Call for Abstracts

International Materials Applications & Technologies Conference and Exposition - IMAT (September 28 - October 1, 2026)

General Instructions:

Begin a submission to the following:

1. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, ORGANIZED BY THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

   Additive Manufacturing, after dynamic development during the last several years, has become one of the leading manufacturing technologies available in the "tool box" for design and manufacturing of new components with geometries and features unavailable to reproduce by any other method. This technology has already passed the stage of experimentation and demonstration so that now the additive manufacturing community faces new challenges to solve many practical problems. The Additive Manufacturing Symposia at IMAT2026 will address many questions and practical problems concerned not only with the technical aspects of this technology but also addressing its economics, sustainability, and further improvements. Therefore, abstracts and papers are solicited relevant to many technical and non-technical aspects such as commercialization and industrialization of this technology.

   Additive Manufacturing 

   • Additive Manufacturing and Powder-Based Surface Engineering (Joint TSS & AM Programming) 

   • Additive Manufacturing Applications 

   • Additive Manufacturing: Innovation in Design, Materials, Processes & Applications 

   • Microstructure in Additive Manufacturing (Joint IMS & AM Programming) 

   • Process, Structure, and Properties in Additive Manufacturing 

   • Additive Manufacturing and Sustainability 

2. ADVANCED MATERIALS AND SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS

   Advanced Materials & Specialized Applications 

   • Advanced Materials and Technologies for Harsh Environments 

   • Functional Materials and Structures: Solving Barriers to Adoption 

   • Materials for Energy & Utilities 

   • Medical/Biomaterials: Driving for Delivered Patient Value 

   • Rare Earth Metals Technology: Fundamentals and Applications 

   • Transformative Advances in Nanotechnology for Energy, Environment, Electronics, Healthcare, and Industry 

3. ADVANCED MATERIALS MANUFACTURING, ORGANIZED BY THE ASM ADVANCE MATERIALS MANUFACTURING COMMITTEE

   This program, sponsored by the ASM Advanced Manufacturing Committee, will focus on how the pillars of Industry 4.0 are enhancing the processing, microstructure, properties, and performance of materials and how materials performance is being improved through the use of additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, data analytics, simulation, cloud computing, collaborative robotics, and systems integration. Papers are invited that address cross-cutting issues such as mechanisms for tailoring material properties and performance characteristics; processing path dependency of microstructure and properties; availability and use of data and analytics; and research related to the development, acceptance, and broad-based application of new processing technologies.

4. INTERNATIONAL METALLOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (IMS) AT IMAT

   
   
   IMS Symposium Sessions and Descriptions:
   
   The Sorby Award: 51 Years of Excellence in Metallography and Materials Science - This session celebrates the 51th Henry Clifton Sorby Award presented by the International Metallographic Society and ASM International. Please join us in this special session as we invite past Sorby Awardees to reconvene and share their works and perspectives. The Sorby Award Session will conclude with the presentation of the 51st Henry Clifton Sorby Award and the keynote lecture by the 2026 Awardee. Please note that submissions to this session are limited to past Sorby Awardees. 
   
   Metallographic Preparation - Unlock the essentials of metallographic preparation in this focused session. Explore best practices for sample cutting, mounting, grinding, polishing, and etching to ensure precise and reproducible microstructure analysis. Learn how advancements in preparation techniques and equipment are improving efficiency and accuracy, paving the way for more reliable material characterization. 
   
   Microstructural Characterization - Dive into the world of microstructural characterization and its critical role in understanding material behavior. This session focuses on advanced techniques for analyzing grain structures, phase distributions, and defects across various materials. Gain insights into how these analyses drive innovations in material design, failure prevention, and performance optimization across industries.  
   
   Metallography and Failure Analysis (Joint IMS and FAS) - This long-standing joint session demonstrates the intersection of metallography and failure analysis. Submit an abstract to this session to share your work that utilizes metallographic preparation/ analysis to support failure analysis investigations. This session is co-organized by IMS and FAS.
   
   Artificial Intelligence in Metallography - Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the field of metallography. This session delves into cutting-edge applications of AI for analyzing microstructures, predicting material properties, and accelerating failure analysis. Submit an abstract here to join leading experts and share your applications of AI in metallography. This session is co-organized by IMS and the AI & ML Committee.
   
