This useful collection presents fascinating reviews, and reports of recent investigations, related to advanced metallic, ceramic and composite structural materials. The topics covered include innovative processing techniques, phase transformations, mechanical properties and explorations of the relationship between processing methods, microstructure and mechanical behavior.The book will therefore be of great interest to anyone working in the preparation or use of advanced materials.The 24 papers of this proceedings were first presented at the Advanced Structural Materials Symposium held in August 2006 in Cancun, Mexico as part of the Annual Congress of the Mexican Academy of Materials Science. Paper topics include self-affine quasi- static fracture of soda-lime glass, composite coatings elaborated by plasma spraying of dry coated particles, and microstructural mechanisms of fatigue failure in PA66 fibers. The presenters are scientists in Mexico, China, France, India, Spain, and the US.

This useful collection presents fascinating reviews, and reports of recent investigations, related to advanced metallic, ceramic and composite structural materials. The topics covered include innovative processing techniques, phase transformations, mechanical properties and explorations of the relationship between processing methods, microstructure and mechanical behavior.The book will therefore be of great interest to anyone working in the preparation or use of advanced materials.The 24 papers of this proceedings were first presented at the Advanced Structural Materials Symposium held in August 2006 in Cancun, Mexico as part of the Annual Congress of the Mexican Academy of Materials Science. Paper topics include self-affine quasi- static fracture of soda-lime glass, composite coatings elaborated by plasma spraying of dry coated particles, and microstructural mechanisms of fatigue failure in PA66 fibers. The presenters are scientists in Mexico, China, France, India, Spain, and the US.