This entry is the January 1977 issue of Metal Progress magazine featuring a technology forecast for 1977. The following articles are in this magazine: Trends in steels; Trends in nonferrous metals; Trends in superalloys; Trends in special duty materials; Trends in plastics, composites, ceramics; Trends in heat processing; Trends in casting technology; Trends in cleaning, finishing, coating; Trends in Basic production; Trends in forming; Trends in welding and joining; Trends in testing and inspection; Trends in powder metallurgy; Forecast contributors; and Metal progress datasheet: recommended minimum bend radii for 90 degree cold forming of aluminum sheet and plate.