Fracture of Materials: Moving Forwards (Key Engineering Materials)

The proceedings included overviews and recent investigations related to advanced structural metallic, ceramic and composite materials. The topics included innovative processing, phase transformations, mechanical properties and the relationships between processing, microstructure and mechanical behavior. Professor Yiu-Wing Mai of the University of Sydney will celebrate his 60th birthday in the early 2006. This collection is dedicated to this special event in celebration of the achievements and contributions an extraordinary man has made towards the science of fracture and materials. The contributions presented have been classified into five categories: Fracture, Fatigue and Damage; Composites; Nano-composites; Biomaterials, Porous Materials, Ceramics and Concrete; and Indentation, Thin film and surface Treatment.