Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 8th International Conference on PROCESSING & MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS Processing, Fabrication, Properties, Applications, December 2-6, 2013, Las Vegas, USA

• Preface, Committees and Acknowledgements
• Keynote Presentations
• Aspects of Thermomechanical Processing of 3^rd Generation Advanced High Strength Steels
• Diffusion Bonding of Duplex Stainless Steel and Ti Alloy with and without Interlayer
• Development Status, Applications and Perspectives of Advanced Intermetallic Titanium Aluminides
• The Influence of Thermomechanical Controlled Processing on Bainite Formation in Low Carbon High Strength Steel
• Mechanical Properties of High-Manganese Austenitic TWIP-Type Steel
• {111}<110> Recrystallization Texture Evolution in Al-Mg-Si Alloy Sheets Fabricated by Symmetric/Asymmetric Combined Rolling Process
• Dynamic Transformation during the Torsion Simulation of Strip Rolling
• Factors Influencing the Shearing Patterns in High-Pressure Torsion
• The Cube Recrystallization-Texture Related Component in the β-Fiber Rolling-Texture FCC Metals
• Modelling Microstructure and Properties during Annealing of Cold-Rolled Al-Mn-Fe-Si-Alloys with Different Microchemistries
• Development of Fracture Assessment Standards in Japan with Weibull Stress
• Control of Oriented Extracellular Matrix Similar to Anisotropic Bone Microstructure
• Biofunctional Surface Layer and its Bonding Strength in Low Modulus β-Type Titanium Alloy for Biomedical Applications
• Effects of Austenite Conditioning and Transformation Temperature on the Bainitic Microstructure in Linepipe Steels
• Chapter 1: Al Alloys
• A Numerical Model for Predicting the Zener-Hollomon Parameter in the Friction Stir Processing of AZ31B
• Corrosion Resistance of Al-Cu Alloys in Function of the Microstructure
• Microstructure, Fracture and Mechanical Properties of ECAPed Aluminum P/M Alloy with Respect to the Porosity
• Deformation of AA6016 Aluminum Alloy Sheets at High Temperature and Strain Rate
• High Thermal Conductivity Aluminum Powder Metallurgy Materials
• Finite Element Simulation of Diffusion and Precipitation with Application to Internal Oxidation of Ni-Xwt%Cr Alloys at 950°C
• Alloy Design for Semi Solid Metal Forming
• An Investigation into Double Oxide Film Defects in Aluminium Alloys
• A Novel Process for Grain Refining and Semisolid Processing
• Ultrasonic Degassing of Aluminum Alloys
• Morphology of Si Phase in Al-Mg-Si-Cu Alloys with Excess Si Addition
• Dynamic Observation of Hydrogen Gas Release during Crack Propagation in Al-Zn-Mg Alloy
• Isothermal and Non-Isothermal Annealing of Cold-Rolled Al-Mn-Fe-Si Alloys with Different Microchemistry States
• Effect of Heat Treatment Conditions and Small Addition of Cu on Occurrence of Serration in Al-Si Alloys
• Separation of Pure Silicon from Al-Si Alloy Melts
• The Evolution of Texture and Deformation Anisotropy at an Equal Channel Extruded Aluminum 1050 Alloy
• Onset of the Portevin-Le Chatelier Effect: Role of Synchronization of Dislocations
• Multiscale Analysis of Acoustic Emission during Plastic Flow of Al and Mg Alloys: From Microseconds to Minutes
• Quantitative Investigation on Nano-Scale Precipitates in an Al-7.5Zn-1.7Mg-1.4Cu-0.12Zr Alloy under Various Aging Tempers
• Plating on Developed Al-Mg-Zn Alloy Casting and its Glossiness
• Statistical and Physical Micro-Feature-Based Segmentation of Cortical Bone Images Using Artificial Intelligence
• Influence of SDAS on the High Temperature Tensile Behaviour of the C355 Al Alloy
• Microstructural Characteristics of Diecast AlMgSiMn Alloy
• Image Processing Characterization of Microstructures of Al-Si Casting Alloy
• Microstructure, Properties and Design of Direct Quenched Structural Steels
• Hardening of Al-Mg-Si Alloys and Effective Particle Size in Microstructural Models
• Effect of Annealing on Structure and Mechanical Behavior of an AA2139 Alloy
• The Role of Cr in H Desorption Kinetics in Rapidly Solidified Al
• Grain Refinement of Al Cast by Novel Al-Al_2.5Cu_0.5Ti Refiner Fabricated by Cold Pressing
• Recrystallization Microstructure and Texture of Highly Strained Commercial Purity Aluminium Alloy
• Reinforcement of Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloys with Fe-Bearing Compounds and Si Particles Assisted with Ultrasonic Treatment
• Development of Homogeneity in an Al-6061 Alloy Processed by ECAP and ECAP-Conform
• Effect of Contraction Behaviors during Solidification of 7xxx Aluminum Alloys on Hot Tearing Susceptibility
• Mechanical Properties of Al-10 Mass % Si-Mg High-Pressure Die-Casting Alloy with Different Mg Content
• Influence of Cold Rolling Reduction and Cross Rolling on Recrystallization Texture Formation in Electro Deposited Pure Iron with a Sharp and Homogeneous <111>//ND Fiber
• The Numerical and Experimental Study on Electromagnet-Air Knife DC Casting Process of Large-Size AA 7055 Aluminum Alloys
• The Numerical and Experimental Study on DC Casting Process of Three-Layer Composite Ingots of 4045/3004/4045 Aluminum Alloys
• Effect of Processing Conditions on the Microstructure Development during Constrained Groove Pressing of Aluminium
• Chapter 2: Mg Alloys (Prof. Karl U. Kainer Symposium)
• Tensile Deformation of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloy Single Crystals
• Corrosion Characterization of Magnesium Alloys – The Role of Process Parameters
• Parameters Controlling High Temperature Deformability of Wrought Magnesium Alloys
• The Effect of Ce Addition on the Creep Resistant Mg-Sr-Mn Alloys
• The Orientation Dependence of Strain Hardening and Texture Development in an Extruded Magnesium Alloy
• Effect of Thermomechanical Processes on Twin Roll Casted Magnesium Alloy Sheets
