Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials - XVII, Vols. I and II

Contents: Vol. I. Part I. 1. Processing of Metals, Metallic Materials & Metal Matrix Composites. 2. On the use of Titanium Alloys for Aerospace and Non-Aerospace Applications. 3. Processing of Metal Matrix Composites for Automotive Applications : Challenges and Prospects. 4. Recent Trends in Production, Processing and Applications of Shape Memory Alloys. 5. Fabrication and Processing of Magnesium Sheets. 6. Challenges in the Processing and Fabrication of Novel Phosphoric Irons. 7. Continuous Severe Plastic Deformation (CSPD) Processing of Aluminum Alloy 6061. 8. Some Studies on Quaternary Additions of Zinc, Iron & Cromium on Copper-Aluminum Manganese Shape Memory Alloys. 9. Fabrication of Multi-material Components by Laser Rapid Manufacturing and their Characterization. 10. Melting and Solidification Behaviour of Pb-Sn Alloy Nano-Particles Embedded in Quasicrystalline Matrices. 11. Properties and Characteristics of Mg-Al Blended and Compacted Composites. Part II. 1. Behaviour of Metals, Intermetallics and Metal Based Composites. 2. Effect of Cross-sectional Geometry and Solute Content on the Tensile Properties of High Pressure Die Cast Mg-Al Alloys. 3. Mechanical Properties of Alumina-Zirconia Nanocomposite (Nano ZTA) Fabricated by Gelcasting. 4. The Intrinsic Influence of Nano-length Scale Metal and Ceramic Reinforcements on Strength, Ductility and Work of Fracture of Magnesium. 5. The Microstructure and Hardness of Aluminum Oxide Prepared by Consolidating Powders by the Technique of Plasma Pressure Compaction. 6. Fracture Toughness and Fatigue Crack Growth Characterization of Laser Rapid Manufactured In-625. 7. Cyclic Oxidation Behaviour of Nanostructured Cr/Al Multilayer Coating on Superalloy Substrate. Part III. 1. Advances in Metal Machining & Fabrication Techniques. 2. Processing of Self-lubricating Cutting Tool Material. 3. Laser Engraving Machine for Gravure Printing Copper Roller. 4. Using Ultrasonic Vibration for Increasing the Performance of Grinding Process of Fine Ceramics. 5. On the Influence of Processing Method: Hot Pressing versus Plasma Pressure Compaction on Microstructural Development and Hardness of Boron Carbide Samples / Optimization and Modeling of Process Parameters in Ultrasonic Machining Process. Part IV. 1. Advances in Welding Processes. 2. Experience with Tantalum as Cathode Holder: Future Directions for Improvements. 3. The Influence of Tool Design in Governing the Mechanisms of Formation of a Friction-stir Weld. 4. Fabrication of Skin Stiffened Panels Made from High Strength Aluminum Alloys Using Friction Stir Welding and Friction Stir Spot Welding. 5. Microstructure Evolution during Friction Stir Welding of AA 2219 and Comparison with Gas Metal Arc Welded Joint. Part V. 1. Metallic Foams. 2. Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Hybrid Cellular Materials. 3. Lost Foam Casting of Magnesium Periodic Cellular Materials. 4. Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of Open-Celled Aluminium Foam. Part VI. 1. Microelectronic Materials: Fabrication and Analysis. 2. Microelectronic Materials in Integrated Circuits and Manufacturing – An Introduction. 3. Direct Wafer Bonding and Grinding/Etch Back Method for Fabrication of Thick Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Substrate. 4. Fabrication of W-DLC Thin Films by HF-CVD Method. 5. Study of Conductivity, Carrier Concentration and Mobility with Multilayer ZnO Film. 6. Role of Octadecyltrichlorosilane on the Performance of Pentacene Based Organic Thin Film Transistor. 7. Three-Dimensional. 8. Model to Study the Tetragonal to Orthorhombic Structural Phase Transition in YBa2Cu3O7-d. 9. Nanocomposites of SiO2-PMMA for Optical Data Storage. 10. Metamaterials at Optical Frequencies. 11. Effect of Addition of Rhenium to Platinum as Electrocatalyst for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell. 12. Part VII. 1. Materials : Failure, Wear and Structural Analysis. 2. Failure Analysis and Structural Integrity Assessment of Some Nuclear Components—Understanding Material Behaviour. 3. Investigation of the Sliding of a Hard Indenter on a Soft Surface: Force and Morphology of Wear. 4. Residual Stress Development at the Onset of Hot Tearing of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy. 5. Rotating Bending Fatigue and Impact Toughness Characterization of Laser Clad Composite made of Stellite 21 and AISI 316L Stainless. 6. Mechanical and Three-body Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Graphite Filled Carbon-Epoxy Composite Systems. 7. Effect of Cryogenic Treatment on Wear Resistance of Steel. 8. High Temperature Reciprocating Wear Behavior of Aluminium-Silicon-Silicon Carbide Particulate Composites under Dry Condition: A Statistical Analysis.

