Key Engineering Materials

Description: This special issue of the journal aims at the advances in engineering science with special attention to the building materials and materials for environmental applications. Main topics include use of alternative raw materials in building materials production, evaluation of the properties and safety of building materials, impacts of buildings and materials on the environment including indoor air, life cycle assessment of materials (LCA), quality of soil materials, and environmental applications of various materials. This issue provides an integrated view of the trends in the development of environmentally friendly building materials and solving the problems associated with environmental safety and the achievement of sustainable development.

Description: This volume is collected from papers presented on the 6th International Conference on Material Science and Engineering (ICMSE 2019, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 21-23 December 2019). The topic of this collection relates to materials processing technologies of steel and alloys, nanotechnology, engineering materials, modeling and simulation properties and behavior of materials, polymer and composite materials, functional ceramics, and cement materials.

Description: This volume contains the selected papers presented at the 7th international scientific conference on Innovations and Prospects of Development of Mining Machinery and Electrical Engineering (IPDME 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 24–27, 2019).
Within the framework of the conference, at Saint Petersburg Mining University, there were special sessions on novel materials for mining tools and equipment, materials study and engineering, mineralogy, and ore treatment. All included reviewed papers cover various topics within the field of materials science and present valuable research results.

Description: This special issue involves selected papers from the 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering: Recent Advances and Challenges (ICMSE-RAC 2019) hosted by Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI) which was held at Cairo, Egypt during 11-13 March 2019. The present volume focuses on the development and challenges of a wide range of materials including minerals, metals, ceramics and nanostructured materials. This collection will be beneficial and interesting for the researchers concerning various fields in materials science and engineering.

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This volume is collected from papers submitted on the 4th International Conference on Smart Materials Technologies (4^th ICSMT), held during 21-23 June 2019, Saint-Petersburg, Russia and on the 4th International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (4^th ICAFM) has been successfully held during August 2-5, 2019 in Salt Lake City, USA. The collected articles reflect both theoretical and experimental studies of materials properties for a wide range of their application.

Description: This volume contains papers from the 10th International Conference on Material and Manufacturing Technology (ICMMT 2019), which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 26 to 28 of April, 2019 and presents the results of engineering researches in the area of materials science and technologies of materials processing. We think this papers collection will be useful and interesting for many technical specialists from various fields of modern production.

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This book was prepared for the 20th anniversary of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The main aim of the book is to present results in the area of research and application of modern building materials and structures in civil engineering. The contributions include not only material research, but they also present the application of those materials and results and consequences of their use.

Description: The 2nd International Conference on Material Engineering Research (2nd ICMER 2019) was taken place in Incheon National University, Incheon, South Korea, during May 17th-19th, 2019. Published articles reflect the modern level of developing and exploiting new technology in the field of materials science and advanced materials processing technologies.

Description: This volume contains articles that were submitted to the 4th International Conference on Precision Machinery and Manufacturing Technology (ICPMMT 2019, Kenting, Taiwan, May 24-26, 2019) and present the last research results in the area of materials science and materials processing technologies. We hope this collection will be interesting and useful for many engineers and academic researchers.

Description: This book contains papers collected from the 18th Asian BioCeramic (ABC) Symposium, held in Bandung, Indonesia on 19-20 September 2018 and reflected the most recent research made in the study of bioceramics and their applications. The papers are focused on synthesis, processing, and analysis of bioceramics properties, use of bioceramics for coating and surface modification of implants, application of bioceramics in the treatment of soft and hard tissue, infectious complications treatment, and tissue engineering in maxillofacial and orthopedic applications. The strong contribution related to the application of bioceramics and composite materials in dentistry and orthopedics, which is presented in this book, confirms the importance of these materials for clinical practice.