• Room Temperature Screw Form Rolling of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy through Processing by Extrusion-Torsion Simultaneous Working
• Fabrication of Mg Alloy Single Crystals Containing Rare Earth Elements and their Mechanical Behavior
• Development of New High-Strength and Heat-Resistant Mg-Zn-Y-X (X=Zr and Ag) Casting Alloys
• Microstructure and Defect Structure Evolution in Ultra-Fine Grained MgAlZn Alloy
• Effect of Plane Strain on the Microstructure and Texture of AZ31 Sheet with Various Reduction Ratios
• Compressive Characteristics of AZ91 Containing Sn Alloy with the Microstructure
• Investigation of Properties of CaO Added Wrought Mg-Zn-Y and Mg-Y-Zn Alloys
• Degradation of Magnesium Alloys in Artificial Urine Solution for Urological Device Applications
• Influence of Nd in Extruded Mg10Gd Base Alloys on Fatigue Strength
• Effect of ZrB₂ Nanoparticle Addition: Nano-LPSO-Grain Structured Ultra-High Strength Mg-RE Alloy
• Low Temperature Warm Forming of Magnesium ZEK 100 Sheets for Automotive Applications
• Effect of CaO on Thermal Conductivities of Mg and Mg-Zn Alloys
• Manufacturing Technology and Usable Properties of Magnesium Alloy after Plastic Deformation
• Hot Forging of Cast Magnesium Alloy TX31 Using Semi-Closed Die and its Finite Element Simulation
• On the Bonding Strength of Mg-Mg and Mg-Al Material Compounds
• A New Model for Discontinuous and Continuous Precipitation in AZ91 Magnesium Alloy
• Age-Hardening Behavior of Mg-Al-Zn Alloys Produced by Sand Mold Casting
• Microstructure and Mechanical Property in Cast AZ91 Magnesium Alloy with Y Addition
• Method for the Depletion of the Basal Texture in Rolled AZ31 Magnesium Sheets
• Microstructure Evolution of Mg-10Gd-2Y-0.5Zn-0.3Zr Alloy during Isothermal Forging Process
• High Temperature Creep Behavior and Effects of Stacking Fault Energy in Mg-Y and Mg-Y-Zn Dilute Solid Solution Alloys
• Recrystallization of AZ31 Alloy
• Microstructural Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Spray-Deposited Mg-Gd-Y-Zr Alloy
• Improved Paint Baking Response of a Novel Al-Mg-Si Alloy Automotive Body Panels by Adding Zn Element and Pre-Ageing Matching
• Relaxation of Misfit Dislocations at Nodes
• Microstructure Change of AZCa912 Magnesium Alloy Continuous Casting Bar by Hot Compression
• Twin Roll Casting (TRC) of Magnesium Alloys – Opportunities and Challenges
• Twin Roll Casting and Rolling of New Mg-Wrought Alloys for Body Protective Safety Equipment
• Effect of Microstructure on Hot Bulging Deformation for AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Sheet with Resistance Heating
• Chapter 3: Ti Alloys/Aerospace Structural Metallic Materials
• ATI 425^® Alloy Formability: Theory and Application
• Recovery and Recrystallization during Thermo-Mechanical Processing of Ti-6.5Al-1.5Zr-3.5Mo-0.3Si Alloy
• Modelling of the Ductile Damage Behaviour of a Beta Solidifying Gamma Titanium Aluminide Alloy during Hot-Working
• Effect of Al Addition on Phase Constitution and Heat Treatment Behavior in Ti-8.5mass%Mn-1mass%Fe-Al Alloys
• Three-Stage Character of Strain Hardening of α-Ti in Tension Conditions
• Friction Stir Welding of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy
• Effect of Zr Addition on High Temperature Mechanical Properties of Near Alpha Ti-Al-Zr-Sn Based Alloy
• Dynamic Globularization of α-Phase in Ti6Al4V Alloy during Hot Compression
• Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Porous TiNi Alloys
• Mechanical Properties of Ti-Mn-Al-Fe Alloys after Solution Heat Treatment
• Effect of Si and Ge Addition on the Evolution of Microstructure in Near Alpha Titanium Alloy
• FEM Study of Superplastic-Like Forming of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy
• Beta-Forging of Ti6Al4V Titanium Alloy Powders Consolidated by HIP: Plastic Flow and Strain-Rate Relation
• Tensile Strength and Impact Toughness of Gallium-Bearing Near-α Titanium Alloys
• Chapter 4: Steels
• Effect of Multipass Welding Using a Low Transformation Temperature Filler Metal on Residual Stress and Toughness
• 18CrNiMo7-6 with TRIP-Effect for Increasing the Damage Tolerance of Gear Components — Part I: Alloy Design
• 18CrNiMo7-6 with TRIP-Effect for Increasing the Damage Tolerance of Gear Components — Part II: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
• Finite Element Implementation of a Bonding Model and Application to Roll Bonding of Aluminum Sheets of Largely Different Yield Strength
• Development of Ultrafine Grained Austenitic Stainless Steels by Large Strain Deformation and Annealing
• Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of the Intercritically Reheated Coarse Grained Heat Affected Zone (ICCGHAZ) of an API 5L X80 Pipeline Steel
• Hybrid Fiber Laser – Arc Welding of High Strength Low Alloy Steel
• Austenite Grain Structures in Ti and Nb-Containing HSLA Steel during Slab Reheating
• Development of Ultra-Fine Grained Dual-Phase Steels: Mechanism of Grain Refinement during Inter-Critical Deformation
• Microstructure Evolution of Martensitic Ti-6Al-4V Alloy during Warm Deformation
• Thermo-Mechanically Controlled Processed Ultrahigh Strength Steels
• Heat Treatment Effects on Distortion, Residual Stress, and Retained Austenite in Carburized 4320 Steel
• A Novel Concept of High Cu, Low Mn, Environmentally-Friendly Weathering Steels
• The Mechanism of Martensite-Austenite Microconstituents Formation during Thermomechanical Controlling Processing in Low Carbon Bainitic Steel
• Fatigue Behavior of High Manganese TWIP Steels and of Low Alloy Q&P Steels for Car-Body Applications
• Cold Rolled Superfine Steel
• Influence of Heat Treatment on Values of a Strain of Interstitial Free Steel
• Self-Consistent Modelling of TWIP Steel during Uniaxial Tensile Loading
• Two-Step Quenching & Partitioning of 42SiCrB Steel
