{"id":19,"date":"2014-07-15T12:59:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T12:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/ims\/?page_id="},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:38:20","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/ims\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About IMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19\" class=\"elementor elementor-19\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dec0dee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4dec0dee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7857dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e7857dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>About The International Metallographic Society<\/h1><p>IMS connects materials professionals interested in metallography and materials analysis with resources, education, and networking.\u00a0 We make up a close-knit network of metallographers, failure analysts, and microstructure experts.<\/p><p>The International Metallographic Society (IMS) exists to provide technical resources, continuing education, and networking opportunities to individuals who are involved in the examination, analysis, characterization, structure, and evaluation of metals and other materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745eadd e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"745eadd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e1fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"19e1fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/ims\/ims-history\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View History<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac2a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9ac2a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/asminternational.sharepoint.com\/Teams\/Membership\/Shared%20Documents\/Affiliate%20Societies\/IMS\/Governing%20Documents\/2025\/IMS%20Constitution%20Approved%2007.16.2025.pdf?csf=1&#038;web=1&#038;e=X7qYEI\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Rules for Government<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The International Metallographic Society IMS connects materials professionals interested in metallography and materials analysis with resources, education, and networking.\u00a0 We make up a close-knit network of metallographers, failure analysts, and microstructure experts. 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