| Preface | |
| Organizers | |
| The Cyclic Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of a Spray Atomized and Deposited Aluminum Alloy | p. 3 |
| Ageing Response and Mechanical Properties of a Mg-Y-RE Alloy | p. 15 |
| The Effect of Ball Burnishing Tool Passes on Cast Al-Cu Components | p. 23 |
| A Numerical Model of Laser-Glazing Process Applied to Stainless Steel | p. 31 |
| Influence of Chloride and Humidity on Mechanical Strength of Tin-Lead Solder | p. 41 |
| Influence of Kinetics of Ball Milling on Formation of Mg[subscript 2]Si Using a Planetary Ball Mill | p. 51 |
| Properties and Applications of Low-Cost Hollow Sphere Structures | p. 59 |
| Damage Tolerant Copper-Niobium Microcomposite | p. 67 |
| Ductile-Regime Machining of Silicon Wafer | p. 83 |
| Observation and Modelling of Grain Boundary Initiated Fracture in a Titanium Alloy | p. 91 |
| Electrochemical Properties of the Cadmium Electrode Containing Nickel for Sintered Type Nickel-Cadmium Cell | p. 101 |
| Fabrication of Mo/Cu Functionally Graded Material by Underwater-Shock Compaction | p. 107 |
| In Vitro Behavior of Hydroxyapatite Prepared by a Thermal Deposition Method | p. 117 |
| The Important Role of Water in the Crystallinity and Integrity of Apatite during Plasma-Spraying and Post-Heat-Treatment | p. 125 |
| Manufacture and Characterization of Functionally Graded Bioactive Coatings | p. 133 |
| Cytocompatibility Evaluation of Surface Modified Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy Using the MTT Assay | p. 141 |
| An Animal Study of a Novel Tri-Layer Wound Dressing Material: Non-Woven Fabric Grafted with N-Isopropyl Acrylamide and Gelatin | p. 149 |
| Osteconductivity of Apatite Coated Titanium Made with Blast Coating Method | p. 157 |
| Ideal Matrix and Carrier Materials for Biological Agents which Activate Bone Growth | p. 163 |
| Fabrication of Porous Titanium Composite for Medical Implants by Explosive Compaction | p. 171 |
| Controlled Release of Protein Drug from Poly(ortho-esters) Microspheres | p. 177 |
| Developing Hydroxyapatite Reinforced Polysulphone for Medical Applications | p. 185 |
| Study of Feldspathic Dental Porcelain | p. 193 |
| Processing of Bioresorbable Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering of Bone by Applying Rapid Prototyping Technologies | p. 201 |
| Surface Modification of Blood Contacting Biomaterials | p. 207 |
| IR Laser Surface Modification of Polyethylene Terephthalate as Biomaterial | p. 221 |
| Selective Crystallization of Apatite on Monomolecular Layers | p. 231 |
| Blood Compatibility and Mechanical Property of Tantalum Nitride Films Synthesized by the Reactive Magnetron Sputtering | p. 239 |
| Sliding Properties of PACVD CN[subscript x] Coatings for Bioimplants | p. 247 |
| Mechanical Characterization of Hydrogel Membranes for Novel Contact Lenses | p. 253 |
| Characterization of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Reinforced Hydroxyapatite Coatings | p. 265 |
| The Mechanical Characterization of Plasma Sprayed Hydroxyapatite (HA) Coatings | p. 275 |
| Effects of Heat Treatment on the Structure and Dissolution of Ion Beam Sputter Deposited Calcium Phosphate Coatings | p. 283 |
| Influence of Surface Condition on Adhesion of Hydroxyapatite Coating to Titanium Alloy Substrate | p. 291 |
| Production and Rheological Behaviour of Hydroxyapatite Reinforced Polyethylene | p. 299 |
| Effect of Reaction Parameters on the Thermostability of Spray-Dried Hydroxyapatite Powders | p. 307 |
| Fabrication of Hydroxyapatite/Ti Composites by Underwater-Shock Compaction | p. 317 |
| Preparation of Hydroxyapatite Powders for Thermal Spraying | p. 325 |
| The Study of Composite Scaffold Materials of Hman Hair With PGA in Tendon Tissue Engineering | p. 333 |
| Investigation of Blood Compatibility of Titanium Oxide Film Doped with Tantalum by Sputtering Deposition | p. 341 |
