Advanced Materials '93

ContentsGeneral Preface Conference Organizers, Sponsor, Advisors Co-SponsorsSupporting Sponsors Contents of Each Volume Names of Symposia and Organizing Committees Part A Symposium B Glassy MaterialsRecent Progress in Sol-Gel Science and Technology Glass Flakes with Submicron Thickness Manufactured by the Sol-Gel Method Sol-Gel Reaction Mechanisms of Ormosils and Effect of Ultrasonic Irradation Preparation and Thermal Properties of a Lead-Indium-Aluminum Phosphate Glass Optical Properties and Chemical Durability of Lead-Indium-Aluminum Phosphate Glass Preparation and Properties of La-Y-Si-O-N Oxynitride Glasses Fabrication of Dispersed α-Alumina by High Energy Ball Milling of Metastable Aluminas Method of Melting Pb-Sn-P-O-F Glasses with High Controllability of F/O Ratio Solubility of Silver in Na20-B203-Si02 Glass Melts Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Organic Dye-Doped Silica Gels by Sol-Gel Process Crystallization of Sol-Gel derived Cordierite Glasses with Fluorine Doping Synthesis and Characteristics of Amorphous Ge-S Semiconductor Alloys by Mechanical Alloying Softening of ß-cristobalite under Pressure Synthesis of some Nitrides by Mechanical Alloying, their hard Magnetic Properties and Amorphization by Nitrogenation Nanocrystalline Materials by Crystallization of Metallic Glasses A Metastable Orthorhombic Phase in the Al-Mn-Cr-Si System Amorphous Alloys and Metastable Phases Synthesized by Ion Beams in the Co-Nb System Production and Properties of Lightweight Alloys by Mechanical Alloying Synthesis and Properties of Mg-based Amorphous Alloys Structure of Fe-Cr-X (X=N, C and B) powdered Alloys Prepared by Mechanical Alloying Amorphization of the Group 5A Metals by Mechanical Alloying in a Nitrogen Atmosphere Solid State Amorphization Reaction between Elemental Al and Amorphous Ni7oZr30 by Mechanical Milling Kinetics of Solid State Amorphization in Multilayer Thin Films Induced by Interdiffusion Pressure-Induced Formation of Amorphous Alloy Bulk from the Melt Amorphization Mechanism from Crystalline Alloys under High Pressure Hydrogen-Induced Amorphization of ErM2 (M=Fe, Co, Ni) Compounds with C15 Structure Fabrication of Mg-based Amorphous Alloys Containing Dispersed Cubic AINi Compound High Strength Al-based Alloys Consisting of fcc-Al and Nanoscale Icosahedral Phases in Al-Mn-Co and Al-Mn-Ni System Production of Ti-based Amorphous Powders by a High-Pressure Gas Atomization Technique Effect of Additional M Elements on bcc-Fe Precipitation in Fe-Si-B-M (M=Nb, Zr or V) Amorphous Alloys Symposium D Computer Applications to Materials Science and Engineering John von Neumann, Computers and Materials Science Chapter 1. Computers Neural Network System for the Identification of Materials from Infrared Spectra GRAPE: Special Purpose Computer for Simulations of Many-Body Systems WINE-1: A Special Purpose Computer for Particle Dynamics Simulation Based on the Ewald Method The CHIPPS. A Data Parallel Computer for Analysis of Molecular Dynamics Trajectories A Versatile Parallel Computer System for Meeting the Super Computing Needs of Materials, Science and Engineering Chapter 2. Database and Knowledge Base Quality Control of Materials Information by Knowledge Base Development of Knowledgebase System for Computer-Assisted Alloy Design Representation of Diagram Data in Object-Oriented Material Database Laboratory Robot and Spreadsheet Data Base Cooperative System - ROBOPLAN Utilization of Crystallographic Data for Materials Design of High- Tc Superconductors Chapter 3. Materials Design Computer-aided Materials Design - Status and Perspectives of Atomistic Approaches An Approach to Alloy Design with the Aid of a Molecular Orbital Theory Ordering and Phase Separation of GaAs-InAs First Principles Dynamical Calculations of Atomic Diffusion in Aluminum Catalytic