Multiscale, Multifunctional and Functionally Graded Materials

Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView: This volume collects 82 papers from the 10th International Symposium on Multiscale, Multifunctional and Functionally Graded Materials, held in September 2008 in Sendai, Japan. An international group of researchers in engineering, materials science, and other fields discuss topics related to techniques and recent developments in the field of functionally graded materials used in biomechanical, automotive, aerospace, civil engineering, and other applications. Topics include space solar power systems, high temperature coating, electricity, welding, processing, manufacturing, design and characterization, modeling and simulations, multiscale multiphysics modeling, nano-functionally graded materials, biomedical and eco-materials, biomimetic materials, multifunctional materials, energy conversion materials and devices, topology optimization and homogenization, thin films and coatings, surfaces and interfaces, computational techniques, testing and characterization, industrial applications, and commercialization.