The Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center has conducted the Saga- more Army Materials Research Conferences, in cooperation with the Metallurgi- cal Research Laboratories of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy of Syracuse University, since 1954. The purpose of the conferences has been to gather together scientists and engineers from academic institutions, industry, and government who are uniquely qualified to explore in depth a sub- ject of importance to the Army, the Department of Defense and the scientific community. Grain size and its control is a major factor...