• Investigation of Possible Mechanisms for Developing Long Steel Products with Ultrafine Grained Microstructure
• Study of Dislocation Substructures in High-Mn Steels by Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging
• Revealing the Strain-Hardening Mechanisms of Advanced High-Mn Steels by Multi-Scale Microstructure Characterization
• The Mechanical and Deformation Behavior of TWIP Steel Prepared by Directional Solidification
• Thermodynamic and Kinetic Calculation of Non-Equilibrium Microstructure Design of TRIP Steel
• Effect of Heating Rate and Silicon Content on Kinetics of Austenite Formation during Continuous Heating
• Microstructural Features Intervening in Hot Workability of Free Cutting Steels
• Microstructure-Mechanical Properties Relationships for Complex Microstructures in High Strength Steels
• Assessing Dislocation Densities in the Gamma Prime Phase of a Superalloy from High Resolution Diffraction Peak Shape
• Surface Roughness and Friction in Hot Rolling of Stainless Steels
• Semi-Solid Processing of Powder Steels in Cryogenically-Cooled Die
• The Effect of Niobium Carbides and Laves Phase on the Yielding Behaviour of a Stabilized Ferritic Stainless Steel
• TiO₂ Nanoparticle Addition into Molten Steel: From Lab Scale to Industrial Scale
• Bendability and Microstructure of Direct Quenched Optim^® 960QC
• Study on the Soaking Condition of High Carbon Chromium Bearing Steels
• Microstructure Evolution in a 304-Type Austenitic Stainless Steel during Multidirectional Forging at Ambient Temperature
• Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of a F138 Austenitic Stainless Steel after Deformation by Equal Channel Angular Pressing
• From Micro to Nano Scale Structure by Plastic Deformations
• Kinetics of Sigma Phase Precipitation in Niobium-Stabilized Austenitic Stainless Steel and Effect on the Mechanical Properties
• Optimization of Mechanical Properties of High Strength TRIP Steels
• Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Extra High Strength Heavy Steel Plate for Bridge Application
• The Development and Application of High-Performance Ultra-High Strength Stainless Steel Subject to Marine Environment
• Effect of Martensite Fraction on Void Nucleation Behavior and Ductility in DP Steels
• Dilatometer Analysis of the One Step Quenching and Partitioning Process in a 1.5%Si Steel
• Temperature and Stress State Influence on Mechanical Properties and Damage Evolution of Dual-Phase Steels
• Nucleation Rate and Number of Precipitates in V and Nb-Microalloyed Steels
• Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Stainless Steel AISI 316L Processed by Selective Laser Melting
• Effects of Temperature and Strain Rate on Stress-Strain Relationship and Deformation Twinning in Fe-5%Si Alloy
• Three-Dimensional Approach to Observing Growth of Blocks and Packets in Fe-18Ni Maraging Steel
• Fretting Fatigue Behaviour of 12-Cr Steels and Strength Prediction
• Effects of ALPS on Mechanical Property in Bainitic Steels
• Effect of Cold Rolling and Isothermal Holding before Austenitization on Mechanical Properties in Steels
• Development of Hot Rolling Schedules for Lean Alloyed Pipeline Steel X80 Produced on Continuous Mill 2000
• Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior and Microstructural Evolution of the Fe–30Mn–4Si–2Al Alloy
• Assessment of Hydrogen Uptake and Permeation in AHSSs
• Development of Hollow Iron Ore Agglomerate and its Characterization
• Role of Microstructure in Susceptibility to Hydrogen Embrittlement of X70 Microalloyed Steel
• Effects of Thermomechanical Processing on Uniformity of Microstructure and Properties of AHSS
• EBSD Study of the Microstructural Evolution during Hot Compression Testing of a Superduplex Steel
• Complex Microstructural Banding of Continuously Cooled Carbide-Free Bainitic Steels
• Physical Metallurgy Related to the Thermomechanical Process of Hot Rolling of Nb Microalloyed Steel Beams: Prediction of Mechanical Properties
• Effects of Coarsening of Cementite in Pearlite before Austenitization on Formation of BWING and Mechanical Property in a Steel
• Cold Rolled Superfine Steel
• Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Welded Joints in New Generation Ferritic and Duplex Stainless Steels
• Innovation and Processing of Novel Tough Ductile Ultra-High Strength Steels through TMR-DQP Processing Route
• The Effects of Cooling Rate on Retained Austenite Characteristics of a 0.2C-1.5Si-1.5Mn-1.0Cr-0.05Nb TRIP-Aided Martensitic Steel
• Static Grain Growth in an Austenitic Stainless Steel Subjected to Intense Plastic Straining
• Effect of Austenite Grain Size on the Mechanical Properties in Air-Cooled 0.1C-5Mn Martensitic Steel
• Impact Toughness of 0.3 Mass% Carbon Tempered Martensitic Steels Evaluated by Instrumented Charpy Test
• Inter-Relationship among Skin Pass Reduction, 3D and 2D Roughness Parameters and the Stampability/Paintability of Cold Rolled Steel Sheets for the Automotive Industry: A Preliminary Analysis
• Research and Development of a Yield Strength 400 MPa Class Structural Steel Plate with Enhanced Weldability
• Effects of Mn, Si and Cr Addition on the Spheroidization of Cementite in Hypereutectoid Fe-1mass%C Steel
• Chapter 5: TMP Microalloyed Steels (Prof. A.J. DeArdo Symposium)
• Investigation of Possible Mechanisms for Developing Long Steel Products with Ultrafine Grained Microstructure
• Modification of Banding in Dual-Phase Steels via Thermal Processing
• Nucleation Rate and Number of Precipitates in V and Nb-Microalloyed Steels
• Experimental Study on the Formation of Non-Metallic Inclusions Acting as Nuclei for Acicular Ferrite in HSLA Steels through Specific Deoxidation Practice and Defined Cooling Conditions
• Chapter 6: High & Ultra High Temperature Materials
