Synthesis/processing of Lightweight Metallic Materials Proceedings of a Symposium Held During the TMS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 13-16, 1995

This volume is a collection of papers presented at the 1995 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, February 12-16, 1995. The primary focus of these proceedings is the criticality of synthesis/processing in producing materials with novel constitutional and microstructural features, and enhanced mechanical property combinations. Attention is given to solid, liquid and vapour phase processing routes.;The overview introductory paper demonstrates that the greater the departure from equilibrium possible using a particular process, the greater the flexibility in obtaining novel features. The remaining 31 papers have been divided into three sections: titanium; aluminium; and other metals. These papers contain useful information on processing via rapid solidification, mechanical alloying, vapour deposition and thermomechanical processing and characterization of both monolithic and composite types of materials.