1. Editorial

   • Ammer K. Jadoon

   Joining Science & Technology 08 November 2007 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Local melting and tool slippage during friction stir spot welding of Al-alloys

   • Adrian Gerlich
   • Motomichi Yamamoto
   • Thomas H. North

   Joining Science & Technology 15 November 2007 Pages: 2 - 11

   

3. Hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of microstructures formed in multipass weld metal for HT780 class steel

   • Yoshihiko Kitagawa
   • Kenji Ikeuchi
   • Hideaki Takauchi

   Joining Science & Technology 08 November 2007 Pages: 12 - 22

   

4. Brazing of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) to stainless steel using Cu, Ag, and Ti-based brazes

   • Mrityunjay Singh
   • Tarah P. Shpargel
   • Rajiv Asthana

   Joining Science & Technology 08 November 2007 Pages: 23 - 32

   

5. Surface modification of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane

   • John Kathi
   • K. Y. Rhee

   OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 33 - 37

   

6. Defect chemistry of nano-grained barium titanate films

   • Jon F. Ihlefeld
   • Mark D. Losego
   • Jon-Paul Maria

   OriginalPaper 27 September 2007 Pages: 38 - 42

   

7. Effect of mechanical properties on wrinkling limit diagrams for Aluminum 5086 alloy annealed at different temperature

   • R. Narayanasamy
   • J. Satheesh
   • C. Loganathan

   OriginalPaper 27 September 2007 Pages: 43 - 54

   

8. An investigation of the densification and microstructural evolution of M2/316L stepwise graded composite during co-sintering

   • V. Firouzdor
   • A. Simchi
   • A. H. Kokabi

   OriginalPaper 27 September 2007 Pages: 55 - 63

   

9. Effect of compatibilization on mechanical and thermal properties of polypropylene–soy flour composites

   • R. R. N. Sailaja
   • B. G. Girija
   • N. Balasubramanian

   OriginalPaper 26 September 2007 Pages: 64 - 74

   

10. Structural studies of a new electroceramic composite: Pb(Fe_0.5Nb_0.5)O₃ (PFN)-Cr_0.75Fe_1.25O₃(CRFO)

    • F. N. A. Freire
    • H. H. B. Rocha
    • A. S. B. Sombra

    OriginalPaper 26 September 2007 Pages: 75 - 82

    

11. Effects of copper content on the machinability and corrosion resistance of martensitic stainless steel

    • Hongming Geng
    • Xiaochun Wu
    • Yongan Min

    OriginalPaper 26 September 2007 Pages: 83 - 87

    

12. Interface layer effect on the stress distribution of a wafer-bonded bilayer structure

    • Yin Zhang

    OriginalPaper 26 September 2007 Pages: 88 - 97

    

13. Synthesis of TiC/NiTi composite powders in molten salt and their sintering

    • Ruisong Yang
    • Lishan Cui
    • Yanjun Zheng

    OriginalPaper 26 September 2007 Pages: 98 - 101

    

14. Some aspects of workability studies on sintered high strength P/M steel composite preforms of varying TiC contents during hot forging

    • R. Narayanasamy
    • V. Senthilkumar
    • K. S. Pandey

    OriginalPaper 27 September 2007 Pages: 102 - 116

    

15. High-aspect ratio polymeric pillar arrays formed via electrohydrodynamic patterning

    • Michael D. Dickey
    • Allen Raines
    • C. Grant Willson

    OriginalPaper 26 September 2007 Pages: 117 - 122

    

16. Orientation relations between carbon nanotubes grown by chemical vapour deposition and residual iron-containing catalysts

    • Che-Yi Wen
    • Chun-Chia Huang
    • Hong-Yang Lu

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 123 - 131

    

17. Mechanochemical behavior of Fe₂O₃–Al–Fe powder mixtures to produce Fe₃Al–Al₂O₃ nanocomposite powder

    • M. Khodaei
    • M. H. Enayati
    • F. Karimzadeh

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 132 - 138

    

18. On the anisotropic elastic properties of woods

    • J. Lawrence Katz
    • Paulette Spencer
    • Lisa Friis

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 139 - 145

    

19. Structure and microstructure of combustion synthesized MgO nanoparticles and nanocrystalline MgO thin films synthesized by solution growth route

    • K. Venkateswara Rao
    • C. S. Sunandana

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 146 - 154

    

20. Splitting behavior and structural transformation process of K₂Ti₆O₁₃ whiskers under hydrothermal conditions

    • Yaxin Zhou
    • Chang Liu
    • Zhuhong Yang

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 155 - 163

    

21. Molecular dynamics simulation of SWCNT–polymer nanocomposite and its constituents

    • Ahmed Al-Ostaz
    • Ghanshyam Pal
    • Alex Cheng

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 164 - 173

    

22. Characterization, microstructure, and gas sensitive response behavior of PEG/lithium salt polymer electrolyte films

    • Yanling Luo
    • Shuhong Wang
    • Zhanqing Li

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 174 - 184

    

23. Tacticity in shocked polymer hydrocarbons

    • N. K. Bourne
    • J. C. F. Millett

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 185 - 189

    

24. Study of the influence of the basicity and chromate-chloride anionic composition in the synthesis of the cancrinite–sodalite system

    • Freddy Ocanto
    • Ruth Álvarez
    • Carlos F. Linares

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 190 - 196

    

25. Effects of synthetic conditions on the structure and electrical properties of polyaniline nanofibers

    • Chang Su
    • Gengchao Wang
    • Xingwei Li

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 197 - 202

    

