The book gathers selected, reviewed contributions presented at the 16th International Conference on Materials and Manufacturing Technologies, held during March 21-23 2025, Sendai, Japan. It highlights recent innovative methods and developments in materials and manufacturing technologies. A wide range of topics are discussed in this book, which includes Structural Materials, Metallic Materials, Materials Processing, Chemical Materials, Optical/Electronic Materials, Magnetic Materials, Cryogenic Materials, Micro/Nano Machining, Metal Forming, biomaterials, building materials, Green Manufacturing, Non-Conventional Machining Processes, Additive Manufacturing, Subtractive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing Processes. This volume of proceedings is also suitable for researchers and practitioners who are engaged in the interdisciplinary fields of materials science and manufacturing engineering.

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Lai-Chang Zhang

Professor Lai-Chang Zhang is Head of Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing at Edith Cowan University. After awarded his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof. Zhang held several positions at The University of Western Australian, University of Wollongong, IFW Dresden and Technische Universität Darmstadt. His research interests include metal additive manufacturing, metallic biomaterials, light alloys & structures, and high-strength alloys and composites. He is a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate) and an Advanced Materials Laureate (IAAM, Sweden), with approximately 410 journal articles, an H-index of 93 and more than 32,000 citations. He serves as Editor or Editorial Board Members for more than 10 journals including International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Advanced Powder Materials, International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, Advanced Engineering Materials, Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), BME Horizon, etc.