   Microstructures in Additive Manufacturing - Discover the vital role of metallography to push the field of additive manufacturing to new frontiers. This session examines how microstructural analysis is key to understanding the unique challenges of additively manufactured materials, from ensuring quality to optimizing performance. This session is co-organized by IMS and the Additive Manufacturing Committee.

5. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, SUSTAINABILITY, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

   Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Emerging Technologies 

   • Artificial Intelligence and Materials Informatics, organized by the ASM Materials Informatics Technical Committee
   • Materials 4.0: Materials Information in the Product Life Cycle
   • Sustainable Materials & Processes, organized by the ASM Sustainable Materials Engineering Committee
   • Emerging Technologies, organized by the ASM Core and Emerging Technologies Council
   • Perspectives for Emerging Professionals, organized by the ASM Emerging Professionals Committee

6. EMERGING PROFESSIONALS COMPETITIONS

   Emerging Professionals Competitions

   • ASM Materials Venture Challenge
   • Fluxtrol Student Research Competition, organized by the Heat Treating Society (HTS)

7. FAILURE ANALYSIS SOCIETY (FAS) AT IMAT

   

   FAS Symposium Sessions and Descriptions:

   Failure Analysis

   • Aerospace & Aviation
   • Corrosion
   • Fatigue & Fracture
   • Failure Analysis Basics - Introduction to FA
   • Fractography
   • Gear, Shafts, & Bearings
   • Heat Treatment (Joint FAS and HTS Programming)
   • Litigation & Engineering Ethics
   • Metallography and Failure Analysis (Joint IMS and FAS Programming)
   • Non-Destructive Testing / Evaluation
   • Non-Metallic & Ceramics
   • Polymers & Plastics
   • Strange, Unusual, Historical and Archaeological
   • Students in Failure Analysis
   • Tools & Technique
   • Transportation
   • Welding, Joining & Brazing, & Fasteners

8. HEAT TREATING SOCIETY (HTS) AT IMAT

   

   The ASM Heat Treating Society (HTS) invites students and early-career professionals to submit abstracts for the Fluxtrol Student Research Competition and the joint HTS–FAS session on failure analysis in heat treating, held during ASM’s International Materials and Technology (IMAT) Conference, September 28 – October 1, 2026, in Quebec City, Canada.

   This competition recognizes emerging talent and encourages engagement in the Heat Treating Society while offering valuable exposure within the global thermal processing community.

   IMAT will feature joint programming between the Heat Treating Society (HTS) and the Failure Analysis Society (FAS), including a dedicated session focused on failure analysis in heat treating that promotes multidisciplinary technical exchange and professional development.

   Abstracts are solicited on topics related to the thermal processing of metal and metal-containing components for both the student competition and the failure analysis technical session.

   The Fluxtrol Student Research Competition includes a poster session and a follow-on oral presentation round for selected semi-finalists, providing opportunities to present research, receive expert feedback, and gain industry recognition.

9. JOINING OF ADVANCED AND SPECIALTY MATERIALS (JASM XXV), ORGANIZED BY THE JOINING OF ADVANCED AND SPECIALTY MATERIALS PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

   Call for abstracts for the 25th Symposium on Joining of Advanced and Specialty Materials (JASM XXIII)

   Abstracts and papers are solicited on fundamentals and applications, and experimental, analytical, and computational studies related to (but not limited to): Welding and joining of conventional and advanced metallic alloys, ceramics, plastics, and composites; Welding and joining processes including arc welding, high energy density and hybrid processes, additive manufacturing, friction stir welding, solid-state joining, brazing and soldering, micro/nano-joining for microelectronic, flexible and portable electronics, micromechanical and high temperature applications; welding metallurgy, weldability, characterization of microstructure, mechanical behavior and service performance of welds and welded structures, welding for power generation, oil and gas, petrochemical, and alternative energy sources; joining for transportation industries, including  aerospace, automotive, marine transportation, and defense applications; welding repair of critical structures, surface modification and weld overlays for corrosion, erosion, wear protection, and structural integrity.