Antibody Design by Ab-Initio Molecular Orbital Method Design of Ni-Al Base High Temperature Alloys by TB Electronic Theory Computer Simulation of Magnetism of the Interstitial Ternary Carbides Y2Fe17Cx; x=0, 1, 2, 3 Alloys, Properties and Quantum Chemistry Studies on Intermetallic compounds of NiAl Interactions between Hydrogen and Solute Atoms in Aluminium Alloys Cluster Expansion Techniques Applied to the Study of Alloy Phase Equilibium Chapter 4. First Principle Calculations Electronic Structure and Fermiology of High-rc Superconductors Molecular Orbital Calculations for Icosahedral Boron-Rich Solids A First-Principles Calculation of Surface Electronic Structure under Strong Current and Field An Approach Using the Improved-Hückel LCAO Method - Applications to Electronic Structure Calculations in New Materials First-Principles Study on the Phase Stability of Au-Pd Alloys Spin- and Angle-Resolved UPS Spectrum Calculation for Ferromagnetic Nickel Ab-Initio Study of Hydrogenated (100) Surfaces of Diamond and Silicon The Application of Parallel Computing to Energy Band Calculation of Si slabs Chapter 5. Monte Carlo Method Molecular Mechanics and Molecular Dynamics Monte Carlo Simulation of Inhomogeneous Nucleation and Crystal Growth by Johnson-Mehl-Avrami Equation Monte Carlo Evidence for Vortex Loops in 3d-XY Model Monte Carlo Simulation of the Structure of Nanophase Materials Applications of Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulations to Materials Science and Engineering Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Dynamical Solvation Structure in Supercritical Solution Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Thin Film Using N-Body Embedded Potential A Monte Carlo Simulation Study of Adatom Migration on a GaAs (001) Surface Crystal Growth by MBE Based on Monte Carlo Simulation and Analytical Method Monte Carlo Simulation of Facetting in Heteroepitaxial Growth of Semiconductors Computer Simulation of Epitaxial Crystal Growth on (111) of Copper Computer Simulation of Epitaxial Crystal Growth on (001) of Silicon Molecular Statics Simulation of Elastic Anomaly in Multilayer Superlattice Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Grain-Boundary Sliding and Migration Induced by Thermal Activation in Aluminum Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Structure and Thermodynamic Properties of Tricalcium Phosphate Computer Simulation Study of Film Formation Process A Study of the Mechanism on Nanometer-Level Cutting Aluminum and Copper Potential by Pseudopotential Method for Molecular Dynamics Chapter 6. Lattice Defects Atomic and Electronic Structures of Dislocations and Grain Boundaries in Semiconductors: Effects of Impurity Doping Calculation of the Structure and Properties of the {113} Planar Interstitial Defects in Si Computer Simulation of Vacancy Migration Mechanisms in Ni3Al Time- and Space-Wise Stochastic Fluctuation of Point Defect Reaction in High Energy Particle Irradiated Metals Roles of Hydrogen and Helium Atoms on the Formation of Voids and Bubbles in Irradiated Copper and Nickel Small Point Defect Clusters in Copper Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Dislocations in fee Metals Positron Annihilation Lifetime Calculation for a Vacancy in Iron with Lattice Relaxation Positron States in MxC60 (M: Alkali or Alkaline-earth) Application of New Recursion Method to Low Dimensional Organic Materials Lattice Theory of the Dislocation Nucleation Process at Crack Tip in Ductile and Brittle Materials Computer Simulation of Growth Process of Binary Quasicrystal Computer Simulation of Tensile Deformation of Titanium Small Single Crystals with Stacking Faults Computer Simulation of Creation of Dislocations in Titanium Small Crystals Computer Simulation of Creation of Dislocations in Copper Small Crystals Simulation of Surface