Local Mechanical Properties IX -- Preface, Committees and Sponsors -- Table of Contents -- Invited Lecture -- Characterization of Polypropylene Staple Yarns by Acoustic Dynamic Modulus -- I. Oral Presentation -- Development of Plastic Zones during the Thermal Cycle of Welding -- Reduction of Elastic Modulus of Titanium Alloy Ti-6Al-4V by Quenching -- Measurement of Local Initiation, Early Growth and Retardation of Physically Short Fatigue Cracks Using Amended DCPD Method -- Nanohardness of Individual Phases in WC - Co Cemented Carbides -- Influence of Loading Conditions on the Deformation Behavior of Human Enamel Studied by Instrumented Indentation -- Effect of Crystallographic Orientation on Hardness and Indentation Modulus in Austenitic Stainless Steel -- Nanohardness vs. Friction Behavior in Magnetron Sputtered and PECVD W-C Coatings -- Estimation of Local Plastic Deformation of Polycrystalline Materials -- Determination of the Elastic-Plastic Properties of 15Kh2MFA Steel with Austenitic Cladding -- Limitations of Similarity Principle in Indentation Testing of Small Samples -- Indentation Size Effects in Ductile and Brittle Materials -- Nanoindentation Applied to Materials with an Inner Structure -- Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloys by Instrumented Indentation: Case Study on Almigo Hard -- Experimental Analysis of Local Stress State and Deformation in the Critical Area of Combustion Engine Cylinder -- Failure Initiation in Dual-Phase Steel -- Design and Verification of Sandwich Structures for High Speed Trains -- II. Poster Presentation -- Effect of Beta Irradiation on the Strength of Bonded Joints of HDPE -- Mechanical Properties of Metal Matrix Nanocomposites Synthesized by Selective Laser Melting Measured by Depth Sensing Indentation Technique -- Local Mechanical Properties of Au Thin Films on Polyethylene.

Change in Mechanical Properties of Weld Claddings after Cyclic Thermal Loading -- Digital Image Correlation Based Method of Crack Growth Rate and Fracture Toughness Measurements on Mini-Samples -- Microstructure and Local Mechanical Properties of Cu-Co Alloys after Severe Plastic Deformation -- Fatigue Cracking Processes of a Thick-Walled Component of a Chemical Pipeline -- Fracture Stress of Ultrahigh Strength Ribbons Determined by Microhardness -- Nanoindentation-Induced Phase Transformation in Silicon Thin Films -- Local Tribological Characteristics of Steel Sheets for Microforming -- Micro-Mechanical Testing of Metal Foam Cell Walls Using Miniature Three-Point Bending -- Comparison of the Natural Ageing Behaviour of EN AW 6082 and Lead Free EN AW 6023 Aluminium Alloys -- Strain Measurement in Local Volume by Non-Contact Videoextensometric Technique on Ultra High Strength Steels -- The Variation of Mechanical Properties of WC-Based HVOF Sprayed Coatings with Respect to the Co Content -- Microstructural and Vickers Microhardness Evolution of Heat Treated Secondary Aluminium Cast Alloy -- Stability of Superalloys Doped with Rare Earth Elements -- A Description of Local Material Properties Close to a Butt Weld -- Evaluation of Local Mechanical Properties of Thin Coatings Prepared by PVD Evaporation -- Influence of the Filler Root Surface Treatment on Bending Fatigue Test Results of the Hardened Gears -- Creep Modified Structural Relaxation of Fe-Based Amorphous Alloy -- Effect of Welding Parameters on the Quality of Spot Welds Combining AHSS Steel and HSLA Steel -- Mechanical Properties of Porous Si3N4 Ceramics -- Local Mechanical Properties of Borides in Fe-B Steels -- Determination of Mechanical Properties of Active Solder Alloys Using the Measuring Method "Small Punch Test".

Mechanical Properties of Interface of Heterogeneous Diffusion Welds of Titanium and Austenitic Steel -- The Resistance Tests of Glass-Cement Plates in High Temperatures -- Material Testing of Natural Stones Used in Historical Buildings Based on Scanning Electron Microscopy and Nanoindentation -- On the Indentation Modulus of Sintered Materials -- Influence of Interphase Imperfection on Micro-Crack Behavior in Polymer Composites Filled by Rigid Particles -- Ionizing Radiation Effect on PMMA Measured by Microhardness -- Analysis of Composite Shrinkage Stresses on 3D Premolar Models with Different Cavity Design Using Finite Element Method -- Temperature Influence on Microindentation Data of a Viscoelastic Material -- Local Deformation of Microsized Amorphous Powder at Low Temperatures -- Local Strain and Stress Analysis of Globe Valve Housing Subjected to External Axial Loading -- Effect of Beta Irradiation on Microhardness of Polyamide 6 -- Efect of Cyclic Heat Treatment on Cast Structure of TiAl Alloy -- Investigation of Changes in Microstructure of Remelted Air Plasma Sprayed NiCrAlY Coating after Short Thermal Exposure in Air with the Assistance of Microhardness Measurements -- The Effect of the Polyamide Reinforcement on Mechanical Properties of Fluorocarbon Rubbers Exposed in Aggressive Environment -- Effect of Sterilization Processes on the Fiber/Matrix Interphase Properties of CF/PDMS Composite to be Used in Orthopaedics -- Using the Multi-Parameter Fracture Mechanics for more Accurate Description of Stress/Displacement Crack Tip Fields -- Local Mechanical Properties of Cast and Sintered High Cr-Alloyed Steel -- Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Local Mechanical Properties of Drawn Part -- Local Changes of Microhardness in Dissimilar Weld Joints after High Temperature Exposure.

Characterization of the Interphase in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composite by a Modulus Mapping Test -- Evaluation of Local Plastic Flow in the Vicinity of Indentation by the Means of DIC Applied on SEM Micrographs -- Mechanical Properties of Single and Double-Layered PVA Nanofibers -- Verification of Numerical Model for Trabecular Tissue Using Compression Test and Time-Lapse X-Ray Radiography Based on Material Model Determined from Three-Point Bending Test of Single Trabecula -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.