Vol. II. Part VIII: 1. Polymer-Based Composites and Nano Composites. 2. Functionally Graded Polymeric Nanocomposites: Processing and Characterization. 3. Non-destructive Evaluation of Elastic Modulus Distribution in Polymer Nano-Composites. 4. Processing and Behaviour of Rubber-like Materials Reinforced by MMT based Nano Platelets. 5. Effect of Clay Modification on Morphological & Biodegradability Properties of LLDPE/Tapoica Starch Blend Nanocomposite. 6. Study on Dielectric Behavior of Lithium Tantalate(LT) Nano Particle Filled Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride) (PVDF) Nanocomposite. 7. Development of C-nano SiC-B4C Composites. 8. Effects of Clay Surface Modification in Epoxy Nanocomposites. 9. Fabrication of Threads from Carbon Nanotube Arrays. 10. Manufacturing and Mechanical Performance of Novel Nanofiber : Reinforced Structural Supernanocomposites. Part IX. 11. Manufacturing, Defects and Analysis of Composite Materials. 12. Optimisation of Manufacturing Parameters and Morphology-Based Numerical Analysis of Nanocomposites. 13. Analysis of Effective Material Properties of Particles Loaded Fibre Reinforced Composites with the Inclusion of Different Shaped Fibres. 14. Behaviour of Microfibrillar Composite Blends During Product Manufacturing. 15. Delamination Sensing in Composite Laminate using Magnetostrictive Sensory Layer. 16. Machining of UD-GFRP Composites. 17. Digital Image Correlation on Free Edge of Composite Laminates: Highlighting of the Influence of Ply Microstructure on Interlaminar Shear Strain. 18. Mechanical Properties of Thermosetting and Thermoplastic Composites with Boron Fibres for Applications in Building and Construction Industry. 19. Experimental Investigation of the Peel-up Type of Delamination in Drilling of Woven GFRP Laminates. 20. Fabrication and Characterisation of Polymer Thin Sandwich Composites. 21. Manufacturing of Cellular Core Composites. 22. Study of Hygrothermal Effects on the Properties of Polymer Matrix Composites. 23. Part X. 1. Processing, Fabrication and Behaviour of Polymeric Materials. 2. Matrix Centric Polymer Composites - Prominence of the Passive Phase. 3. Cell Encapsule and Novel Particle Fabrication via Microfluidics and Electrospray. 4. Fabrication of Microcellular High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Foams. 5. Influence of Silanes on Moisture Uptake and Mechanical Properties of Bamboo-Polyester Composites. 6. Wear Behavior and Debris Distribution of UHMWPE in Bidirectional Sliding. 7. A New Rapid Tooling Method to Produce Hollow Plastic Parts Using Low Melting Point Alloys. 8. Rheological Properties of Chain-Branched Linear Low Density Polyethylene Synthesized by Concurrent Tandem Catalyst System. 9. Part XI. 1. Biomaterials and Biocomposites. 2. Mechanical Biocompatibility of Low-Modulus Beta-type Titanium Alloy in Biomedical Applications. 3. Characterization and Modelling of the Pelvic Soft Tissues for the Manufacturing of Prostheses. 4. Fabrication of Porous Structures for Biomedical Applications using Laser Rapid Manufacturing. 5. Applications of Microfibrillar Polymer-Polymer Composites for Biomedical Purposes. 6. Study of Light Propagation in Rat Liver Tissue at Different Wavelengths by Monte Carlo Simulation. 7. Effect of Silane Coupling Treatment on Mechanical Properties of Biomedical Titanium/Polymer Composite. 8. Sophisticated Magnesium Alloys and Composites as Implant Materials.  Development and In-vitro Characterization of Melt Quench Derived Silica based Bioglasses. Part XII. 1. Orthopaedic Materials. 2. High-Pressure Crystallization of Polyethylene used in Orthopedic Implants. 3. CNT-Polyimide Nanocomposites for Cartilage Replacement. 4. Studies of Bone Cell Adhesion and Proliferation on Ion Implanted Titanium Discs. 4. Effect of Processing Parameters on Cell Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Porous Microcellular Polylactic Acid. 5. Incorporation and Release of Biomolecules from Ca-P/PHBV Nanocomposite Tissue Engineering Scaffolds.

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