1. Editorial

   • B. S. Murty
   • L. Bichler

   EditorialNotes 28 April 2015 Pages: 2171 - 2171

   

2. Synthesis and Characterization of Bulk Al-Cu-Fe Based Quasicrystals and Composites by Spray Forming

   • N. K. Mukhopadhyay
   • V. Uhlenwinkel
   • V. C. Srivastava

   OriginalPaper 24 February 2015 Pages: 2172 - 2178

   

3. Application of the Billet Casting Method to Determine the Onset of Incipient Melting of 319 Al Alloy Engine Blocks

   • A. Lombardi
   • C. Ravindran
   • R. MacKay

   OriginalPaper 11 February 2015 Pages: 2179 - 2184

   

4. Aluminum-Based Cast In Situ Composites: A Review

   • S. L. Pramod
   • Srinivasa R. Bakshi
   • B. S. Murty

   ReviewPaper 21 February 2015 Pages: 2185 - 2207

   

5. Investigations on the Stress and Strain Evolution in AZ91D Magnesium Alloy Castings During Hot Tearing

   • L. Bichler
   • C. Ravindran

   OriginalPaper 12 March 2015 Pages: 2208 - 2218

   

6. Nucleation in Al Alloys Processed By MCDC Casting

   • A.K. Prasada Rao

   OriginalPaper 10 March 2015 Pages: 2219 - 2224

   

7. Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the 6061-Based Nanocomposites Fabricated via Ultrasonic Processing

   • Shian Jia
   • Daojie Zhang
   • Laurentiu Nastac

   OriginalPaper 13 March 2015 Pages: 2225 - 2233

   

8. Ultrasonic-Assisted Synthesis of Graphite-Reinforced Al Matrix Nanocomposites

   • P. Christy Roshini
   • B. Nagasivamuni
   • K. R. Ravi

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2015 Pages: 2234 - 2239

   

9. Some Perspectives on Innovative Processing and Materials Development

   • Genjiro Motoyasu
   • Hiroyuki Yamazaki
   • Alexander McLean

   ReviewPaper 12 May 2015 Pages: 2240 - 2249

   

10. Solidification Behavior of Mg-Zn and Mg-Zn-Zr Alloys Using In-Situ Neutron Diffraction

    • A. Elsayed
    • D. Sediako
    • C. Ravindran

    OriginalPaper 02 April 2015 Pages: 2250 - 2255

    

11. Minimization of Residual Stress in an Al-Cu Alloy Forged Plate by Different Heat Treatments

    • Ya-Bo Dong
    • Wen-Zhu Shao
    • Liang Zhen

    OriginalPaper 21 April 2015 Pages: 2256 - 2265

    

12. Aluminum Matrix Composites Strengthened with CuZrAgAl Amorphous Atomized Powder Particles

    • Jan Dutkiewicz
    • Łukasz Rogal
    • Lucas Dembinski

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2015 Pages: 2266 - 2273

    

13. Tin Coatings Electrodeposited from Sulfonic Acid-Based Electrolytes: Tribological Behavior

    • L. N. Bengoa
    • W. R. Tuckart
    • W. A. Egli

    OriginalPaper 09 April 2015 Pages: 2274 - 2281

    

14. Synthesis and Characteristics of ZnS Nanospheres for Heterojunction Photovoltaic Device

    • Sheng-Hung Chou
    • Yu-Jen Hsiao
    • Po-Hsun Chou

    OriginalPaper 09 April 2015 Pages: 2282 - 2286

    

15. Effect of Holding Time on Microstructure and Properties of Transient Liquid-Phase-Bonded Joints of a Single Crystal Alloy

    • Lu Chai
    • Jihua Huang
    • Li Wang

    OriginalPaper 11 April 2015 Pages: 2287 - 2293

    

16. Effects of HA-Coating on the Surface Morphology and Corrosion Behavior of a Co-Cr-Based Implant in Different Conditions

    • H. Kheimehsari
    • S. Izman
    • Mostafa Rezazadeh Shirdar

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2015 Pages: 2294 - 2302

    

17. A Comparative Study on the Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Mild Steel and 6061Al-15wt.%SiCp Composite

    • Arpita Banerjee
    • Vedavyas Tungala
    • Joydeep Maity

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2015 Pages: 2303 - 2311

    

18. Measurement and Evaluation of Crystallographic Texture in Ti-3Al-2.5V Tubing

    • H. Zhang
    • Z. M. Sheng
    • M. Q. Yan

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2015 Pages: 2312 - 2318

    