• Creep Deformation of 10 mol% La₂O₃ + YSZ Ceramic Composite Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering
• Degradation of Spark Plasma Sintered (0, 5, 10 and 15 mol%) CeO₂ + YSZ Composites in Supercritical Water
• Nickel-Chromium Alloys: Engineered Microstructure via Spark Plasma Sintering
• Investigation of Plastic Instability in TWIP Steels by In Situ Diffraction of High Energy X-Rays
• Slip System Analysis in the Cold Rolling of a Ni₃Al Single Crystal
• Effective Fluorine Treatment for Improved High Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Novel Cu, Mo and Si Containing TiAl-Alloys
• Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of NbSi₂/MoSi₂ Crystals with Lamellar Structure
• High Temperature Compression Properties of Ni₃(Si,Ti) Based Intermetallic Compounds
• Role of Ti/Al Ratio of Ti-Al-X (X=Cr, Nb, Ta and W) Intermetallics on High Temperature Tensile Properties
• Evaluation of Tool Performance of Recycle-Type Fe₃Al Based Alloy for Pure Cu
• Effects of Geometric Constraint on Solidification Microstructural Development of Peritectic TiAl Alloys
• High Temperature Tensile Behavior of Directionally Solidified MAR-M247 Superalloy
• Feasibility of Cast and Wrought Co-Al-W-X Gamma-Prime Superalloys
• Metals for High Temperature Applications under Extreme Conditions – Development and Testing
• Phase Equilibrium between B2 Aluminide NiAl and Nb-Mo bcc Solid Solution Phase
• Spark Plasma Heat Treated ZrB₂-SiC and HfB₂-SiC Composites
• Mechanical Behaviors of Alloy 617 with Varied Strain Rates at High Temperatures
• Damage and Fracture Mechanism of a Nickel-Based Single Crystal Superalloy during Creep at Moderate Temperature
• Effects of Alloying Elements on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Co-Al-W-Based L1₂/fcc Two-Phase Alloys
• A Material Genomic Design of Advanced High Performance, Non-Corroding Steels for Ambient and High Temperature Applications
• Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviour of NbTiAl Based Alloys Doped with Low Additions of Silicon
• Chapter 7: Bio Materials
• Mechanical Performance and Biocompatibility of Biomedical Beta-Type Titanium Alloy Subjected to Micro-Shot Peening
• Fatigue Behavior of 51 Vol.% Porous Ti-6Al-4V Alloy
• Layer-by-Layer Thin Films of Alginate/Chitosan and Hyaluronic Acid/Chitosan with Tunable Thickness and Surface Roughness
• Mechanical and Biological Biocompatibilityof Novel β-Type Ti-Mn Alloys for Biomedical Applications
• Anti-Adhesive Finishing of Temporary Implant Surfaces by a Plasma-Fluorocarbon-Polymer
• Characterization of the Superelasticity and the Martensitic Transformation from Ti-Nb-(O,N) Biomedical Alloys
• 3D Printing of Meso-Decorated Gels and Foods
• The Influence of Heat Treatment on the Structure and Microstructure of Ti-15Mo-xNb System Alloys for Biomedical Applications
• Biomedical Polymer Surface Modification of Beta-Type Titanium Alloy for Implants through Anodic Oxide Nanostructures
• Analysis of Osteocyte Morphology in Terms of Sensation of In Vivo Stress Applied on Bone
• Challenges and Opportunities in Electrochemically Coating Calcium Phosphate on Magnesium Alloys for Biodegradable Implant Applications
• Effect of Hydrolysis on Mechanical Behavior of Bioabsorbable Composites
• Effect of Fe Addition on the Microstructure Formation and Mechanical Properties of Ti-2.0, 3.0at%Mo Alloys
• Additive Manufacturing for Medical and Biomedical Applications: Advances and Challenges
• Osteoblast Ingrowth into Titanium Scaffolds Made by Electron Beam Melting
• Osteoconductivity of Hydrothermal-Treated Valve Metals
• Oriented Collagen Scaffolds for Anisotropic Bone Tissue Construction In Vitro
• Optimization of Mo Content in Beta-Type Ti-Mo Alloys for Obtaining Larger Changeable Young’s Modulus during Deformation for Use in Spinal Fixation Applications
• Relationship between Heterogeneous Microstructure and Fatigue Strength of Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr Alloy for Biomedical Materials Subjected to Aging Treatments
• Geometrical Micropillars Combined with Chemical Surface Modifications – Independency of Actin Filament Spatial Distribution in Primary Osteoblasts
• Fabrication of Antibacterial Titanium Implant Using Anodic Oxidation Technique
• Osteoconductivity of Superhydrophilic Anodized TiO₂ Films Using Hydrothermal Treatment
• Plasma-Activated Electrospun Polylactide Fiber Meshes as Matrices for Tissue Engineering
• Bioengineering Application in Kinesitherapy of Children with Lower Limbs Dysfunction
• Microstructure of Co-Cr Alloy Products with Three-Dimensional Geometry Fabricated by Laser Beam Sintering
• Carbides and their Role in Advanced Mechanical Properties of L605 Alloy: Implications for Medical Devices
• Deformation Microstructure and Mechanisms in a Metastable β Titanium Alloy Exhibiting TWIP and TRIP Effects
• Octacalcium Phosphate: A Potential Scaffold Material for Controlling Activity of Bone-Related Cells In Vitro
• Effect of Phase Stability on Some Physical and Mechanical Properties in β-Ti Single Crystal for Biomedical Applications
• Biocompatibility of Titanium Dioxide Film Modified by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation
• Chemical-Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zr-Containing Titanium Oxide Film on CP-Ti
• Substrate Independent Approach for Immobilisation of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds to Surfaces to Reduce Bio-Burden
• Plasma Modification of DLC Films and the Resulting Surface Biocompatibility
• Chapter 8: Advanced Protective Coatings/Surface Engineering
• Comparison of Various Electroless Nickel Coatings on Steel: Structure, Hardness and Abrasion Resistance
• Formation of Fe-Al Intermetallic Compound Film on High-Speed Tool Steel by Shot Lining and Heat Treatment