Diffusion and Binding of Gold adatom and their Cluster on (111) Plane of Gold Computer Simulation of Surface Diffusion of Silver Computer Simulation of Creation and Motion of Dislocations in Aluminum small Single Crystals Simulation of Surface Diffusion and Binding of Titanium ad-Atom and their Clusters on (0001) Plane of Titanium Calculation of Stacking Fault Energies by Use of Embedded Functions The Atomic Coherence and Model Simulation of Amorphous Si3N4 Estimation of Antiphase Boundary Energy in Ll2 Type Tri-Aluminides Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ice Crystals Surfaces at Temperatures just Below the Melting Point ARUPS Calculation for H/Pd(l11) Chapter 7. Analysis, Structure and Process An Optimal Design Method of Microstructure Using the Homogenization Method Multi-level Modeling for Metal Forming Analysis by Polycrystalline Plasticity A Numerical Study of the Compression and Shear Failure of Laminated 2-D Carbon-Carbon Composites Development of CRYSTRUCT, the Crystal Structure Design Supporting System Calculation on Ductility of Intermetallics Based on a Molecular Orbital Theory Characterization of Dendritic Structure Using Fractals A Numerical Approach to Solve the Inverse Heat Conduction Problem Computer Aided Analysis of Electron Diffraction Patterns on Orientation Relationship in Multi-Phase Materials Inverse Photoemission Calculation for Alkali Adsorbate on Al(lll) Calculation of X-ray Diffraction Patterns of Multilayered Cobalt/Noble Metal Films Calculations of Laue Patterns Using ObjectWindows for C++ Granular Particle Modeling for Ceramic Powder Behavior in Consolidation and Sintering Etch Profile Simulation in Spray Etching Processes Computer Simulation of Pore Formation in Sinter Cake on Iron Ore Sintering Coupled Analysis of a Thermo-Inelastic and Contact Problem with Phase Transformation, Transient Loadings, and Moving Boundary Conditions Atomic Scale Simulation of Silicon Anisotropie Chemical Etching Phase Field Simulations of Dendritic Solidification Computer Simulation of Grain Boundary Migration Depending on the Elimination of a Substructure Estimate the Growth Kinetics Parameters of á-FeOOH Using Transient Size Distributions Modelling Study of Particle Formation Process in the C VD Reactor Short-Time Postheating During Fully Mechanical Mag-Welding of Steels Chapter 8. Organic Materials A Numerical Approach to Evaluate Electrostatic Stabilization of Protein Crystals Computer Simulations of Core Structures of [110](001) Dislocations in Anthracene Crystals Effects on Configuration and Conformation of Polymeric Chain in Solid-State Properties (2): On Possibility of Very High Elasticity of "Syndiotactic Polypropylene" in All-trans Conformation Stability of Single Chain Polymer on the Surface of Polymer Crystal Organic Synthesis Design System CASINO Symposium GG Microgravity and Materials I. Flow and Solidification Results of Space Experiment on Bubble Interaction in a Thermal Gradient Gravitational Effects on Thermocapillary Convection with Solidification Two Liquid Phases Separations of Liquid Bi-Ga Alloys under Low Gravity Containerless Solidification of Undercooled Metallic Melts New Insight on Temperature Measurements of Refractory Samples Processed in the 48-m High Grenoble Drop Tube Macro-Segregation in a Hyper-Eutectic Al-Cu Alloy - A Microgravity Experiment Interferometry Measurement of Concentration Profile of Cu2+ Ions Associated with Electrodeposition of Copper under Microgravity Interfacial Free Energy Per Unit Area and Gravity: An Hypothesis II. Front Dynamics The Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment: A Fundamental Test of Theory Self-Consistent Analytical Theory of Dendritic Growth with Convection Systematic Evolution of Secondary and Tertiary Side Branches of Dendrite under Microgravity Thermosolutal Convection