This collection brings together engineers, scientists, scholars, and entrepreneurs to present their novel and innovative contributions in the domain specific to metal-matrix composites and on aspects specific to processing, characterization, mechanical behavior, measurements, failure behavior, and kinetics governing microstructural influences on failure by fracture. Topics include but are not limited to:

. Metals and metal-matrix composites

. Nano-metal based composites

. Intermetallic-based composites Contributions in the above topics connect to applications in industry-relevant areas: automotive; nuclear and clean energy; aerospace; failure analysis; biomedical and healthcare; and heavy equipment, machinery, and goods.

Autorentext
T.S. Srivatsan, The University of Akron, OH, USA. Pradeep Rohatgi, University of Wisconsin,USA. Simona E. Hunyadi Murph, Savannah River National Laboratory, South Carolina, USA.