• Influence of SiO₂ Nanoparticle Codeposition on Homogeneity of Zinc-Nickel Alloy Plating from an Acid Sulphate Bath
• Mechanical and Structural Properties of Superhard TiAlSiN Coatings Deposited by Arc Ion Plating of Cylindrical Cathode
• Silica-Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite "Melting Gels"
• Role of Sn on the Adhesion between Cu-Sn Alloy Coated Steel and SBR Based Rubber
• Electronic Properties of Cubic Boron Nitride with Impurity Atoms and Vacancy
• Effect of Dopant Configuration on Oxygen Shielding Properties of Polycrystalline Alumina
• Effect of Se Content in High-Cyanide Silver Plating Solution on {200} Crystal Plane Orientation Ratio of Electrodeposited Silver Layer
• Friction and Wear Properties of the Siliconized, Chromized and Borochromized Steel Substrates
• Fabrication of Nanoporous Crystalline Alumina Membrane by Anodization of Aluminum
• Interfacial Reactions during Explosive Bonding
• Deposition of Self-Assembled Monolayer on Vanadate Conversion Coated AZ31 Mg Alloy
• Development of Microtextured Photocatalytic Surface by Vibration-Assisted Scratching
• Chapter 9: Composites (MMC, CMC)/Nanocomposites/Synthetic & Foams)
• Sandwich Lightweight Design in Automotive Usage
• Structure of Nanocomposites Based on Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Platinum Nanoparticles
• Effect of Surface Modification on the Sound Absorption Behavior of Open Celled Aluminum Foams
• Particle Pushing during Solidification of Metals and Alloys
• Influence of Laser Process on Mechanical Behavior during Cutting of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composites
• Aluminum Di-Borides for Engineered Surfaces for Low Friction Applications
• Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Magnesium Alloy Based Hybrid Composites in Transverse Direction
• Role of Sn on the Adhesion between Cu-Sn Alloy Coated Steel and SBR Based Rubber
• Synthesis of Physically Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Al-Si Nanocomposite by Spark Plasma Sintering
• Influence of Oxide Additions in Cu-Co-Fe Composite Powders Obtained by Mechanical Alloying
• Effect of Yarn Structure on Mechanical Properties of Twisted Yarn Composites
• Processing-Property Relationships in Advanced Multi-Functional Composite Materials: Management of Dielectric Behavior
• Cast Al-Based Nanocomposites Reinforced with Thermal Plasma-Synthesized Ceramic Nanoparticles
• Effect of Dispersibility of TiB₂ Particles on Electrical Conductivity in TiB₂/Al Composites
• Fabrication of Self-Lubricating Cu-Based Composite Containing Graphite Particle by Centrifugal Mixed-Powder Casting
• Positron Lifetime Studies of Irradiated Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene and Composites Made of Martian Regolith
• TEM and XRD Study of Nanostructured Composite Materials Reinforced with the Halloysite Particles
• Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of MMC in the HCF- and VHCF-Regime
• Thermal Properties of Porous Copper Manufactured by Lost Carbonate Sintering
• Measuring Threshold Pressure of Melt Magnesium Infiltrating into Al₂O_3sf Porous Preform with Fast Method
• Chapter 10: Interfaces & Grain Boundaries
• Atomic Resolution Microscopy of Nitrides in Steel
• Interfacial Magnetoelectric Switching in Multiferroic Heterostructures
• Plasticity and Fracture of InP/Si Substructures
• Effect of Grain Boundary Energy Anisotropy on Faceting and Migration of Low Angle Grain Boundaries
• Ti and Zr Transition Metals Effect in the D03 Fe3Al by Ab Initio Study Approach
• Phases Stability of Ni-Mn-Ga Alloys Studied by Ab Initio Calculations
• Properties of GaN-Related Epitaxial Thin Films Grown on Sapphire Substrates as Transparent Conducting Electrodes
• On the Role of the Crystallographic Grain Characteristics in the Corrosion Behavior of Polycrystalline Copper
• Chapter 11: Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Storage Technologies, Batteries, Supercapacitors & Thermoelectric Materials
• Research Progress of a New Solid Oxide Metal-Air Redox Battery for Advanced Energy Storage
• Surface Modifications of TiO₂ by Ion Implantation
• Reversible Solid State Fe-Air Rechargeable Battery Using LaGaO₃ Based Oxide Ion Conducting Electrolyte
• High-Pressure Synthesis of Novel Hydrides and Intermetallic Compound in Al-X Systems (X=Sr, V, Hf)
• Nafion – Azole Composite Membranes for High Temperature PEMFC
• Performance of an Anode-Supported Honeycomb Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
• Mechanical Analysis to Improve Reliability and Durability of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
• Enhanced Performance of Ag-Doped Oxygen Electrode Based Solid Oxide Electrolyser Cell under High Temperature Electrolysis of Steam
• Effect of Gaseous Impurities on Degradation of SOFC Materials
• Chapter 12: Friction Stir Processing/Welding
• Fabrication of Al6061-AMC by Adding Copper-Coated SiC Reinforcement by Friction Stir Processing (FSP)
• Friction Stir Welding of Al Alloys: Analysis through a Multi-Objective Optimization Tool
• Effect of Friction Stir Processing on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a HPDC Magnesium Alloy
• Influence of Galvanized Coatings on Abrasion Circle Friction Stir Spot Welding Aluminium to Steel for Automotive Applications
• Challenges in Joining Aluminium with Copper for Applications in Electro Mobility
• Friction Stir Welding of Carbon Steel for Application in Used Fuel Containers
• Friction Stir Welding of Line-Pipe Steels
• Numerical Simulation Model for FSW Employing Particle Method – Effect of Tool Angle on Fluid Motion
• Assessment of the Advantages of Static Shoulder FSW for Joining Aluminium Aerospace Alloys
• Evaluation of FSW on High Yield Strength Steels for Shipbuilding
• Effect of Relative Motion between Weld Tool and Work Piece on Microstructure of Ultrasonically Welded Joint
