Manufacturing Science and Engineering I

Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView: Sponsored and organized by the U. of Wollongong, Australia, the Hong Kong Industrial Technology Research Centre, and Guangzhou U. of China, the December 2009 conference (ICMSE 2009) accepted 978 papers for presentation (from more than 3,000 submissions). These papers are presented in five volumes, with a keyword index in the fifth. Organization is in 24 chapters, each with multiple contributions. Among the primary themes: semiconductor materials manufacturing, precision molding processes, materials forming and behavior, casting and solidification, powder metallurgy and ceramic forming, surface and subsurface interface phenomena coatings, composites, machining, nanomaterials, and computer-aided design, manufacturing, and engineering. A sampling of specific topics: research on stamping spring-back prediction for car body panel based on BP neural network, low cycle fatigue life of SC notched specimens, three-dimensional fatigue crack propagation, and sustainable manufacturing technology and properties of steel stag concrete.