Engineering Materials III

Engineering materials have long been challenges to, as well as the foundations of, industries and technologies. New technologies and new devices become available largely through the introduction of new materials or the improvement of existing materials.Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).This issue comprises a collection of 20 selected peer-reviewed papers covering topics in three major areas: iron and steel, non-ferrous alloys, and ceramics and composites.The work constitutes and handy and succinct guide to the subject matter.This collection of 20 peer-reviewed research papers is aimed at material science engineers who need to be informed of the latest advances in iron and steel, non- ferrous alloys, ceramics and composites. Lin (materials engineering, Tatung U., Taiwan) and Wei (materials science and engineering, National Taiwan U.) have edited the proceedings of a third conference on advanced materials research for scientists from &quote;both sides of the Taiwan Strait.&quote; This relatively informal series of conferences are designed to exchange innovations among peers in a competitive yet dynamic engineering market.