10. MATERIALS PROCESSING & JOINING TECHNOLOGIES

    Materials Processing & Joining Technologies

    • Advanced Materials Manufacturing, organized by the ASM Advance Materials Manufacturing Committee
    • Advances in Laser Manufacturing
    • Joining of Advanced and Specialty Materials (JASM XXV), organized by the Joining of Advanced and Specialty Materials Programming Committee
    • Hot Isostatic Pressing for Large-Scale Components
    • Processing and Applications
    • Materials & Processes for Automation

11. MATERIALS SCIENCE & CHARACTERIZATION

    Materials Science & Characterization  

    • Characterization of Materials and Microstructure through Metallography, Image Analysis, and Mechanical Testing, organized by IMS
    • Materials Behavior & Characterization
    • Residual Stress, organized by the Residual Stress Technical Committee
    • PSDK XV: Phase Stability and Diffusion Kinetics, organized by the ASM Alloy Phase Diagram (APD) Committee
    • Metals, Ceramics, and Composite Materials
    • Archaeometallurgy and Ancient Metalworking, organized by the ASM Archaeometallurgy Committee
    • Advanced Superalloys and Assessment of Materials High-Temperature Capability
    • Light Metals Technology

12. PSDK XV: PHASE STABILITY AND DIFFUSION KINETICS, ORGANIZED BY THE ASM ALLOY PHASE DIAGRAM (APD) COMMITTEE

    Understanding and modeling of phase stability and diffusion kinetics have been a central theme of materials science and engineering with merits in both science and technology perspectives. Advances in computational and instrumentation techniques, cross-scale modeling and novel experimental observations continue to refine our understanding, resulting in design-capable tools for industry and education. This symposium will focus on the temporal and spatial evolution of phase constituents and compositions with due consideration for materials chemistry, processing and applications.
    
    Topics of interest for phase stability and diffusion kinetics include:

    • Physics- and mechanism-based theory, modeling and simulations
    • Artificial intelligence model development for thermodynamics and kinetics
    • Fundamental and applications-oriented experimental observations
    • Microstructural modeling with an emphasis on using fundamental data
    • Phenomenological expressions and atomistic mechanisms
    • Methods generation and interpretation of data and databases
    • Cross-scale models and integration methods
    • Energetics and diffusivity of crystal defects such as grain boundaries
    • High-throughput phase diagram determination
    • High-throughput phase tracer diffusion studies
    • Multi-scale modeling utilizing thermodynamic and kinetic data
    • Applying high-performance computing to CALPHAD

    There is no focus on particular material classes as we are looking forward to learning how researchers in a wide variety of fields are using PSDK-related approaches to tackle problems in all kinds of materials applications, ranging from electronic, structural, energetic, multi-functional and biomaterials.
    
    Invited sessions dedicated to honor the 2026 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria awardee will headline this symposium.

13. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS SERIES

    Practical Applications Series 

    • Practical Applications Series: Corrosion
    • Practical Applications Series: Materials Selection & Component Design
    • Practical Applications Series: Metallurgy of Selected Alloy Systems 

14. SURFACE ENGINEERING & PROTECTIVE COATINGS

    Surface Engineering & Protective Coatings 

    • Coating and Hard Facing Technologies: Thermal Spray, Cold Spray, Laser Cladding, and Weld Overlay Coatings, organized by the Thermal Spray Society (TSS) 

    • Corrosion and Environmental Degradation, organized by AMPP 

15. THERMAL SPRAY SOCIETY (TSS) AT IMAT

    

    The Thermal Spray Society (TSS) is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for ASM’s International Materials and Technology (IMAT) Conference, taking place September 28 – October 1, 2026, in Quebec City, Canada.

    TSS will organize dedicated technical sessions at IMAT 2026, providing an excellent platform to connect with a broad audience of materials scientists and engineers. These sessions will showcase cutting-edge research and industrial applications across surface engineering and advanced manufacturing technologies.

    Session topics include:

    • Additive Manufacturing & Powder-Based Surface Engineering (Joint TSS & Additive Manufacturing Programming)

    • Coating & Hard Facing Technologies, including thermal spray, cold spray, laser cladding, and weld overlay coatings

    IMAT offers a unique opportunity for researchers and industry professionals to share their work, exchange ideas, and engage with a global materials community spanning thermal spray, additive manufacturing, and related advanced manufacturing technologies.

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