During Cellular/Dendritic Arrayed Growth of Pb-Sn Alloys: Influence of Magnetic Field Dendritic Growth in Undercooled Monotectic Alloys In Situ Observation of Faceted Cellular Array Growth in Transparent Organic Material A Model Simulating Transport Phenomena in Solidifying Sessile Drops of Protein Solutions System and Experiment Performances of the First SPACEHAB Middeck Augmentation Module Mission III. Materials Synthesis SHS Processing of ZnS in Microgravity Combustion Synthesis of High-Temperature Composite Materials under Short-Time Microgravity Environments IV. Oxide Superconductors Melting and Solidification Phenomena in Short Durational Microgravity by Using Aircraft Melt and Solidification Experiments for High-!TC Complex Oxide Thin Films under Microgravity in Drop Shaft Facility Investigation of Liquid Phase Sintering of YBaCuO Superconductor Materials under µg-Conditions - A TEXUS 29 Experiment Preparation of YBa2Cu30 Crystals under Microgravity by Drop Shaft Facility Powder-Mixing-Process Under Microgravity for Oxide Superconductors V. Semiconductors Comparison of Floating-Zone Si Crystals Grown Under µg and in an Axial Magnetic Field Preliminary Experiment on the Earth for InGaSb Growth Under Microgravity and Numerical Analysis for Nucleus Generation GaAs Solution Growth Experiment in Microgravity Using Get Away Special Program Crystal Growth of Selected II-VI Semiconducting Alloys by Directional Solidification in Microgravity Effect of Gravity on the Growth of CdTe Films by Closed-Tube Vapor Phase Deposition Crystal Growth of InGaAs by the Bridgman Method in Microgravity Symposium JJ Non Destructive Evaluation Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation of PVD TiN Coating with Consideration of Residual Stress Phase Transformations in Maraging Steels Using Ultrasonic Velocity Measurements A Variable-Energy Pulsed Positron Beam as a Non Destructive Probe for Semiconductor Materials Mechanical Properties of Silicon Nitride Ceramic Material Systems Determined by Acoustic Microscopy An Order Statistics Treatment of Acoustic Emission Signals for Fatigue Life Prediction in Real Time Local Structure Changes of the Super-Saturated Alloys in the Early Stage of Precipitation Observed by Fluorescence XAFS Dependence of Barkhausen Noise Intensity on Stresses - Models and Experimental ResultsPart B Symposium A Composites Process Modeling of Thermoset Based Composites Preparation of Silicone-Polyimide Composite Films by Sol-Gel Process (2): Phenyltriethoxysilane as Starting Material Work Hardening and Softening Behaviors of AL/PE/AL Sandwich Type Composite Plate in Strain Controlled Low Cycle Tensile Tests Simulation of Load Carrying of Notched CFRP Laminates on the Basis of Micromechanics Examination of Criteria for Crazing in Thermoplastic Amorphous Polymers In Situ Formation of TiB2 and A1N Particles in Aluminum Matrix Composite HREM on Interfaces in MMC's Microstructural Analysis and Tensile Properties of Aluminiumborate Reinforced Al-Alloys Synthesis of TiCp by the Solid-Liquid Interfacial Reaction for Aluminum Matrix Composites Fabrication Processing and Properties of Spray Atomized and Codeposited Al-Li Based Metal-Matrix Composites Gas Pressure Sintering of SiCp-Alumina Composites made by Gelcasting and their Tribological Properties Production of Metal Matrix Composite Tubes Through Explosive Compaction Mechanical Properties of Aluminium Matrix Composite Reinforced by Particles The Micromechanics Criteria of Fracture in DRMMCs The Corrosion Characteristic of Metal Matrix Composite SiCp/2024 Interface Microstructure of Silicon Carbide Fiber/Aluminum Alloy Matrix Evaluation of Aluminium MMC as Possible Structural Material in Future Nuclear Fusion Reactors Hot-Pressing and Pressureless Sintering of WC-A1203 Ceramic Composites Toughening of Si3N4 by SiC Platelets Examined