{"id":24,"date":"2025-06-26T17:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/tss-new\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-06-28T19:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:20:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/tss\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Discover the Global Community Driving Thermal Spray Innovation<\/h2>\n<p>The ASM Thermal Spray Society is a vibrant, growing technical community made up of the world\u2019s foremost experts on thermal spray technology and applications. TSS is where over 1,000 thermal spray professionals come for the latest, best information on developments within the industry. Join this ASM Affiliate society to be part of a global thermal spray community that actively advances the industry by disseminating information to all.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Impact<\/h2>\n<h2>5,000+<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Attendees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IMAT is the place to be if you\u2019re part of the material science industry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/06\/Home_GridImage1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"541\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>5,000+<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Attendees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IMAT is the place to be if you\u2019re part of the material science industry.<\/p>\n<h2>5,000+<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Attendees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IMAT is the place to be if you\u2019re part of the material science industry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/06\/Home_GridImage2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"541\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>IMAT 2025 (International Materials, Applications, and Technologies)<\/h2>\n<p>ASM Annual Meeting is the central gathering for ASM\u2019s leadership and members from around the globe in the field of materials science and engineering. This meeting brings together top professionals, innovators, and decision-makers from across the industry. This flagship event is your opportunity to engage in strategic discussions, celebrate achievements, and shape the future of materials engineering.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/06\/Home-NetworkingImage01s-1024x747.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Expert Driven Content<\/h2>\n<p>Find answers to your questions about IMAT and its offerings below.<\/p>\n<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2110\" open=\"\">\n<summary data-accordion-index=\"1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2110\">Practical Applications Education Series (NEW IN 2025)<\/summary>\n<p>Included as part of the regular technical program and with full conference registration, this new series features 45-minute expert-led sessions designed to deliver essential, real-world knowledge in metallurgy and materials science. Whether you\u2019re new to the field or looking to deepen your understanding, these presentations offer practical insights into materials performance under real-world conditions, predicting behavior, and preventing failure. Topics include metals and alloys, additive manufacturing, heat treatment, failure analysis, corrosion-resistant materials, coatings, and surface treatments.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2111\">\n<summary data-accordion-index=\"2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2111\">Additive Manufacturing 2025<\/summary>\n<p>AM has passed the stage of experimentation and demonstration, the AM community faces new challenges. This program will address questions and practical problems regarding technical aspects, economics, sustainability, and improvements to technology. This technical program is dedicated to advancing knowledge in materials, processes, and applications that drive the evolution of additive manufacturing.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2112\">\n<summary data-accordion-index=\"3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2112\">Advanced Manufacturing 2025<\/summary>\n<p>This program focuses on the new and enhanced materials process technologies needed for Industry 4.0. It addresses cross-cutting issues such as materials mechanisms that tailor material properties and performance characteristics; processing path dependency of microstructure and properties; availability and use of data and analytics; and issues related to the development, acceptance, and broad-based application of new processing technologies.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2113\">\n<summary data-accordion-index=\"4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2113\">Failure Analysis 2025<\/summary>\n<p>With 100+ technical presentations, expert-led discussions, and interactive panels, this must-attend program delivers the latest insights into failure prevention, product reliability, and engineering best practices. Organized by the ASM Failure Analysis Society.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p>Included as part of the regular technical program and with full conference registration, this new series features 45-minute expert-led sessions designed to deliver essential, real-world knowledge in metallurgy and materials science. Whether you\u2019re new to the field or looking to deepen your understanding, these presentations offer practical insights into materials performance under real-world conditions, predicting behavior, and preventing failure. Topics include metals and alloys, additive manufacturing, heat treatment, failure analysis, corrosion-resistant materials, coatings, and surface treatments.<\/p>\n<p>AM has passed the stage of experimentation and demonstration, the AM community faces new challenges. This program will address questions and practical problems regarding technical aspects, economics, sustainability, and improvements to technology. 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Join this ASM Affiliate society to be part of a global thermal spray community that actively advances the industry by disseminating information to all.<\/p>\n\nFind answers to your questions about the ASM Thermal Spray Society and its member benefits below.\n\nJoin Now\n\n<h2>Discover the Global Community Driving Thermal Spray Innovation<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where the Thermal Spray Community<br \/>Connects, Learns, and Leads<\/p>\n\nJoin us to stay informed, get involved, and help shape the future of the industry.\n\n250+\n\n<p><strong>Student Memberships<\/strong><\/p><p>Awarded through the Student &amp; EP Membership Initiative<\/p>\n\n1000+\n\n<p><strong>Members<\/strong><\/p><p>Connect with the best minds in the industry.<\/p>\n\n500+\n\n<p><strong>Companies<\/strong><\/p><p>Represented who are leading the way in thermal spray globally<\/p>\n\nOur Impact\n\n<p><span role=\"presentation\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ASM Annual Meeting is the central gathering for ASM\u2019s leadership, members, partners and customers\u00a0from around the globe in the field of materials science and engineering.\u00a0<\/span><span role=\"presentation\">Backed by more than 112 years of leadership and innovation, ASM has built a legacy of quality, trust, and service to the global materials community. This flagship event brings together top professionals, innovators, and decision-makers to engage in strategic discussions, celebrate achievements, and shape the future of materials engineering.\u00a0<\/span><span role=\"presentation\">With a focus on real-world applications, ASM continues to educate and empower the community to solve today\u2019s toughest materials challenges<b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\nExpert Driven Content\n\nThe Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (JTST)\n\n<h3>The Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (JTST)<\/h3>\n\n<p>Included as part of the regular member benefits package<\/p><p>The Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (JTST) publishes contributions on all fundamental and practical aspects of thermal spray science, including processes, feedstock manufacture, testing, and characterization. A leading forum on thermal spray technology, JTST\u2019s mission is to synergize the rapidly advancing thermal spray industry and related industries.<\/p><ul><li>The journal presents research and development efforts leading to advances in implementable engineering applications of this fast-growing coating technology.<\/li><li>JTST features critically reviewed scientific and engineering papers, combining the best new research with the latest applications and problem solving.<\/li><li>Content includes technical note case studies from real-time applications and in-depth topical reviews, from the scientific to the practical.<\/li><li>JTST is a publication of the Thermal Spray Society, an affiliate society of ASM International.<\/li><\/ul>\n\nNew Benefit of Membership!\n\nThermal Spray Technology: Accepted Practices\n\n<h3>Thermal Spray Technology: Accepted Practices<\/h3>\n\n<p>The Thermal Spray Technology: Accepted Practices eBook is a compendium of documents created by the ASM Thermal Spray Society to describe and explain accepted practices for testing and analysis of thermal spray coatings, with particular emphasis on sample preparation for metallographic examination. 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