• The Influence of Gaps and Misalignment on Friction Stir Welded Butt Joints of Medium-Sized Parts
• Numerical Analysis of Multi-Field Coupled Phenomena in Friction Stir Welding and Applications
• Friction Stir Welding for a Nuclear Fusion Reactor
• Realization of Al/Mg-Hybrid-Joints by Ultrasound Supported Friction Stir Welding
• FSW Process Tolerance According to the Position and Orientation of the Tool: Requirement for the Means of Production Design
• Chapter 13: Materials under Extreme Conditions
• Behavior of Decomposed Ammonia Borane at High Pressure up to ~10 GPa
• High Pressure Materials Physics Research at UNLV
• Effect of Long-Term Creep on Microstructure of a 9% Cr Heat Resistant Steel
• Fatigue Designing of High Strength Steels Components Considering Aggressive Fuel Environment and Very High Cycle Fatigue Effects
• Advanced Degradable Alloys for Multi-Stage Fracturing Applications
• Comparative Performance of Three High-Strength Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys in Oilfield Simulated H₂S Environment
• Production of SiC Materials by Reactive Infiltration
• Advanced Microstructures for Increased Creep Rupture Strength of MARBN Steels
• Simulation of Radiation-Induced Segregation by the Hybrid Potts-Phase Field Model
• Experimental Studies on Melting Behavior of Silicon Powders by In-Flight Plasma Melting Technique
• Chapter 14: Metallic Glasses/Bulk Metallic Amorphous Materials
• Analysis of Cooperativity in Metallic Glass Forming Liquids
• Effect of B₂O₃ Fluxing on Glass-Forming Ability and Soft Magnetic Properties of Fe(-Co)-B-Si-Nb Bulk Metallic Glasses
• A Gold-Based Bulk-Solidifying Amorphous Alloy for Jewelry — Comparison with a Palladium-Based Amorphous Alloy
• Anomalous X-Ray Scattering Investigations on Metallic Glasses
• Properties of Indium Tin Oxide/Amorphous Alloys Bi-Layer Films as Transparent Electrodes
• Warm Rolling Technique for Amorphous Alloy Strip Produced by Ultrarapid Cooling-Thermal Spraying Based on Hydraulic-Stress-Induced Structural Relaxation
• Monolithic Nanoporous Copper with Novel Electrochemical Properties Fabricated by Dealloying Cu-Zr(-Al) Metallic Glasses
• Mg-Based Bulk Amorphous Alloy Composites Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering
• Tuning of Soft Magnetic Properties in FeCo- and FeNi-Based Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Alloys by Thermal Processing in External Magnetic Field
• Production of Zr-Based Metallic Glass Matrix Composites by Semisolid Process
• Shape Memory Behavior of Zr-Cu-Al Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite
• Application of Recrystallization Texture Evolution Model to Predict Plastic Formability in Steel Strips
• Cu Particulates Dispersed Bulk Metallic Glass Composites with High Strength and High Electrical Conductivity Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering
• Correlation between the Enhanced Plasticity of Glassy Matrix Composites and the Volume Fraction, Size and Intrinsic Mechanical Property of Reinforcements
• Chapter 15: Nanomaterials for Structural & Energy Applications
• Preparation of ATO Thin Films from SPS-Derived Large Size ATO Ceramic Targets by PVD Methods
• On the Comprehension of Mechanical, Thermal and Chemical Evolution of Exhaust Gases after Treatment Catalysts
• The Refinement of the Nanoporous Copper by Adding Third Elements
• Bottom-Up Formation of Vertical Free-Standing Semiconductor Nanowires Hybridized with Ferromagnetic Nanoclusters
• Structure Controlled Nanoparticle Conjugates Synthesized by Gas-Liquid Interfacial Plasmas
• Plasma Synthesis of Silicon Nanocrystals: Application to Organic/Inorganic Photovoltaics through Solution Processing
• Synthesis of Nanoporous Materials and their Functionalization for Environmental Applications
• Gas-Liquid In Situ Production of Ceramic Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Nanocomposites
• Local Strain Distribution in AlN Thick Films Analyzed by X-Ray Microdiffraction
• Nanostructure Control of Si and Ge Quantum Dots Based Solar Cells Using Plasma Processes
• III-V/Ge Device Engineering for CMOS Photonics
• Formation of Self-Organized Pore Arrays on Metallic Substrates by Anodization and their Applications
• Catalytic Properties of Ni-Al Intermetallic Nanoparticles Fabricated by Thermal Plasma Process
• Development of Nanoalloy Catalysts for Realization of Carbon-Neutral Energy Cycles
• Enhanced Wettability of Cubic Boron Nitride Films by Plasma Treatment
• Chapter 16: Neutron Scattering & X-Ray Studies of Advanced Materials
• Study of Micromechanical Behaviour of Two Phase Polycrystalline Materials Using Diffraction and Self Consistent Model
• Role of the Tilting of Oxygen Octahedra in the Stabilization of the Orbital-Modulated State in the Layered Perovskite Manganite Ca_2-xNd_xMnO₄
• Utilization of an Event-Recording System for Neutron Diffraction Experiments
• High Resolution Diffraction of a Superalloy during HT Processing and Mechanical Testing: Experiments and Modeling
• Recent R&D on Superconducting Wires for High-Field Magnet
• Stress Measurements in Polished Al-Mg Alloy and CrN Coating Using Multireflection Grazing Incidence Method
• The Use of In Situ Characterization Techniques for the Development of Intermetallic Titanium Aluminides
• New Generation X-Ray Stress Measurement Using Debye Ring Image Data by Two-Dimensional Detection
• Radiographic and Tomographic Neutron Bragg Imaging for Quantitative Visualization of Wide Area Crystalline Structural Information
• Analysis of Retained Austenite and Residual Stress Distribution in Ni-Cr Type High Strength Steel Weld by Neutron Diffraction
• Chapter 17: Modelling & Simulation
• On the Stress Development in SA508 Autogenous Weld
• Local Brittle Zones and the Role of Niobium
