Dec 01, 2006

Paul K. Whitcraft, director of Quality, Safety and Engineering at Rolled Alloys, Inc., in Temperance, Mich., has been named vice chairman of the ASTM International board of directors for 2007-2008.

Whitcraft also lives in Temperance.

Since 1975, Whitcraft has been active in several ASTM Committees, including A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys; B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys; E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores and Related Materials; F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices; and G01 on Corrosion of Metals. He is the current chairman of Committee B02, which recognized him in 2002 with the ASTM Award of Merit for his leadership and technical contributions. Whitcraft is currently chair of B02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys, and the executive subcommittee of B02. He is also secretary for TC 155/SC2 on Wrought and Cast Nickel and Nickel Alloys in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), for which B02.92 is the U.S. Technical Advisory Group.

In addition to ASTM International, Whitcraft is a member of NACE International, ASM International, TAPPI, and SAE International, and he has worked toward the adoption of certain ASTM standards for the use of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code within ASME International.

With a B.S. degree in metallurgical engineering from Drexel University, Whitcraft began his career at Carpenter Technology's Tube Division and then moved to the company's Steel Division. In 1991, he began at Rolled Alloys as regional marketing manager, and in 1992 he was assigned to his current post. His career has focused on stainless steel and nickel alloy production, corrosion resistance, and establishing and operating quality systems.

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