19. Non-destructive Magnetic Evaluation of Laser Weld Quality in Hot Rolled Coils

    • J. N. Mohapatra
    • I. Chakradhar
    • Marutiram Kaza

    OriginalPaper 15 April 2015 Pages: 2319 - 2326

    

20. Preparation and Properties of a Novel Al-Si-Ge-Zn Filler Metal for Brazing Aluminum

    • Zhiwei Niu
    • Jihua Huang
    • Xingke Zhao

    OriginalPaper 17 April 2015 Pages: 2327 - 2334

    

21. On the Stacking Fault Energy Evaluation and Deformation Mechanism of Sanicro-28 Super-Austenitic Stainless Steel

    • Mohammad Moallemi
    • Abbas Zarei-Hanzaki
    • Ahmad Mirzaei

    OriginalPaper 17 April 2015 Pages: 2335 - 2340

    

22. Analysis of Phases and Their Role in Strengthening of Cu-Cr-Zr-Ti Alloy

    • S. Chenna Krishna
    • G. Sudarsana Rao
    • Koshy M. George

    OriginalPaper 17 April 2015 Pages: 2341 - 2345

    

23. Mechanical Property of Pure Magnesium: From Orientation Perspective Pertaining to Deviation from Basal Orientation

    • S. K. Sahoo
    • R. K. Sabat
    • S. Suwas

    OriginalPaper 17 April 2015 Pages: 2346 - 2353

    

24. Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of a Ti-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Composite

    • J. Cui
    • J. S. Li
    • H. C. Kou

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2015 Pages: 2354 - 2358

    

25. Template-Engaged In Situ Synthesis of Carbon-Doped Monoclinic Mesoporous BiVO₄: Photocatalytic Treatment of Rhodamine B

    • Mingming Yao
    • Lihua Gan
    • Zhonghua Hu

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2015 Pages: 2359 - 2367

    

26. Influences of Processing Time and Discharge Current Density During Pulsed Plasma-Oxidizing process of AISI 316L

    • J. C. Díaz-Guillén
    • G. Vargas-Gutiérrez
    • L. Álvarez-Contreras

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2015 Pages: 2368 - 2372

    

27. Novel Investigation on Nanostructured Multilayer and Functionally Graded Ni-P Electroless Coatings on Stainless Steel

    • S. R. Anvari
    • S. M. Monirvaghefi
    • M. H. Enayati

    OriginalPaper 05 May 2015 Pages: 2373 - 2381

    

28. Influence of Diffusion Asymmetry on Kinetic Pathways in Binary Fe-Cu Alloy: A Kinetic Monte Carlo Study

    • D. Bombac
    • G. Kugler

    OriginalPaper 07 April 2015 Pages: 2382 - 2389

    

29. Defect Prediction and Control for Ultra-high-strength Steel Complex Structure in Hot Forming Based on FEM

    • Xin Shang
    • Jie Zhou
    • Yang Li

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2015 Pages: 2390 - 2400

    

30. Inverse Thermal Analysis of Titanium GTA Welds Using Multiple Constraints

    • S. G. Lambrakos
    • A. Shabaev
    • L. Huang

    OriginalPaper 17 April 2015 Pages: 2401 - 2411

    

31. Evaluating the Hot Deformation Behavior of a Super-Austenitic Steel Through Microstructural and Neural Network Analysis

    • A. Mirzaei
    • A. Zarei-Hanzaki
    • Sh. Khoddam

    OriginalPaper 24 April 2015 Pages: 2412 - 2421

    

32. Study on the Crack Propagation Behavior of ×80 Pipeline Steel Under AC Application in High pH Solution

    • M. Zhu
    • G. F. Ou
    • Z. Y. Liu

    OriginalPaper 04 April 2015 Pages: 2422 - 2425

    

33. Effects of Strain Rates on Mechanical Properties and Fracture Mechanism of DP780 Dual Phase Steel

    • Shengci Li
    • Yonglin Kang
    • Shuang Kuang

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2015 Pages: 2426 - 2434

    

34. Cavitation and Sand Slurry Erosion Resistances of WC-10Co-4Cr Coatings

    • Qun Wang
    • Zhaoxi Tang
    • Limei Cha

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2015 Pages: 2435 - 2443

    

