

• Toni M. Brugger (1993-)

   Carpenter Technology Corporation

• Henry E. Fairman (1993-)

   MQS Inspection Inc.

• Michelle Gauthier (1990-)

   Raytheon Systems Company

• Larry D. Hanke (1994-)

   Materials Evaluation and Engineering Inc.

• Jeffrey A. Hawk (1997-)

   U.S. Department of Energy

• Dennis D. Huffman (1982-)

   The Timken Company

• S. Jim Ibarra, Jr. (1991-)

   Amoco Corporation

• Dwight Janoff (1995-)

   FMC Corporation

• Kent L. Johnson (1999-)

   Engineering Systems, Inc.

• Paul J. Kovach (1995-)

   Stress Engineering Services Inc.

• Peter W. Lee (1990-)

   The Timken Company

• Donald R. Lesuer (1999-)

   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• Huimin Liu (1999-)

   Citation Corporation

• William L. Mankins (1989-)

   Metallurgical Services Inc.

• Dana J. Medlin (1998-)

   The Timken Company

• Mahi Sahoo (1993-)

   CANMET

• Srikanth Raghunathan (1999-)

   Nanomat Inc.

• Karl P. Staudhammer (1997-)

   Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Kenneth B. Tator (1991-)

   KTA-Tator Inc.

• George F. Vander Voort (1997-)

    Buehler Ltd.

• Dan Zhao (1996-)

    Johnson Controls Inc.

• R. J. Austin

   (1992–1994) (Member, 1984-)

• L.B. Case

   (1931–1933) (Member, 1927–1933)

• T.D. Cooper

   (1984-1986) (Member 1981-1986)

• E.O. Dixon

   (1952–1954) (Member, 1947–1955)

• R.L. Dowdell

   (1938–1939) (Member, 1935–1939)

• M.M. Gauthier

   (Chair 1997-1998; Member 1990-)

• J.P. Gill

   (1937) (Member, 1934–1937)

• J.D. Graham

   (1966–1968) (Member, 1961–1970)

• J.F. Harper

   (1923–1926) (Member, 1923–1926)

• C.H. Herty, Jr.

   (1934–1936) (Member, 1930–1936)

• D.D. Huffman

   (1986-1990) (Member 1982-)

• J.B. Johnson

   (1948–1951) (Member, 1944–1951)

• L.J. Korb

   (1983) (Member, 1978–1983)

• R.W.E. Leiter

   (1962–1963) (Member, 1955–1958, 1960–1964)

• G.V. Luerssen

   (1943–1947) (Member, 1942–1947)

• G.N. Maniar

   (1979–1980) (Member, 1974–1980)

• W.L. Mankins

   (1994-1997) (Member 1989-)

• J.L. McCall

   (1982) (Member, 1977–1982)

• W.J. Merten

   (1927–1930) (Member, 1923–1933)

• D.L. Olson

   (1990-1992) (Member 1982-1988, 1989-1992)

• N.E. Promisel

   (1955–1961) (Member, 1954–1963)

• G.J. Shubat

   (1973–1975) (Member, 1966–1975)

• W.A. Stadtler

   (1969–1972) (Member, 1962–1972)

• R. Ward

   (1976–1978) (Member, 1972–1978)

• M.G.H. Wells

   (1981) (Member, 1976–1981)

• D.J. Wright

   (1964–1965) (Member, 1959–1967)

ASM International staff who contributed to the development of the Volume included Steven R. Lampman, Project Editor; Bonnie R. Sanders, Manager of Production; Nancy Hrivnak and Carol Terman, Copy Editors; Kathleen Dragolich, Production Supervisor; and Candace Mullet and Jill Kinson, Production Coordinators. Editorial Assistance was provided by Erika Baxter, Kelly Ferjutz, Heather Lampman, Pat Morse, and Mary Jane Riddlebaugh. The Volume was prepared under the direction of Scott D. Henry, Assistant Director of Reference Publications and William W. Scott, Jr., Director of Technical Publications.

ASM Handbook, Volume 8, Mechanical Testing and Evaluation was converted to electronic files in 2003. The conversion was based on the First printing (2000). No substantive changes were made to the content of the Volume, but some minor corrections and clarifications were made as needed.

ASM International staff who contributed to the conversion of the Volume to electronic files included Sally Fahrenholz-Mann, Sue Hess, Bonnie Sanders, and Scott Henry. The electronic version was prepared under the direction of Stanley Theobald, Managing Director.