The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) will hold its Steel Properties & Applications Conference as part of MS&T'12. AIST is committed to supporting research and development activities and collaborations as they relate to steel processing, products and application under the broader and more universal umbrella of materials
science.

MS&T represents the ultimate forum to explore the latest generation of steel grades and microstructure characteristics. The Steel Properties & Applications Conference will feature symposia addressing a broad range of steel topics, including recent advances in processing and properties of zinc-coated advanced high-strength steels; the processing, microstructure, and properties of high-strength steels for energy applications, including steels for line pipe and boilers; developments in steel processing, including steelmaking and casting, alloying and thermal/ mechanical processing of sheet, plate and long products; steel product metallurgy and applications, including the performance and microstructure of multi-phase steels, microstructure and mechanical property relationships, precipitation studies, the development of high-Mn steels, and steel welding processing and property relationships; advanced characterization, including novel techniques for testing and characterizing the modern high-strength steels.

The program is designed to attract metallurgists and researchers from leading steel producers and universities, as well as those in other steel markets.