from Millimeter to Atomic Scale Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TiC Whisker Reinforced Alumina Manufacture and Microstructure of SiC Fibre Reinforced Super a2 Intermetallic Composites New Approaches for Design of High Strength Low Density Materials Influence of the Reducing Heat Treatment and WC Additives on Mechanical Properties of Materials in Silicon Carbide-Molybdenum Disilicide Composites Fabricated by Melt Infiltration Technique Whisker Orientation and Mechanical Properties of SiC-Whisker/Al203 Composite Toughening of Silicon Carbide Whisker in Silicon Nitride Matrix Composites at High Temperatures Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of SiC/Al203 Composites Preparation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced hBN Composites Multi-layered Composite of Alumina and Zirconia with Strengthened Interlayer Boundary Influence of the Crack Path on the Fracture Toughness of Polycrystalline MgO Development of Fiber-Reinforced Diamond Matrix Composites Fracture Toughness as a Function of Temperature for Alumina Whisker Stabilized Zirconia Composites Tensile Strength and Ductility in Discontinuously Reinforced Aluminium Matrix Composites Mechanical Characterisation of Fibre-Matrix Interfaces in Advanced Composites Surface and Adhesion Studies of Carbon Fiber Modified by Low Energy Ion Beam Elastic Response and Damage of Multi-Directionally Reinforced Textile Composites Laser Raman Spectroscopy for Fiber Stress and Analysis in Composites A Model for Crack-Face Bridging Inelastic Energy Loss for Channeled Ions in Compound Semiconductor Accelerated Characterization of Creep Response of Composite Material Symposium E Superplastic Phenomena in Ceramics, Intermetallics and Composites Supporting Sponsors Preface Fundamental Mechanism and Modeling Space Charge Effects in Superplastic Deformation of Non-Stoichiometric Ceramics Deformation Mechanisms of Fine-Grained Alumina and Y-TZP Superplastic Zirconia Based Ceramic Composites Prepared from Ultra Rapidly Quenched Powders Effect of SiC Particulate Content on Superplastic Flow Stress of 7075 Al-SiCp Composites Mechanical Properties in Superplastic Al-Zn-Mg Alloy Composites Chapter 2. Interface Phenomena: Interfaces with a Liquid Phase, Metal-Ceramic Interface and Doping Viscous Interphase and Deformation Behaviour Effect of Impurities on Deformation of Y203-Stabilized Zr02 Polycrystals Grain Boundaries and Superplasticity in Metals and Intermetallics Low Temperature Superplasticity in YTZP-Materials Doped with CuO Superplasticity in Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal Containing Grain Boundary Si02 Phase Chapter 3. Microstructural Dynamics: Grain Growth and Reactions Superplastic Structural Ceramics Via Transient Phase Approach The Structural Superplasticity of Bi203 Model Ceramics On the Superplastic Deformation Behaviors of 3Y-TZP under Uniaxial Compression An Investigation of Cavity Formation in a Superplastic Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia An Investigation of Cavitation in a Mechanically Alloyed Aluminum Composite Chapter 4. Superplasticity in Intermetallics Superplastic Behavior of Boron-Doped Ni3Al at Various Deformation Conditions Superplastic Characteristics of Two Titanium Aluminides: "γ-TiAl and α2-Ti3Al Superplasticity of (ß+γ) Two Phase Aluminide Superplasticity of Submicrocrystalline TiAl and Ti3Al Microstructure Control and Superplasticity in TiAl-Base Alloy Effects of Grain Size on the High Temperature Tensile Behavior in Ti-Rich TiAl Intermetallic Compound In Situ Observations of the Superplastic Deformation of Cd-Zn Eutectic Alloy Chapter 5. Superplasticity in Metal-Matrix Composites High Strain Rate Superplasticity in Metals and Composites Superplastic Characteristics of TiAl and TiB2 Particulate Reinforced Aluminium Alloy Composites