| Mechanical Characteristics of Acrylic Resin Denture Base Material Reinforced with Different Kinds of Glass Fibres | p. 349 |
| Low Temperature Sintering of MnO[subscript 2]-Doped Hydroxyapatite | p. 357 |
| Designing New Dental Materials through Mimicking Human Teeth | p. 365 |
| Evaluation of Particle Impact Strength of a Turbine Blade-Grade Silicon Nitride Ceramic | p. 377 |
| Arrangement of Inorganic Materials on Self-Assembled Monolayers Using Chemical Reactions | p. 385 |
| Synthesis of Barium Hexaferrite by the Co-precipitation Method | p. 395 |
| Sintering Behavior and Microstructure of Titanium Boride Ceramics | p. 403 |
| Mechanical Properties of Alumina Fiber/Glass Matrix Composites with and without a Tin Dioxide Interface | p. 411 |
| Synthesis, Microstructure and Physical Properties of Aluminium Titanate/Alumina Functionally Graded Materials Prepared Using an Infiltration Method | p. 419 |
| Preparation, Compaction and Sintering of Nanosized Alpha-Alumina Powder | p. 429 |
| Joining of Ceramics | p. 435 |
| Indentation Responses and Damage of a Functionally-Graded Aluminium Titanate/Alumina Composite | p. 443 |
| Fabrication of Zirconia-Mullite Composites by Liquid Infiltration | p. 453 |
| Processing and Fabrication of TiO[subscript 2]/Cluster Diamond Composites with Sol-Gel Technique | p. 461 |
| Plasma Spray Processing of Alumina + Zircon Mixtures | p. 469 |
| Fabrication of Strontium Silicate by Sol-Preciptation Method | p. 477 |
| Hollow Ceramic Microspheres | p. 489 |
| NTR Process for Conventional Strontium Hexaferrite Powder | p. 493 |
| Chemo-Mechanical Effects on Nano-Mechanical Properties of Glass in Water and Alcohols | p. 501 |
| Mechanical Behavior of Unidirectional Short Fiber-Reinforced Glass-Ceramic Matrix Composite | p. 509 |
| Electrophoretic Deposition of Advanced Ceramics | p. 517 |
| Preparation and Properties of Hollow Carbon Microsperes | p. 525 |
| Application of Electrolytic In-Process Dressing (ELID) Technology for the Ultra-Precision Fabrication of Structural Ceramic Parts | p. 529 |
| Fabrication and Microstructure of TiB[subscript 2]-BN Composites Materials | p. 539 |
| Densification Behaviour of Cu-Doped Al[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] Ceramics | p. 545 |
| Properties and Microstructure of Porous Ceramics from Diatomite | p. 553 |
| Synthesis and Densification of Composites in One Step by SHS/QP Method | p. 561 |
| Vapor Phase Hydrogen Transfer Reaction Between Acrolein and Isopropanol Over Ag[subscript 2]O-B[subscript 2]O[subscript 3]-MgO Catalyst | p. 567 |
| Influence of Sonication on the Crystal Orientations and Hardness of the Zinc Electrodeposited Film from Zinc Cloride Solution | p. 573 |
| Synthesis of Aluminum Nitride Whiskers by Reduction of Alumina-Calcia Compounds and their Properties | p. 579 |
| Preparation of Translucent Aluminum Oxynitride Ceramics and their Properties | p. 587 |
| Constitutive Modeling of Sintering of Alumina Ceramics | p. 595 |
| Corrosion Resistance of Silicon Nitride Ceramics in Aqueous Solution | p. 603 |
| Conversion of Pores in Activated Carbon into Pores with Higher Absorption Potential by Carbon Deposition According to the Principle of Boudouard Reaction | p. 611 |
| Preparation and Electrical Properties of Sintered Bodies Composed of Monophase Spinel Mn (1.5-0.5x) Co (1+0.5x) Ni0.5 O4 [actual symbol not reproducible] Derived from Rock-Salt-Type Oxides | p. 619 |
| Bulk Consolidation of Nanostructured Cubin Titanium Trialuminide Intermetallic Powders | p. 629 |
| Plastic Flow and Dynamic Recrystallization of Gamma-Titanium Aluminide Alloys during Hot Defomation | p. 637 |
| Titanium Aluminides - By Surface Melting | p. 645 |
| Damage and Fracture of Rapidly Solidified Magnesium Alloys | p. 659 |
| Effect of Microstructures on Fatigue Behavior of AZ9ID Magnesium Alloy | p. 677 |
| Microstucture and Mechanical Properties of a Mg-Based Composite Recycled Using Disintegrated Melt Deposition Technique | p. 683 |
| Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Based Composites Synthesized Using Disintegrated Melt Deposition Technique | p. 691 |
| Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Metal Matrix Composite Reinforced by SiC Particles | p. 699 |
| The Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Cast Aluminium Reinforced with Hematite Metal Matrix Composities | p. 705 |
| Mechanical Properties of SiC Reinforced AZ91 Magnesium Alloy | p. 717 |
| Mechanisms of Grain Refining in Cast SiC Particle Reinforced Mg-9Al-Zn Magnesium Composite | p. 723 |
| Improvement of Tensile Strength and Creep Resistance of Mg-9Al based Alloy with Bismuth and Antimony Additions | p. 731 |
| Effect of Cast Microstructures on Corrosion Behaviour of AZ9ID Magnesium Alloy | p. 741 |
| Application of CAE Tecniques in Runner and Gating System Design for Magnesium Die Casting | p. 749 |
| PAM-CAST/SIMULOR an Industrial Software for Standard and Semi-Solid Casting Process Simulation | p. 757 |
| Simulation Aided Design and Process Development for Magnesium High Pressure Die Castings | p. 771 |
| Numerical Analysis of Magnesium Alloy Die Castings | p. 779 |
| Effect of pH and Chloride Ion Concentration on Electrochemical Behaviour of Magnesium Alloys | p. 785 |
| Effect of Y and Nd addition on the Corrosion Behaviour of Amorphous Mg-Cu and Mg-Ni Alloy | p. 795 |
| The Influence of Heat Treatment on the Corrosion Behaviour of Amorphous Melt-Spun Binary Mg-18 at% Ni and Mg-21 at% Cu Alloy | p. 803 |
| Effect of Long-time Aging on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of AZ91 Magnesium Die Castings | p. 811 |
| Numerical Analysis of Hot End in Hot Chamber Magnesium Die Casting | p. 817 |
| Squeeze Cast Magnesium Matrix Composites | p. 827 |
| Solidification Microstructures of AM60 Magnesium Die Castings | p. 839 |
| New Sintering Process of Aluminum Alloy Composites | p. 849 |
| Regarding the Recyclability of an Al-Based Composite Synthesized Using an Innovative Disintegrated Melt Deposition Technique | p. 859 |
| Ductile-Mode Machining of Alumina/Aluminum Composite | p. 867 |
| Microsctructure and Mechanical Properties of Mechanically Alloyed Mg-Al-Ti Metal-Metal Composites | p. 875 |
| Optimisation of Drilling Characteristics of Aluminium-Silicon Carbide Particulate Composites | p. 883 |
| The Tensile Properties of A TiB[subscript 2]-Containing Metal Matrix Composite Produced by a New Casting Technique | p. 895 |
| Nanoparticle and Hydrid Reinforced Metal Composites | p. 903 |
| Ultra-Precision Turning and Grinding of Metal Matrix Composites | p. 913 |
| Powder Metallurgy Development for the Production of Metal Matrix Composite | p. 921 |
| Studies on Interface Bonding in Aluminum - SiCp Metal Matrix Composites | p. 933 |
| A Study on Chip Formation of an Aluminium Alloy - Silicon Carbide Composites | p. 945 |
| Oxidation of Polypropylene and Effects of Compatibilization of Oxidized Polypropylene | p. 957 |
| Effect of Drawing on the Morphology and Properties of LCP/ABS Blends | p. 967 |
| Low Energy Electron Beam Radiation Cationic Polymerization of a Cycloaliphatic Epoxy | p. 977 |
| Analysis of Curing Behavior of Electron Beam Cured Bismaleimide Thin Film | p. 985 |
| Effect of Dynamic Crosslinking on Melt Rheological Properties of Polypropylene(PP)/Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Rubbert(EPDM) Blends | p. 993 |
| Field Analysis and Modelling of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites Manufacturing | p. 1005 |
| Mechanical Properties and Morphology of the Blends of a Copolyester LCP and Polyamide 66 | p. 1015 |
| Bismaleimide/AIN Composite for Microelectronics Application | p. 1025 |
| Defects in Large Ceramic Injection Mouldings | p. 1035 |
| Mold-Filling Simulation for Powder Injection Molding | p. 1043 |
| Author Index | p. 1053 |
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