Advanced structural materials : properties, design optimization, and applications / edited by Winston O. Soboyejo with T.S. Srivatsan.

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Introduction to advanced materials / W. O. Soboyejo -- Small scale contact and adhension in nano- and- bio- systems / Yifang Cao and W. O. Soboyejo -- Mechanical characterization of thin film materials for MEMS devices / Jun Lou -- Silicon-based microelectromechanical systems (Si-MEMS) / Seyed M. Allameh -- Porous metallic materials / Jikou Zhou -- A thermodynamic overview of glass formation abilities: application to Al-based alloys / Aiwu Zhu and Gary J. Shiflet -- NiTi-based high-temperature shape-memory alloys: properties, prospects, and potential applications / Ronald Noebe, Tiffany Biles, and Santo A. Padula II -- Cobalt alloys and composites / M. Freels ... [et al.] -- The science, technology, and applications of aluminum and aluminum alloys / T. S. Srivatsan and Satish Vasudevan -- Metal matrix composites: types, reinforcement, processing, properties and applications / T. S. Srivatsan and John Lewandowski -- Titanium alloys: structure, properties, and applications / Fred McBagonluri and W. O. Soboyejo -- Niobium alloys and composites / Kwai S. Chan -- Mo-Si-B alloys for ultrahigh temperature applications / J.H. Perepezko, R. Sakidja, and K.S. Kumar -- Nickel-base alloys / W.O. Soboyejo.