THERMEC 2006 (PDF)

The present set of volumes comprises selected papers from the 5th International Conference on the Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials - THERMEC'2006 - held from July 4-8, 2006 in Vancouver, Canada.This collection assembles the total current knowledge of researchers and engineers/technologists working on various aspects of the processing, fabrication, structure/property evaluation and applications of both ferrous and non ferrous materials including biomaterials, ecomaterials and smart/intelligent materials.The papers are divided into the chapters: Keynote addresses (40 contributions); 1. Aluminium & Aluminium Alloys; 2. Biomaterials; 3. Composites; 4. Surface Engineering/Coatings; 5. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies; 6. Intermetallics; 7. Magnesium Alloys; 8. Metallic Foam; 9. Metallic Glasses; 10. Mechanical Behaviour & Fracture; 11. Ecomaterials; 12. 3D Microstructures: Characterization & Modelling; 13. Multiscale Mechanical Modelling; 14. Powder Metallurgy; 15. Severe Plastic Deformation; 16. Superalloys & Heat-Resistant Steels; 17. Smart/Intelligent Materials and Processes; 18. Texture; 19. Thin Films; 20. Titanium Alloys & Aerospace Structural Metallic Materials; 21. Friction Stir Processing; 22. Welding and Joining; 23. HSLA/CSP/Precipitation; 24. Steels - Advanced High Strength; 25. Steels (Pearlitic/Bainitic/Martensitic) Phase Transformation; 26. Steels (Fine-Grained & Pipeline); 27. Steels: Advances in Structure Property Relations; 28. Steels: Stainless and High Nitrogen; 29. Nanocrystalline Materials.This wealth of information makes the collection an incomparable and timely guide to the subject.