High-Temperature Plastic Flow in TiC-Ni Base Cermets Effect of the Volume Fraction of Reinforcement on Mechanical Properties in a Si3N4w/Al-Mg-Si Composite Superplastic Phenomena of Fine TiC and TiN Dispersed Ti-6A1-4V Alloy Composites Chapter 6. Superplasticity in Superconductors and Superplastic Forming Superplasticity and Compressive Forming of YLTZP Isothermal Compression Tests of Powder-Consolidated Nickel-Base Superalloy Modified IN-100 Gas-Pressure Forming of Ceramic Sheet The Simulation and the Bulge Forming of Superplastic Y-TZP Superplastic Diffusion Bonding in Ceramics Symposium F Materials Interconnection-Novel Approaches for Interconnection and Joining of Dissimilar Materials Chapter 1. Fracture and Residual Stress Observations on Plastic Deformation During Fracture of Interfacially Doped Niobium-Sapphire Bicrystals OFracture Mechanisms and Effect of Interfacial Segregants on Metal/Ceramic Interfaces Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Interfacial Failure Residual Stresses at Metal/Ceramic Interfaces Interface Shapes Effects on Ceramics-Metal Joint Effect of Interface Shapes on Residual Stress (Suitable Bonding Condition of TiB2-Ni Joint) Influence of Heating Rates on Ceramic-Metal Joining Strength Chapter 2. Processing - Non Oxide Ceramics/Metals The Properties of a Ceramic/Metal Joint Brazed with the Gold Base Active Filler Metal The Role of Ti in SiC/SiC Joint Brazed with Cu-Ti Filler Metals Reliable Bonding of AIN Ceramics with Copper The Mechanism of Aluminide Layer Growth between AIN Ceramics and Ti Thin Film During High Temperature Annealing New Routes to Joining Ceramics for High-Temperature Applications Study on the Fabrication of Si3N4 Vacuum Pump Rotor and A1203 Tube/Metal Flange by Bonding Infiltration of Nickel into Silicon Nitride During Bonding Aluminum Nitride Precipitation at the Interface of Solid State Bonded Si3N4-Microalloyed Nickel Phase Reaction and Diffusion Path of SiC/Nb System Diffusion Bonding of Silicon Nitride to Metals Joining of Si3N4 to Carbon Steel using Ti-Pd Base High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys Chapter 3. Processing - Oxide Ceramics/Metals Metal-Mullite Reactions The Formation of Metal-Ceramic Interfaces by Eutectic Solidification Joining of A1203 and 304 Stainless Steel by Brazing with Al-10 w/o Si Insert-Metal Effect of Application Method of Titanium on Interfacial Microchemistry between Alumina and Titanium Solid-state Reactions of the Cu-Ti/Al203 System Chapter 4. Wafer Bonding Semiconductor Wafer Bonding: An Overview Characteristics of Soot Bonding Bonding Technique between Dissimilar Materials by Forming Interface Hydrogen Bridges Chapter 5. Materials interconnection Electronic Structure of Metal/Ceramic Interfaces Fabricated by "Surface Activated Bonding" Surface Activated Bonding of Al-Alloys to Si3N4 and SiC Room Temperature Bonding of Solder Metals to Electrode Materials by Means of the Surface Activated Bonding Method Effects of Surface Morphology and Chemistry on Joining Strength in Surface Activation Bonding Bonding Process of Piezoelectric Ceramics and Metals at Low Temperatures Electronic Structure and Chemical Bond at Metal-Alumina Interfaces Application of the Valence Auger Analysis to Metal/Ceramic Interfaces Interfacial Reaction of Al-Plasma-Sprayed Si3N4 Ceramics and its Effect on Joining Materials Interconnection of ôô-Conjugated Polymers Microstructural Analysis of the Interface between Sol-Gel Derived Thin Films and Metal/Ceramic Substrates Microstructure of PZT Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Processing Effect of A1203 Film on Diffusion and Intermetallic Formation in Au-Al Couples Effect of Surface Composition on Diffusion Welding in Stainless Steel Symposium Z Gradient Materials Fabrication of Functionally Gradient Materials for Electric Insulation of Fusion