Description
This collection brings together engineers, scientists, scholars, and entrepreneurs to present their novel and innovative contributions in the domain specific to metal-matrix composites and on aspects specific to processing, characterization, mechanical behavior, measurements, failure behavior, and kinetics governing microstructural influences on failure by fracture. Topics include but are not limited to: . Metals and metal-matrix composites . Nano-metal based composites . Intermetallic-based composites Contributions in the above topics connect to applications in industry-relevant areas: automotive; nuclear and clean energy; aerospace; failure analysis; biomedical and healthcare; and heavy equipment, machinery, and goods. T.S. Srivatsan, The University of Akron, OH, USA. Pradeep Rohatgi, University of Wisconsin,USA. Simona E. Hunyadi Murph, Savannah River National Laboratory, South Carolina, USA.
