About the Program

Long and forged products are used in many critical applications, including transportation, energy and heavy equipment. This symposium intends to bring together international and domestic researchers from industry and academia to present on topics related to advances in the physical, mechanical and product metallurgy of bars, tubes and forgings. Presentations will cover new developments in microstructural design and alloying strategies, thermomechanical processing and heat treatment, improved steel cleanliness and machinability, materials and process modeling, innovative plant and process technologies, AI/ML for process optimization and defect detection, and performance topics such as hydrogen embrittlement, fatigue, and high-strength/high-toughness steels.

Who Should Attend

The conference should be attended by engineers and researchers interested in steel product metallurgy focused on bars, tubes, and forged products including those responsible for product development in steel production and related industries, heat treating facilities, automotive and heavy equipment production, energy products, and other industries. Government and academic professionals and students performing research and development in these areas or who seek information about critical developments in long and forged products and applications should also attend.

Professional Development Hours

This course may qualify for up to 16 Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits. Each attendee will receive a certificate listing the quantity of PDH credits earned for this course. This course is not approved for PDH credit in New York, Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

Bring Your Own Young Professional (BYOYP) Program

AIST recently launched the Bring Your Own Young Professional (BYOYP) program to encourage our members to help boost the next generation’s involvement in AIST and the steel industry. If you are an AIST member and are bringing a Young Professional (age 30 and under) to the conference, you can receive a free gift. All you have to do is enter their contact information on the registration form when you sign up for the conference. Please be advised that the Young Professional will still need to register and pay for their own registration. Find out more information about the program here.