2025 Excellence in Metallography Award

The 2025 Excellence in Metallography Award has been selected, and this year's winning paper is "The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure of Additively Manufactured Abrasion Resistant Ni-Hard Steel Parts”, by Thomas F. Murphy, FAPMI, Christopher T. Schade, FAPMI, & Kerri M. Horvay, Hoeganaes Corporation. The paper was selected from among the highly qualified manuscripts that were presented at the PowderMet2025 / AMPM2025 conference in Phoenix and critically evaluated for the prestigious award. The paper is available for download on the APMI website. It is also included in Advances in Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy—2025 and published in the fall issue of the International Journal of Powder Metallurgy. The authors will be officially recognized during WorldPM2026 in Montreal, Canada, June 25–29, 2026.

2025 Excellence in Metallograph Award winner