1. Announcement of new associate editor

   Announcement Pages: 4 - 4

2. Symposium on processing and properties of structural materials foreword

   • Khaled Morsi
   • Viola L. Acoff

   EditorialNotes Pages: 5 - 5

3. An electron-backscattered diffraction study of the texture evolution in a coarse-grained AZ31 magnesium alloy deformed in tension at elevated temperatures

   • Yi Liu
   • Xin Wu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 17

4. A method of measuring stored energy macroscopically using statistically stored dislocations in commercial purity aluminum

   • Mitra Taheri
   • Hasso Weiland
   • Anthony Rollett

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 25

5. The effect of sheet processing on the microstructure, tensile, and creep behavior of INCONEL alloy 718

   • C. J. Boehlert
   • D. S. Dickmann
   • NY. N. C. Eisinger

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 40

6. Electron backscatter diffraction analysis of dynamically recrystallized grain structures in a Ni-Cr-Fe base alloy

   • Young-Sang Na
   • Jong-Taek Yeom
   • Jai-Young Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 47

7. Microstructural evolution in Zr₃Al-based alloys during various long-time annealing treatments

   • R. Tewari
   • G. K. Dey
   • N. Prabhu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 58

8. Deformation twinning and texture variation in Zr-2.5 pct Nb alloy during rolling

   • Sungsoo Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 68

9. Self-joining of Si₃N₄ using metal interlayers

   • José Lemus-Ruiz
   • Carlos A. León-Patiño
   • Robin A. L. Drew

   OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 75

10. Microstructure-mechanical property relationship to copper alloys with shape memory during thermomechanical treatments

    • J. L. L. Gama
    • C. C. Dantas
    • Y. P. Yadava

    OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 87

11. Precipitation of Fe₂W laves phase and modeling of its direct influence on the strength of a 12Cr-2W steel

    • Qiang Li

    OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 97

12. Three-dimensional computational-cell modeling of the micromechanics of the martensitic transformation in transformation-induced-plasticity-assisted multiphase steels

    • Tim Van Rompaey
    • Frederic Lani
    • Thomas Pardoen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 107

13. Influence of alloying elements on the kinetics of strain-induced martensitic nucleation in low-alloy, multiphase high-strength steels

    • L. Samek
    • E. De Moor
    • B. C. De Cooman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 124

14. Modeling of massive transformation in substitutional alloys

    • J. Svoboda
    • E. Gamsjäger
    • F. D. Fischer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 132

15. The effect of residual stress on the fatigue crack growth behavior of Al-Si-Mg cast alloys—Mechanisms and corrective mathematical models

    • Diana A. Lados
    • Diran Apelian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 145

16. Effect of strain rate on stress-strain behavior of alloy 309 and 304L austenitic stainless steel

    • Joshua A. Lichtenfeld
    • Chester J. Van Tyne
    • Martin C. Mataya

    OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 161

17. Effects of frequency on fatigue behavior of type 316 low-carbon, nitrogen-added stainless steel in air and mercury for the spallation neutron source

    • H. Tian
    • P. K. Liaw
    • L. K. Mansur

    OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 173

18. Mechanical behaviors of chromium- or niobium-modified Ni_47.5Al₂₅Fe_27.5 alloy at elevated temperature

    • Chun-Huei Tsau
    • Jien-Wei Yeh
    • Jason Shian-Ching Jang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 184

19. Room-temperature mechanical behavior of cryomilled al alloys

    • David Witkin
    • Bing Q. Han
    • Enrique J. Lavernia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 194

20. In-Situ observations of oxidation and phase stability in cast nickel-based intermetallic alloys

    • S. S. Babu
    • E. D. Specht
    • S. A. David

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 205

21. Effect of annealing time on solute carbon in ultralow-carbon Ti-V and Ti-Nb steels

    • Waleed Al-Shalfan
    • John G. Speer
    • Kip Findley

    OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 216

22. Thermal analysis of the compositional shift in a transient liquid phase during sintering of a ternary Cu-Sn-Bi powder mixture

    • T. D’Hondt
    • S. F. Corbin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 224

23. Investigation of a discus-milling process using a powder mixture of Al and TiO₂

    • Z. G. Liu
    • S. Raynova
    • D. L. Zhang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 233

24. Combustion synthesis and mechanical properties of dense NiTi-TiC intermetallic-ceramic composites

    • Douglas E. Burkes
    • Guglielmo Gottoli
    • Hu Chun Yi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 242

25. Creep characteristics of a diecast AM50 magnesium alloy

    • Naoya Ishimatsu
    • Yoshihiro Terada
    • Koichi Ohori

    OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 248

26. Understanding the rapid solidification of Al-4.3Cu and Al-17Cu using X-ray tomography

    • A. Prasad
    • H. Henein
    • Ch. -A. Gandin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 257

27. Strain hardening due to deformation twinning in α-titanium: Mechanisms

    • A. A. Salem
    • S. R. Kalidindi
    • S. L. Semiatin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 268