Publisher's Synopsis
As the new millennium dawns and demand for new technological tools grows, existing materials are being pushed to the limit for performance, and promising new materials are being developed to meet these needs. The desire to have tools that are portable yet strong, inexpensive yet more efficient and durable has created a challenging atmosphere for material scientists, researchers, developers, and producers. Clearly the biggest challenge is in "processing materials for properties".;This volume contains the proceedings from the Second International Conference on Processing Materials for Properties, jointly organized by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society and the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan. This collection emphasizes the processing aspects in materials research, development, and production. Materials characterization and properties, as well as major processing science and technology, are also included so as to stimulate mutual interaction among processors in different materials fields, rather than to confine them to one particular technology.;This meeting addressed topics dealing with most of the prominent material processing methods, including thin films, powder processing, aqueous and electrolytic processing, high temperature processing and iron and steelmaking. Environmental issues and resource recovery have also been addressed.
