Workshop on Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS), Percentages of Hexavalent Chrome in (Trivalent Chrome), and Cadmium Plating Properties

(In-person only event)

Date: May 7, 2025 

Event Location:  Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Organized by: ASTM Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings 

 

 

About the Event

The Workshop on Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS), Percentages of Hexavalent Chrome in (Trivalent Chrome), and Cadmium Plating Properties will be held May 7, 2025. The workshop is organized by ASTM Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings, and will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in conjunction with the standards development meetings of the committee. The language of the workshop will be English.

 

Objective and Scope

In oil and gas, we have seen huge consequences in not properly vetting replacement and substitutions in coatings and plating.

Changes made to the testing formula did not take into account the susceptibility and environment stresses encountered in oil exploration caused hydrogen embrittlement failures (IHE). The objective of this workshop is to identify the stresses that were once accounted for in the original formula and make sure those same stresses are also accounted for in the new formula.

Topics for this workshop are:

  • PFAs substitutes:
    • Direct testing and their properties
  • Trivalent chrome:
    • Identify alternative options
  • Cadmium replacement:
    • Properties that prevent its replacement and areas we could look at for replacement of cadmium and nickel-cadmium plating
  • Test stresses:
    • Galvanic indifference, OCP of the substitute
    • Mechanical hardness- reduction of mechanical stress
    • Adhesion- ability to wear
    • Compressive properties- holds surface in compression to disallow salts from forming in substrate
    • Chemical stress- what chemical properties are present and how do they protect? (PH?) EHE and IHE
    • Tension , shear of the substrate, elongation, etc.
    • Co-efficiency of friction change

 

Abstract Submission

To participate in the symposium, authors must submit a 250 to 300-word preliminary abstract to the Workshop Chairs, John Carpenter and Richard (Ian) MacMoy, no later than March 31, 2025. 

 

Publication Information

Symposium authors are required to submit their papers for ASTM publication in Selected Technical Papers (STP), an online and printed, peer-reviewed publication for the international scientific and engineering community. STP papers should be full-length technical papers of approximately 10,000 words, significantly contribute to the technical literature, and must include a review of past work in the relevant area and present information of current interest or probe new fields. After the final selection of abstracts has been approved, the ASTM Editorial Office will send authors’ instructions via email, but also can be found by clicking here.

Manuscripts to be peer reviewed for the STP are due online no later than DATE at the ASTM Editorial Office. The corresponding author (the author who is the main contact with ASTM Headquarters) will receive a copy of his/her paper in portable document format (PDF). All published authors will have the opportunity to purchase reprints of their papers at a nominal cost. Only those papers submitted by the manuscript due date will be included in the STP. Please note that all submitted papers are subject to peer review by two independent reviewers.

The STP will be submitted to the Library of Congress with an ISBN number and will be reviewed for inclusion in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and Google Scholar.

 

Technical Program

A technical program (presentation times, paper titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on the ASTM website by mid-April 2025.

 

Registration

Registration opens approximately 10 weeks before the start of the workshop.

 

Registration

Registration is now open. The fees to attend this event are listed below.

 

Through

APRIL 4, 2025

 After APRIL 4, 2025
ASTM Member Waived Waived
Non-member $115.00 $165.00
Presenter Waived Waived
Student Waived Waived

Not an ASTM Member?  An Individual Membership costs only $115.00. If you would like to become a member of ASTM International and Committee B08 to begin taking advantage of all the ASTM membership benefits, including attending this event at a reduced rate, please use the link below to join ASTM before registering for the event. After you have become a member, please return to this webpage to register for the event as an ASTM Member.

ASTM International Membership

All Attendees – All attendees are urged to register for this workshop before arriving onsite. All attendees must check in at the ASTM Registration Area to obtain their name badge before entering the event room.

Presenters– Workshop presenters do not need to register. All presenters will be automatically registered by ASTM.

Students – Students may be eligible for a reduced registration fee provided they meet certain requirements. To qualify for the reduced fee, you must be an active ASTM Student Member, full-time student, not employed full-time, and be able to provide a current valid university email address for registration. To register as a student, please email ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org.

Cancellations – A refund of the workshop fee will be honored only if requested at least 10 business days prior to the start of the event. To cancel your registration, please click the "Modify My Registration" button found in your registration confirmation email and follow the prompts to cancel your registration. Please contact Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org or 610-832-9522 if you need assistance.

If you have questions concerning online registration, please contact Symposia Operations at
symposia@astm.org Tel: 610-832-9522, or ASTM Technical Support at https://www.astm.org/contact.

 

Technical Chair Contact Information


John Carpenter
US Chrome Corporation
Email: jcarpenter@uschrome.com
Phone: +1 203-349-9011

Richard (Ian) MacMoy
Intermetallic Group, LLC
Email: ian@intermetallicgroup.com
Phone: +1 281-844-4589

 

Continuing Education Units

SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP attendees interested in receiving 0.35 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) must complete the CEU application form in the back of the program booklet and email it to ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org. You must be registered and have attended the entire event in order to receive the CEU’s. A certificate will be sent to you via email approximately 1 to 2 weeks after the SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP concludes.

 

Hotel Information

The event will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. More information on how to make your sleeping room reservation will be posted approximately 12 weeks prior to the start of the event.

 

Hotel Information

All meetings will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2M9, Canada.

Hotel Reservations:

Please support ASTM International by reserving your sleeping room at our official May Committee Week Hotel and Meeting site.

The discounted rate will be honored until the ASTM block is full, but no later than April 4th, 2025. The ASTM rate is $319 CAD, plus tax. You may be charged a higher rate if reservations are received after the cutoff date, or when the block is full. The hotel requires a credit card to guarantee your reservation, once submitted a confirmation number will be provided electronically. To book accommodations using the ASTM rate, please click the link below.

To book accommodations using the ASTM rate, please click here: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel has a limited number of rooms at the rate of CAD 275 for U.S. Government employees. The government reservations may be made via our online reservation system, using the blue hyperlink above. You must present your ID at the front desk upon check-in.

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INTERNET: The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel offers free Wi-Fi to hotel guests.

 

Standards Development Meetings

Committee B08 invites you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required to attend. For more information about the committee and their future meetings, please visit the Committee B08 Homepage.