• Comparative Analysis by the Newton Method of New Constitutive Strain Dependent Creep Equations Based on the Garofalo Equation
• Integrated Database Development for Casting Design and its Application to Casting Simulation
• Grain Competitive Growth Prediction during Solidification in Single Crystal Superalloy DD6 Castings
• Predicting the Microstructural Evolution of an Austenitic Stainless Steel by Hybrid Modeling
• Thermo-Mechanically Coupled Modeling of Cooling Temperature History Effects on Precipitation Hardening in Hot Strip Coiled Products
• Towards a 3-Dimensional Phase-Field Model of Non-Isothermal Alloy Solidification
• Density Functional Theory Study of H₂O Molecules on Cr₂O₃ Surfaces
• Microstructure Computation for Phase Transition in Steels
• Martensite Spread: Analytical Modeling and Computer Simulation
• Discovery of New Materials and Heat Treatments: Accelerated Metallurgy and the Case of Ferrous and Magnesium Alloys
• Simulation of Inhomogeneous Materials Evolution in Hot Rolling Using a Layer Model
• Modeling of Hydrogen Diffusion in Piled Slabs
• Use of Electronic Stress Tensor Density and Energy Density in Chemistry
• Limitations of ICME and ICMS due to Variability – Alternative Strategies for Alloy Design
• Microstructure Evolution and Precipitation Modeling in Ni-Based Alloy C-263
• Hybrid Modelling Approach for Investigating the Thermal Contact during Solid State Joining
• Solidification of Immiscible Alloys and Convective Effect
• Chapter 18: Materials Performance
• Comparison of Material Flow Stress Models toward More Realistic Simulations of Friction Stir Processes of Mg AZ31B
• Performance of Modern DCI Materials – Investigation of Microstructural, Temperature and Loading Rate Effects on Mechanical and Fracture Mechanical Properties
• Electrochemical Study of Diffusion Bonded Joints between Micro-Duplex Stainless Steel and Ti6Al4V Alloy
• Improving the Working Life of Steel Grinding Balls by Optimizing their Hardness and Tenacity
• On Fatigue Crack Initiation in the Matrix in Very High Cycle Fatigue Regime
• New Algorithm to Determine the Yield Stress from FIMEC Test
• Energy Dissipation and Self-Heating due to Microplastic Deformation Mechanisms at Very High Cycle Fatigue for Single-Phase Ductile Metals
• Additive Manufacturing Viewed from Material Science: State of the Art & Fundamentals
• Impact of Metallurgical Size Effects on Plasticity of Thin Metallic Materials
• Computation of Wave Propagation in Damped Specimen for Damage Detection
• Analysis of Environmental Performance of Green Geosynthetics Based on Degradability
• Fatigue, Fatigue Crack Propagation and Mechanical Fracture Behaviour of Laser Beam-Welded AZ31 Magnesium Sheets
• Application of Indirect Laser Peening to SUS304 Stainless Steel
• Plastic Rotational Factor Calculation for Shallow-Notched SE(B) Specimens
• Contribution of the Nanoindentation to the Study of HCP Metals
• Particle Dispersion Simulator for Gel Printer
• Microstructural Barriers against Fatigue Crack Growth
• Additive Manufacturing Viewed from Material Science: State of the Art & Fundamentals
• Effects of Heat Treatments on Tungsten for Armours in NFR
• Evaluation of Fatigue Damage by Diffraction Contrast Tomography Using Synchrotron Radiation
• High Performance Materials by Laser Deposition
• RETRACTED: Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Laser Deposited High Entropy Alloys
• Effect of Thermal Treatments on the Mechanical Properties Enhancement of High Reliability Metallic Materials by Laser Shock Processing
• Can Young’s Modulus of Metallic Alloys Change with Plastic Deformation?
• Constrained Thermal Fatigue Performance of Several Cast Ferrous Alloys
• Analysis of Statistical Scatter in Charpy Impact Toughness
• Crystallographic Features of the Relaxor State in the Mixed Ferroelectric System Ba(Ti_1-xZr_x)O₃
• Orientation Correlation during α→β Up-Transformation Induced by Electric Current Pulses in a Cu-Zn Alloy
• Damage Evolution and Crack Growth in Nickel-Based Alloys during Ultrasonic Fatigue
• Chapter 19: Smart/Intelligent Materials & Processes
• Magnetic Properties of Off-Stoichiometric Ni-X-In (X=Mn, Fe and Co) Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys by First-Principles Calculations
• Mechanical Properties of Ti-Fe-Sn Biomedical Alloys with or without Aging Treatment
• Controllable Electrostriction of Polyurethane Film
• Effects of Sintering Conditions on the Mechanical Properties of Alumina Particle Dispersed Magnesium SPS Compacts
• Geometric Modeling of Ceramics Dendrites to Modulate Energy and Material Flows by Using Stereolithography
• Ti-50.2Ni-5Zr Shape Memory Alloy Square Rots Production by the Casting Technique
• A Study of Solid State Bonding Strength of Nonferrous Metals by Using Metal Salt Generation Bonding Method
• Progress on High Pressure Pneumatic Forming and Warm Hydroforming of Titanium and Magnesium Alloy Tubular Components
• Bimodal and Monomodal Diamond Particle Effect on the Thermal Conductivity of Diamond Particle Dispersed Al Matrix Composite Produced by SPS
• Influence of Co on Strength of Cu-Ni-Co-Si Alloy
• Near-Net Shaping of Silicon for Optical Lens by One-Shot Pressing at Temperature just below Silicon Melting Point and Improvement of Infrared Transmittance by Primary Recrystallization
• Preparation of Textured Li_1+x-yNb_1-x-3yTi_x+4yO₃ Solid Solution in a High Magnetic Field
• Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanofiber Dispersed Ti Composite Formed by Compression Shearing Method at Room Temperature
• Development of Nickel Based Superalloys for Advanced Turbine Engines
• Effect of Zr Addition on Magnetostriction of Tb-Dy-Fe Alloys Prepared by Micro-Pulling-Down Method
• Amorphousization and Superconducting Property for Zr-Nb Based Alloy
