In 2019, EPRI and 123HiMAT are combing efforts into a single premier global event for high-temperature materials for power generation. The joint conference enables a robust technical exchange and promotion of collaboration among scientists, academics, and engineers on an international scale in all areas of research and advancement including: steels, stainless steels, nickel-based alloys, boilers, steam turbines, gas turbines, materials life management, and more. Co-published by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the 123rd Committee on Heat Resisting Materials and Alloys (123HiMAT) of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and ASM International.

The increasing demand for materials which enable a more efficient energy conversion - materials allowing higher operating temperatures and a lower weight of the components with preferably better corrosion resistance- has put intermetallic-based alloys back into focus. For example, the recent use of light weight, TiAl-based alloys for automotive and aerospace applications has spurred research on other intermetallic-based alloys. In addition to structural intermetallics for extreme environments encountered in advanced energy systems, this book also focuses on fundamental and interdisciplinary aspects of novel intermetallic-metal systems (e.g., Co-based superalloys) and functional intermetallics that can store energy, generate power and enhance reliability. Topics include: intermetallics for hydrogen storage and thermoelectric applications; iron aluminides - physical metallurgy; titanium aluminides - physical metallurgy; titanium aluminides - structure, properties and coatings; iron aluminides, titanium aluminides, nickel aluminides and silicides; nickel/cobalt superalloys and nickel aluminides; niobium and molybdenum silicide-based alloys; laves phases and fundamental aspects of intermetallics - phase stability, defects and theory.