1. Keyword contents

   • Editorial Board

   OriginalPaper Pages: iv - v

2. Curing characteristics and internal stresses in epoxy coatings: Effect of crosslinking agent

   • A. F. Abdelkader
   • J. R. White

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1843 - 1854

3. Crystallization and thermal behaviour of optically pure polylactides and their blends

   • J. R. Sarasua
   • A. López Arraiza
   • I. Maiza

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1855 - 1862

4. The interlaminar interface of a carbon fiber epoxy-matrix composite as an impact sensor

   • Shoukai Wang
   • D. D. L. Chung

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1863 - 1867

5. Enthalpy relaxation and free volume changes in aged styrene copolymers containing a hydrogen bonding co-monomer

   • E.-A. Mcgonigle
   • J. M. G. Cowie
   • R. A. Pethrick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1869 - 1881

6. Treatment of 1,3-dimethylol-4,5dihydroxyimidazolidine-2-one finished cellulosic material with tetraethoxysilane or glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane solutions

   • C. Schramm
   • B. Rinderer
   • H. Duelli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1883 - 1891

7. Wax morphology in bitumen

   • Xiaohu Lu
   • M. Langton
   • P. Redelius

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1893 - 1900

8. In-situ TEM observations of the coarsening of a nanolamellar structure in a cobalt based magnetic alloy

   • H. F. Li
   • Y. L. Foo
   • R. V. Ramanujan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1901 - 1907

9. The effect of Sn concentration on some physical properties of zinc oxide films prepared by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

   • V. Bilgin
   • S. Kose
   • I. Akyuz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1909 - 1915

10. Synthesis of magnetic nanocomposite MgO/MgFe₂O₄ from Mg-Fe layered double hydroxides precursors

    • Feng Li
    • Qiaozhen Yang
    • Xue Duan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1917 - 1922

11. Rate-dependent indentation behavior of solder alloys

    • Feng-Jiang Wang
    • Xin Ma
    • Yi-Yu Qian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1923 - 1928

12. A thermal imaging technique for studying crack development in wood under torsional loading

    • Zheng Chen
    • B. Gabbitas
    • D. Hunt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1929 - 1935

13. Shear band formation and mechanical properties of cold-rolled bulk metallic glass and metallic glass matrix composite

    • J. S. Park
    • H. K. Lim
    • D. H. Kim

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1937 - 1941

14. Computational analysis of the lattice contribution to thermal conductivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes

    • M. Grujicic
    • G. Cao
    • Walter N. Roy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1943 - 1952

15. Strain-amplitude dependent fatigue resistance of low-alloy pressure vessel steels in high-temperature water

    • X. Q. Wu
    • Y. Katada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1953 - 1958

16. Effects of pack composition on the formation of aluminide coatings on alloy steels at 650°C

    • Z. D. Xiang
    • P. K. Datta

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1959 - 1966

17. Determination of essential work of fracture in EPBC sheets obtained by different transformation processes

    • J. Gámez-Pérez
    • P. Muñoz
    • M. Ll. Maspoch

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1967 - 1974

18. Structural study on Al-26 mass% Si-8 mass% Ni powder

    • K. Saksl
    • J. Ďurišin
    • P. Lazár

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1975 - 1978

19. Piezoelectric and magnetic properties of PZT-(Ni_0.284Zn_0.549Cu_0.183)Fe_1.984O₄ composites

    • Hsien-Kuang Liu
    • Jin. H. Huang
    • Hsin-Tsung Tu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1979 - 1985