• Polymer Matrix Composites with Shape Memory Properties
• X-Ray Diffraction Studies on Ti-Pd Shape Memory Alloys
• Recent Developments in the Field of Shape Memory Epoxy Foams
• Development of a Combined Method between MPS and FEM for Simulating Friction Stir Welding
• Electrochemical Evaluation for Rust Preventive Properties of Rust Preventive Oils Coated on Fe-Cu-C Sintered Steel
• High-Temperature Shape Memory Alloys Based on Ti-Platinum Group Metals Compounds
• Chapter 20: Texture of Materials (Prof. G. Gottstein Symposium)
• Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Two-Phase FeNiMnAl Alloys
• Effect of Warm-Rolling on the Formation of Microstructure and Microtexture of the Constituent Phases in a Duplex Steel
• Identification of Crystal Structure and Crystallographic Features of NiMnGa Thin Films by Combination of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)
• Influence of Strain Path on Work Hardening and Texture in an Austenitic Stainless Steel
• Formation of Multiple Twinned Structural Units in Electrodeposited Nickel after Annealing
• Influence of New System Nano-Inhibitors on the Abnormal Grain Growth with Goss Crystallographic Orientation of Silicon Steels
• Disorientation Relations during the Early Stages of Recrystallization in Medium and Low SFE fcc Metals
• Effect of the Channel Angle of One-Pass ECAP Prior to Cold Rolling on the Microstructure and Texture of Metallic Sheets
• Deformation Texture and Microstructure Evolution in Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloys
• Texture Formation in Flow Formed Ferritic Steel Tubes and the Influence of the Process Parameters
• Chapter 21: Ultra-Fine – Grained Materials (Prof. T.G. Langdon Symposium)
• Structure and Fatigue Properties of Cr-Ni-Ti Austenitic Steel after Equal Channel Angular Pressing
• Processing Different Magnesium Alloys through HPT
• Consolidation of High Performance AA6061 and AA6061-SiC_p Composite Processed by High Pressure Torsion
• Effect of Second Phase Particles on the Tensile Instability of a Nanostructured Al-1%Si Alloy
• Microstructural Evolution and Grain Refinement in a Cu-Zr Alloy Processed by High-Pressure Torsion
• The Role of Deformation Banding in Grain Refinement under ECAP
• Microstructure Development and Superplasticity in a Zn-22% Al Eutectoid Alloy Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation
• Micro Hole Piercing for Ultra Fine Grained Steel
• Effect of Microstructure State of Titanium Alloy Ti-6Al-4V on Structure and Mechanical Properties of Joints Produced by Diffusion Bonding Process
• Effect of Process Control Agents (PCAs) on Mechanochemical Processes and Contamination Science
• Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Grain Boundaries in Ultrafine-Grained Metal Materials
• Effect of Grain Refinement on Cold Formability Behavior on Medium C-Boron Steel
• Ultrafine Grain Evolution in a Cu-Cr-Zr Alloy during Warm Multidirectional Forging
• Microstructure Evolution and Creep Behavior in ECAP Processed Metallic Materials
• High Strength Microscrew with Ultrafine Grained Structure
• An Investigation of Hardness Homogeneity and Microstructure in Pure Titanium Processed by High Pressure Torsion
• Microstructure and Aging Behavior of Cu-Be Alloy Processed by High-Pressure Torsion
• Two-Scale Finite Element Analysis of Equaled Channeling Angular Extrusion of Polycrystalline Metal
• Nano-Structuring of 316L Type Steel by Severe Plastic Deformation Processing Using Two-Dimensional Linear Plane Strain Machining
• Micro-Tensile Behavior at a High Temperature in an AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Processed by ECAP
• Twinning-Induced Formation of Nanostructure in Commercial-Purity Titanium
• Chapter 22: Welding & Joining of Advanced and Special Materials
• Thermal Joining with Zinc Based Solder – New Potentials for Structural Lightweight Design
• Microstructural Evolution in Dissimilar Joint of Al Alloy and Cu during Ultrasonic Welding
• The Effect of Shielded Metal Arc and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Methods on 308L Stainless Steel Weldments
• Advanced TSV Filling Technology for 3-Dimensional Electronic Packaging
• Effects of Material Property and Structural Design on the Stress Reduction of the Joints in Electronics Devices
• Laser Beam Welding for Reduced Activation Ferritic/Martensitic Steel F82H
• Sources and Consequences of Residual Stresses due to Welding
• Microscale Evaluation of Mechanical Properties and the Interfacial Microstructures of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloy/Stainless Steel Dissimilar Lap Joints
• Novel Micro-Welding of Silicon and Glass by Ultrashort Pulsed Laser
• Metallurgical Study of Friction Stir Welded High Strength Steels for Shipbuilding
• Enhanced Weld Penetrations in GTA Welding with Activating Fluxes Case Studies: Plain Carbon & Stainless Steels, Titanium and Aluminum
• Effect of Strain Rate on Tensile Properties of Miniature Size Specimens of Several Lead-Free Alloys
• A Study on the Effect of the Interpass Temperatures in Properties and Microstructures of the Alloy 625 Dissimilar Fusion Zone
• Evaluation of the Corrosion Resistant Weld Cladding Deposited by the TIG Cold Wire Feed Process
• Plasma Diagnostics of Arc during MIG Welding of Aluminum
• Hybrid Laser-Arc Welding of AA6061-T6 Butt Joints
• Process Window for Friction Stir Lap Welding of Aluminum Alloy 6061
• Optimisation of Diffusion Bonding Parameters of Ti Alloys through the Structure and Surface Conditions
• Hardness Prediction for Temper Bead Welding of Non-Consistent Layer Technique
• Thermal Recovery of Plastic Deformation in Dissimilar Metal Weld
• Surface Property Enhancement of UNS N07718 and G41400 by Ultrasonic Impact Treatment
• Deformation Behavior of Fe-Al-Co Single Crystals Containing CoAl Precipitates