Reactor Components Development of Functionally Gradient W/Mo Material by Laser Beam Fabrication of Graded Metal-Ceramic Materials by Powder Technology and its Thermomechanical Evaluation Fabrication of PSZ/Ni-Alloy FGM by Applying Low Pressure Plasma Spray Fabrication of Panel Assemblies of Functionally Gradient Materials for Differential Temperature Heating Tests Testing of Functionally Gradient Materials with Actively Cooled Structures under Large-Temperature-Difference Conditions Electro-Formed Zr02/Ni Functionally Gradient Materials for Regeneratively Cooled Thrust Engine The Variation of Matrix Hardness with Gradient Composition in Aluminum Base Functionally Gradient Materials Self-Restoration of PSZ/Ni-Cr-Al-Y FGM with Stainless Steel Substrate Transient Temperature Response in Functionally Gradient Materials: Evaluation of Thermophysical Properties Burner Heating Method for Determining Thermal Shock Resistance of Ceramic Coatings for Gas Turbine Rotor Blades Oxidation/Thermal Shock Fracture Evaluation Procedure by Plasma-Arc Heating for Functionally Gradient Materials Magnetic Anisotropy in Compositionally Graded Polycrystalline Co-Fe Alloy Gradient Materials for Structural and Functional Applications Symposium AA Grain and Interphase Boundaries Theoretical Study of Grain Boundaries in Covalent Crystals The Localisation Parameter - A New Parameter for the Characterisation of the Structure of Interfaces Toward Understanding the Structure-Property Link in Polycrystals Quantitative High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy of a Grain Boundary in Cu Atomic-Scale Structure of Grain Boundaries: Correlations to Grain Boundary Properties Computer Simulation Study on the Structure and Strength of Grain Boundaries in Metals: Effects of Impurity Segregation Misfit Dislocations and Surface Effects Thermodynamical Model for Solute Atom Segregation at the Grain Boundaries in Dilute Binary Alloys Thin Film Reaction of Ti with (100) and (111) Si The Peculiarities of Structure of Co-Based Thin Films with High Magnetic Anisotropy Value Transmission Electron Microscopy of Wire-Bonded Interfaces The Structure of the Films Deposited by Partially Ionized Beam Intergranular Corrosion Behaviour of High Purity Copper with Symmetrical (110)-Tilt Boundaries Basic Grain Boundary Misorientation Spectra (GBMS) Determined by Real ODF in EC.C.-Polycrystals Relationship between Tensile Deformation and Recrystallization in Aluminum Single Crystals with {110} {110}Orientation New Results on Non-Equilibrium Grain Boundaries Studies Dynamic Evolution of Grain Boundaries in a Submicron-Grained Al-3% Mg Alloy Effects of Grain Size and Grain Boundary Structure on Yield Strength of Micro- and Submicrocrystalline TiAl Grain-Boundary Diffusion and Polycrystals Plasticity Hydrogen-Induced Grain Boundary Fracture in Intermetallic Alloys with Ll2 Structure Phase Transition of Surface Oxide on Niobium Particles High Resolution Electron Microscopy of Grain Boundary Structures in Sintered Aluminum Nitride: Study of Plane Matching in Epitaxial Grain Boundaries Structure of a Cubic-Hexagonal Interphase Boundary Interface Structure in Vanadium/Sapphire Bicrystals Interfacial Structures in Solid-State Bonded ß-Si3N4/Nickel and a-Si3N4/Nickel Interfacial Structure and Composition in Ni/Ni3Al Diffusion Couples (111)ɤƩ2 and Ʃ6 Boundaries of ɤ Lamellae in α2 +ɤTwo-Phase Titanium Aluminide Alloys Electrical Resistivity and the Structure of Coincidence-Related and Twin Boundaries in Pure Aluminum Grain Size Ranges in High Temperature Deformation: Macroscopic, Mesoscopic, Microscopic and Nanoscopic Plastic Deformation of Two-Phase (ɤ/α) Stainless Steel Bicrystals Grain Boundary Structure and Superplasticity of Al-Li Alloy Inhomogeneities in Grain Boundary Distribution Nondestructive SEM Characterization of Planar Structures