20. Preparation of microcapsules that produce color in response to humidity for use in intelligent functional paper

    • H. Ichiura
    • M. Morikawa
    • K. Fujiwara

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1987 - 1991

21. In-situ SEM observation on fracture behaviors of Sn-based solder alloys

    • Ding Ying
    • Wang Chunqing
    • Bang Han-Sur

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1993 - 2001

22. Structural, thermodynamical and optical properties of Cu₂-II-IV-VI₄ quaternary compounds

    • H. Matsushita
    • T. Ichikawa
    • A. Katsui

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2003 - 2005

23. Extrusion of alumina ceramic tubes with controlled bends

    • C. Kaya
    • S. Blackburn

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2007 - 2011

24. Solid state characterization of coprecipitated alumina-gallia mixed oxide powders

    • V. S. Escribano
    • J. M. G. Amores
    • G. Busca

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2013 - 2021

25. Relationships between composition, structure and strength of inorganic polymers

    • M. Steveson
    • K. Sagoe-Crentsil

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2023 - 2036

26. Announcement

    • Editorial Board

    Announcement Pages: 2038 - 2038

27. Composition dependence of thermal properties of poly(trimethylene-co-ethylene terephthalate)

    • Yong Xu
    • Sheng-Rong Ye
    • Jin-Wen Qian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2039 - 2041

28. LLDPE/nano-silica composites synthesized via in situ polymerization of ethylene/1-hexene with MAO/metallocene catalyst

    • Bunjerd Jongsomjit
    • Ekkrachan Chaichana
    • Piyasan Praserthdam

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2043 - 2045

29. Optical and electrical properties of carbazole thin film

    • Sreejith K. Pisharady
    • C. S. Menon
    • C. Sudarshanakumar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2047 - 2049

30. Microstructural characterization of laser cladding of Cu-30Ni

    • Bijaya Adak
    • Philip Nash
    • Alan Swiglo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2051 - 2054

31. Application of SEM to detect the structure of mesocarbon microbeads

    • Tong-Qi Li
    • Cheng-Yang Wang
    • Xiu-Jun Liu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2055 - 2057

32. Synthesis and characterization of proton conducting poly phosphate composites

    • T. Uma
    • H. Y. Tu
    • U. Stimming

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2059 - 2063

33. Time dependent percolation of carbon black filled polymer composites in response to solvent vapor

    • Shi Guo Chen
    • Ji Wen Hu
    • Qiang Zheng

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2065 - 2068

34. Luminescence characteristics of yellow emitting Ba₃SiO₅:Eu²⁺ phosphor

    • Joung Kyu Park
    • Mi Ae Lim
    • Chang Hae Kim

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2069 - 2071

35. Synthesis of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite powders in stimulated body fluid

    • Wang Feng
    • Li Mu-Sen
    • Ge Sheng-Song

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2073 - 2076

36. Relations between A_p temperature and deformation by constant stress in cooling in TiNi alloys

    • Limin Huai
    • Lishan Cui
    • Yanjun Zheng

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2077 - 2079

37. Eutectic decomposition in Ca-Si modified austenite medium Mn steel after solidification

    • Gao-Fei Liang
    • Chang-Jiang Song
    • Zhen-Ming Xu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2081 - 2084

38. Stabilization of Laves phase by silicon in a heat-resistant steel casting and its effect on creep-rupture life

    • H. M. Tawancy
    • N. M. Abbas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2085 - 2087

39. Modification of vinyl ester resin by a new thermoset liquid crystalline diacrylate

    • Guozheng Liang
    • Ruilin Zuo
    • Junlong Wang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2089 - 2091

40. Synthesis and characterization of polyaluminocarbosilane

    • Yuxi Yu
    • Xiaodong Li
    • Feng Cao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2093 - 2095

41. Mechanical properties of PVC/nano-CaCO₃ composites

    • Ling Zhang
    • Xuehua Chen
    • Chunzhong Li

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2097 - 2098

42. Synthesis of high-purity Ti₃SiC₂ and Ti₃AlC₂ by spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique

    • Weibing Zhou
    • Bingchu Mei
    • Xiaolin Hong

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2099 - 2100

43. Pressureless sintering of silicon nitride/boron nitride laminate composites

    • E. B. Pickens
    • R. W. Trice

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2101 - 2103

44. Diffusion welding of 93W alloy to OFC and structural control of 93W/OFC joint

    • C. B. Wang
    • Q. Shen
    • L. M. Zhang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2105 - 2107

45. Surface and interface characteristics of SiC coatings by chemical vapor deposition

    • Rong-Jun Liu
    • Chang-Rui Zhang
    • Ying-Bin Cao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2109 - 2111

46. Review papers in Journal of Materials Science Volumes 39 and 40

    • Editorial Board

    ReviewPaper Pages: 2113 - 2113