35. Effect of 0.3 wt.% Al Addition in Flowing Liquid Zinc on the Erosion-Corrosion Behavior of Fe-3.5 wt.% B Alloy

    • Yong Wang
    • Jiandong Xing
    • Sen Jia

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2015 Pages: 2444 - 2450

    

36. On the Specific Role of Microstructure in Governing Cyclic Fatigue, Deformation, and Fracture Behavior of a High-Strength Alloy Steel

    • K. Manigandan
    • T. S. Srivatsan

    OriginalPaper 18 April 2015 Pages: 2451 - 2463

    

37. Synergistic Inhibition Effect of Zinc Acetylacetonate and Benzothiazole in Epoxy Coating on the Corrosion of Mild Steel

    • S. M. Amoozadeh
    • M. Mahdavian

    OriginalPaper 25 April 2015 Pages: 2464 - 2472

    

38. Voltammetric Analysis on the Formation of Fe(OH)₂ and FeCO₃, and on the Reactivity of Passivation of Steel in Carbonate Solutions

    • Faysal Fayez Eliyan
    • J. R. Kish
    • Akram Alfantazi

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2015 Pages: 2473 - 2480

    

39. Study on the Wettability and Tribological Behavior of Different Polymers as Bearing Materials for Cervical Prosthesis

    • Song Wang
    • Jian Song
    • Weiqiang Liu

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2015 Pages: 2481 - 2493

    

40. Fatigue Damage Evaluation of Friction Stir Spot Welded Cross-Tension Joints Under Repeated Two-Step Force Amplitudes

    • Sutep Joy-A-Ka
    • Yuki Ogawa
    • Hidetoshi Fujii

    OriginalPaper 05 May 2015 Pages: 2494 - 2502

    

41. Microstructure Evolution of Al-0.35%Si-0.2%Mg-0.3%Ce Alloy During Hot Extrusion and Its Contributions to Performances

    • Hengcheng Liao
    • Yuna Wu
    • Yongjin Wang

    OriginalPaper 07 April 2015 Pages: 2503 - 2510

    

42. Influence of Orientations of Bionic Unit Fabricated by Laser Remelting on Fatigue Wear Resistance of Gray Cast Iron

    • Zhi-Kai Chen
    • Ti Zhou
    • Hong Zhou

    OriginalPaper 02 April 2015 Pages: 2511 - 2520

    

43. Laser Shock Processing with Different Conditions of Treatment on Duplex Stainless Steel

    • E. Castañeda
    • C. Rubio-Gonzalez
    • G. Gomez-Rosas

    OriginalPaper 04 April 2015 Pages: 2521 - 2525

    

44. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al2024/Ti-6Al-4V Transient Liquid Phase Bonded Joint

    • M. Samavatian
    • A. Halvaee
    • S. Zakipour

    OriginalPaper 11 April 2015 Pages: 2526 - 2534

    

45. Evaluation of CNT Dispersion Methodology Effect on Mechanical Properties of an AlSi Composite

    • O. Carvalho
    • M. Buciumeanu
    • G. Miranda

    OriginalPaper 17 April 2015 Pages: 2535 - 2545

    

46. Weld Growth Mechanisms and Failure Behavior of Three-Sheet Resistance Spot Welds Made of 5052 Aluminum Alloy

    • Yang Li
    • Fuyu Yan
    • Xuetuan Cui

    OriginalPaper 18 April 2015 Pages: 2546 - 2555

    

47. Effect of Metal Matrix Alloying on Mechanical Strength of Diamond Particle-Reinforced Aluminum Composites

    • Hailong Zhang
    • Jianhua Wu
    • Xitao Wang

    OriginalPaper 24 April 2015 Pages: 2556 - 2562

    

48. Effect of Boric Acid Concentration on Viscosity of Slag and Property of Weld Metal Obtained from Underwater Wet Welding

    • Ning Guo
    • Wei Guo
    • Jicai Feng

    OriginalPaper 25 April 2015 Pages: 2563 - 2568

    

49. A Hybrid Laser Surface Treatment for Refurbishment of Stress Corrosion Cracking Damaged 304L Stainless Steel

    • R. K. Gupta
    • R. Sundar
    • L. M. Kukreja

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2015 Pages: 2569 - 2576

    

50. Erratum to: A Comparative Study of Ni_49.9Ti_50.1 and Ni_50.3Ti_29.7Hf₂₀ Tube Actuators

    • J. S. Owusu-Danquah
    • A. F. Saleeb
    • S. A. Padula II

    Erratum 08 April 2015 Pages: 2577 - 2577