26. Thermoluminescence and induced absorption in X-ray-irradiated CdS-doped glasses

    • Tadaki Miyoshi
    • Keita Ushigusa
    • Teruhisa Kaneda

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2007 Pages: 203 - 206

    

27. Evolution of microstructure, texture and grain boundary character in a severely cold rolled Ti + Nb IF steel

    • Rajib Saha
    • R. K. Ray

    OriginalPaper 28 September 2007 Pages: 207 - 211

    

28. Fabrication and characterization of a boehmite nanoparticle impregnated electrospun fiber membrane for removal of metal ions

    • Garudadhwaj Hota
    • B. Rajesh Kumar
    • S. Ramakrishna

    OriginalPaper 28 September 2007 Pages: 212 - 217

    

29. Laser-induced self-propagating reaction synthesis of Ti–Fe alloys

    • C. S. Wang
    • K. S. Zhang
    • C. Dong

    OriginalPaper 28 September 2007 Pages: 218 - 221

    

30. The simulation of material behaviors in friction stir welding process by using rate-dependent constitutive model

    • Z. Zhang
    • J. T. Chen

    OriginalPaper 28 September 2007 Pages: 222 - 232

    

31. Emission analysis of Pr³⁺ & Ho³⁺: Ca₄GdO(BO₃)₃ powder phosphors

    • B. Vengala Rao
    • S. Buddhudu

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 233 - 236

    

32. Copper-containing mixed metal oxides derived from layered precursors: control of their compositions and catalytic properties

    • L. H. Zhang
    • C. Zheng
    • X. Duan

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 237 - 243

    

33. The modification of MoO₃ nanoparticles supported on mesoporous SBA-15: characterization using X-ray scattering, N₂ physisorption, transmission electron microscopy, high-angle annular darkfield technique, Raman and XAFS spectroscopy

    • Zhida Huang
    • Wolfgang Bensch
    • Thorsten Ressler

    OriginalPaper Open access 17 October 2007 Pages: 244 - 253

    

34. Recent advances in shape memory polymers and composites: a review

    • Debdatta Ratna
    • J. Karger-Kocsis

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 254 - 269

    

35. In-situ observation of crack opening displacement (COD) in a metastable β titanium composite

    • Figen Kaya
    • Paul Bowen
    • Jun Liu

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 270 - 280

    

36. Vickers indentation behavior of several commercial glasses at high temperatures

    • Trevor E. Wilantewicz
    • James R. Varner

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 281 - 298

    

37. Effects of microcrack-damage on fracture behavior of TiAl alloy. Part II: load-controlled tensile test

    • Rui Cao
    • Hao Zhu
    • Ji Zhang

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 299 - 311

    

38. The effect of annealing temperature on the properties of ZnO films with preferential nonpolar plane orientation by SSCVD

    • L. P. Dai
    • H. Deng
    • M. Wei

    OriginalPaper 07 October 2007 Pages: 312 - 315

    

39. Correlation between ultrasonic shear wave velocity and Poisson’s ratio for isotropic porous materials

    • K. K. Phani

    OriginalPaper 22 September 2007 Pages: 316 - 323

    

40. Influence of atomized powder size on microstructures and mechanical properties of rapidly solidified Al–Cr–Y–Zr aluminum alloys

    • Yude Xiao
    • Jue Zhong
    • Zhengqing Ma

    OriginalPaper 10 November 2007 Pages: 324 - 329

    

41. Microcracks with unexpected characteristics induced by CTE mismatch in two-phase model materials

    • Yoann Joliff
    • Joseph Absi
    • Jean Claude Glandus

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 330 - 337

    

42. The study on imidization degree of polyamic acid in solution and ordering degree of its polyimide film

    • Yan Zhai
    • Qin Yang
    • Yi Gu

    OriginalPaper 04 October 2007 Pages: 338 - 344

    

43. Photoluminescence of Eu³⁺ ion in SnO₂ obtained by sol–gel

    • Evandro A. Morais
    • Luis V. A. Scalvi
    • Sidney J. L. Ribeiro

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2007 Pages: 345 - 349

    

44. Changes in microfibril angle in cyclically deformed dry coir fibers studied by in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction

    • Klaus J. Martinschitz
    • Peter Boesecke
    • Jozef Keckes

    OriginalPaper 02 December 2006 Pages: 350 - 356

    

45. Formation of strain-induced martensite in austempered ductile iron

    • Srinivasmurthy Daber
    • P. Prasad Rao

    OriginalPaper 06 November 2007 Pages: 357 - 367

    

46. Thermoelectric properties of porous zinc oxide ceramics doped with praseodymium

    • Yoshihiro Inoue
    • Yoichi Okamoto
    • Jun Morimoto

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 368 - 377

    

47. Photoacoustic spectra on Mn-doped zinc silicate powders by evacuated sealed silica tube method

    • Yoshihiro Inoue
    • Taro Toyoda
    • Jun Morimoto

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 378 - 383

    

48. Processing of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles via reverse microemulsions

    • Hong Li
    • MinYing Zhu
    • ChangRen Zhou

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2007 Pages: 384 - 389

    

49. Preparation and proton conductivity of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/layered double hydroxide nanocomposite gel electrolytes

    • Yong-Zhong Bao
    • Lin-Feng Cong
    • Zhi-Xue Weng

    OriginalPaper 09 October 2007 Pages: 390 - 394

    

50. Comment on the mechanical properties of the amyloid fibre, poly(ValGlyGlyLeuGly), obtained by a novel AFM methodology

    • R. Flamia
    • P. A. Zhdan
    • A. M. Tamburro

    Letter 18 November 2007 Pages: 395 - 397