Materials Science Forum

Description: The results of many foreign and Hungarian researchers presented at the 6th International Conference on Solidification and Gravity, in Miskolc-Lillafüred, on September 2-5, 2013 have been collected in this volume. This conference series is aimed to attract all those having interest in the investigation and simulation of different types of solidification processes and both micro- and macro-gravity effects. Within the framework of the conference a MICAST meeting (Microstructure Formation in Casting of Technical Alloys under Diffusive and Magnetically Controlled Convective Conditions) was organized on September 5-6, 2013. The 2013 conference was a memorial one for Professor Hans Eckart Exner and Professor Erik György Fuchs who had died in the period between the previous (2008) and the last (2013) conference.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 12th IUMRS International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM 2013), September 22 -28, 2013, Qingdao, China.
The 110 papers cover the current knowhow in: Nano-Scale Materials;
Amorphous Materials;
Advanced Fibers and Nano-Composites; Advanced Materials Processing;
Surface Coating and Technology;
Materials Modeling and Simulation;
Materials Characterization and Evolution.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 12th IUMRS International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM 2013), September 22 -28, 2013, Qingdao, China. The volume includes 117 papers covering the current knowhow in structural materials such as magnesium alloys; advanced tianium alloys; advanced aluminium alloys; advanced iron and steel materials; superalloy and advanced composites.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 12th IUMRS International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM 2013), September 22 -28, 2013, Qingdao, China.
The volume includes 80 papers covering current knowhow related to Energy, Environment and Functional Materials.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from THERMEC 2013, 8th International Conference on PROCESSING & MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS Processing, Fabrication, Properties, Applications, December 2-6, 2013, Las Vegas, USA.
The 470 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Al Alloys,
Chapter 2: Mg Alloys (Prof Karl U. Kainer Symposium),
Chapter 3: Ti Alloys/ Aerospace Structural Metallic Materials,
Chapter 4: Steels,
Chapter 5: TMP Microalloyed Steels (Prof. A. J. DeArdo Symposium),
Chapter 6: High & Ultra High Temperature Materials,
Chapter 7: Bio Materials,
Chapter 8: Advanced Protective Coatings/Surface Engineering,
Chapter 9: Composites (MMC, CMC)/ Nanocomposites/ Synthetic & Foams),
Chapter 10: Interfaces & Grain Boundaries,
Chapter 11: Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Storage Technologies, Batteries, Supercapacitors & Thermoelectric Materials,
Chapter 12: Friction Stir Processing/Welding,
Chapter 13: Materials Under Extreme Conditions,
Chapter 14: Metallic Glasses/ Bulk Metallic Amorphous Materials,
Chapter 15: Nanomaterials for Structural & Energy Applications,
Chapter 16: Neutron Scattering & X-Ray Studies of Advanced Materials,
Chapter 17: Modelling & Simulation,
Chapter 18: Materials Performance,
Chapter 19: Smart/Intelligent Materials & Processes,
Chapter 20: Texture of Materials (Prof. G. Gottstein Symposium),
Chapter 21: Ultra-Fine – Grained Materials (Prof. T. G. Langdon Symposium),
Chapter 22: Welding & Joining of Advanced and Special Materials

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the the International Symposium on Metallography (Metallography 2013), April 24–26, 2013, Stará Lesná, Slovak Republic.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 123 papers are grouped as follows: Invited Lectures,
I. Prediction, Process Simulation and Metallographic Methods,
II. Solidification and Solid State Transformation, III. Welding,
IV. Interrelationship between Microstructure and Material Properties,
V. Fractures, Defects and Material Degradation, VI. Fatigue and Creep,
VII. Nonferrous Alloys,
VIII. Powder Metallurgy, Composites, Ceramics, Superconductors and Metallic Glasses,
IX. Coatings and Nanomaterials,
X. Metallography in Archaeology (Archaeometallurgy)

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters BCI (WoS).
The multi-functional properties of nanomaterials offer a wide range of opportunities for addressing several research and development challenges in the area of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Multi-functional nanomaterials find wide application in a variety of sectors including agriculture, medicine, telecommunications, disaster management and environmental conservation.The focus of this special topic volume is on multifunctional nanomaterial development and their emerging applications towards commercialization. This special topic illustrates a new pathway to achieve novel practical applications using nanomaterials. This special topic can be utilized as a text for researchers as well as graduate students who are interested in nanomaterials based applications. This special topic volume is multidisciplinary by nature. The readers can acquire the necessary knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology related to these multifunctional applications which are associated with the emerging nanomaterials.

Description: The papers cover most of the current research efforts on the wide bandgap semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) and related materials, and a wide range of topics from crystal growth to their power electronics applications. In these proceedings, the written version of 270 contributed papers and 13 invited papers are included. The major chapters of the proceedings collect papers in the area of bulk growth of SiC, epitaxial growth of SiC, physical properties and characterization, processing, devices and application. There are three shorter chapters on graphene, III-nitrides and related materials.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 283 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: SiC Bulk Growth;
Chapter 2: SiC Epitaxial Growth;
Chapter 3: Physical Properties and Characterization of SiC;
Chapter 4: Processing of SiC;
Chapter 5: Devices and Circuits;
Chapter 6: Related Materials.

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The collection shows the importance of neutron and synchrotron radiation in the evaluation of mechanical stresses. It gathers the current knowledge from those concerned with the mechanical stress evaluation of materials and components using neutron and synchrotron radiation. It also gives an interesting "snap-shot" of progress in the field. The wide array contributions focus on the following key topics: Stress evaluation using neutrons, synchrotron radiation and X-rays; Development of measurement methods and instrumentation; Material processing and residual stresses; The influence of residual stresses on the physical and mechanical properties of materials and components; Measurement and assessment of residual micro-stresses and intergranular stresses; Residual strains and stresses in complex materials (e.g. multi-phase and biomaterials); Industrial applications of residual stress analysis using neutrons, synchrotron radiation and X-rays; and Complementary techniques for residual stress measurements.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 20th Brazilian Conference on Materials Science and Engineering (CBECIMAT), November 4-8, 2012, Joinville, Santa Catarina.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 132 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Biomaterials;
Chapter 2: Materials Characterization;
Chapter 3: Modeling;
Chapter 4: Cements;
Chapter 5: Materials Degradetion;
Chapter 6: Ecological Materials;
Chapter 7: Surface Engineering;
Chapter 8: Materials Science and Engineering;
Chapter 9: Electrical Electronics and Optical Materials;
Chapter 10: Magnetic Materials;
Chapter 11: Nanostructured Materials;
Chapter 12: Materials Power Generation;
Chapter 13: Processing;
Chapter 14: Mechanical Properties;
Chapter 15: Recycling;
Chapter 16: Synthesis;
Chapter 17: Micellaneous