Front cover -- Materials Processing and Manufacturing Science -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Materials Behavior -- Introduction -- Process Innovation as Driver of Technological Growth -- Atomic Bonding in Materials -- Crystal Structure -- Defects in Crystalline Solids -- Annealing -- Diffusion in Crystalline Solids -- Mechanical Behavior -- Strengthening of Metals -- Fracture Mechanics -- Deformation Processing -- Heat Treatment -- Precipitation Hardening -- Thermal Properties -- Electrical Properties -- Dielectric and Magnetic Properties -- Optical Properties -- References -- 2 Casting and Solidification -- Casting Techniques -- Mold-Filling Time -- Gate and Runner Area Calculation -- Temperature Drop in Metal Flow -- Riser Design -- Solidification Rate -- Stages of Solidification-Nucleation and Growth -- Solidification of Industrial Castings: -- Rapid Solidification and Metallic Glass -- Weld Solidification -- Solidification Under Reduced Gravity -- Interactions of Solidification Front with Insoluble Particles -- References -- 3 Powder Metallurgy and Ceramic Forming -- Crystalline Ceramics and Glasses -- Powder Metallurgy -- Sintering -- Mechanism of Sintering -- Ceramic Forming -- Glass Forming -- Pore Characterization -- Properties of Ceramics -- Joining of Ceramics -- References -- 4 Surface, Subsurface, and Interface Phenomena -- Surface Forces -- Contact Angle, Surface Tension, and Young's Equation -- Three-Phase Equilibrium -- Dynamic Contact Angles -- Capillary Flow -- Wettability and Capillary Rise at High Temperatures -- Joining -- Wear, Friction, and Lubrication -- Corrosion -- References -- 5 Coatings and Surface Engineering -- Design and Development of Coatings -- Surface Pretreatments -- Coating Techniques -- Laser Surface-Engineering -- References -- 6 Composite Materials.

Definition and Classification -- Fibers -- Interface -- Fiber Strengthening -- Polymer-Matrix Composites -- Metal-Matrix Composites -- References -- 7 Semiconductor Manufacturing -- Introduction -- Feature Size and Wafer Size -- Fundamentals of Semiconductors -- Crystal Growth and Wafer Preparation -- Oxidation -- Diffusion -- Ion Implantation -- Photolithography -- Thin Film Deposition -- Etching -- Metallization -- Packaging -- Yield and Reliability -- References -- 8 Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing -- Introduction -- References -- General References -- Index.