1. Guest Editorial

   • Jolanta Janczak-Rusch
   • Boris Straumal
   • Ivan Kaban

   EditorialNotes 16 April 2014 Pages: 1513 - 1514

2. Innovative and Highly Productive Joining Technologies for Multi-Material Lightweight Car Body Structures

   • G. Meschut
   • V. Janzen
   • T. Olfermann

   OriginalPaper 08 April 2014 Pages: 1515 - 1523

   

3. Thermal Expansion, Electrical Resistivity, and Spreading Area of Sn-Zn-In Alloys

   • Tomasz Gancarz
   • Przemysław Fima
   • Janusz Pstruś

   OriginalPaper Open access 18 December 2013 Pages: 1524 - 1529

   

4. Wetting and Interfacial Chemistry of SnZnCu Alloys with Cu and Al Substrates

   • Przemysław Fima
   • Janusz Pstruś
   • Tomasz Gancarz

   OriginalPaper Open access 29 January 2014 Pages: 1530 - 1535

   

5. Reactive Commercial Ni/Al Nanolayers for Joining Lightweight Alloys

   • Sónia Simões
   • Filomena Viana
   • Manuel F. Vieira

   OriginalPaper 26 February 2014 Pages: 1536 - 1543

   

6. Highly Moisture-Resistant, Silane-Modified, Cyanogen-Free Optical Adhesives, and Their Reliability

   • Seiko Mitachi
   • Akihito Ito
   • Kazushi Kimura

   OriginalPaper 12 March 2014 Pages: 1544 - 1550

   

7. Interfacial Interaction and Wetting in the Ta₂O₅/Cu-Al System

   • Orel Kish
   • Natalya Froumin
   • Nachum Frage

   OriginalPaper 13 February 2014 Pages: 1551 - 1554

   

8. Joining of ZrB₂ Ceramics to Ti6Al4V by Ni-Based Interlayers

   • F. Valenza
   • C. Artini
   • M. L. Muolo

   OriginalPaper 24 January 2014 Pages: 1555 - 1560

   

9. Temperature Dependence of Surface Tension of Sn-Ag Alloys

   • Chika Ohira
   • Hidetoshi Fujii
   • Yoshiaki Morisada

   OriginalPaper 08 January 2014 Pages: 1561 - 1567

   

10. Influence of Surface Pre-treatments on Laser Welding of Ti6Al4V Alloy

    • J. M. Sánchez-Amaya
    • M. R. Amaya-Vázquez
    • F. J. Botana

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2014 Pages: 1568 - 1575

    

11. Self-Diffusion in Grain Boundaries and Dislocation Pipes in Al, Fe, and Ni and Application to AlN Precipitation in Steel

    • G. Stechauner
    • E. Kozeschnik

    OriginalPaper 27 February 2014 Pages: 1576 - 1579

    

12. Continuous and Discontinuous αTi Layers Between Grains of β(Ti,Co) Phase

    • B. B. Straumal
    • A. S. Gornakova
    • K. I. Kolesnikova

    OriginalPaper 26 November 2013 Pages: 1580 - 1584

    

13. Joining of Cu, Ni, and Ti Using Au-Ge-Based High-Temperature Solder Alloys

    • Nico Weyrich
    • Shan Jin
    • Christian Leinenbach

    OriginalPaper 17 January 2014 Pages: 1585 - 1592

    

14. Numerical Modeling of Electrode Degradation During Resistance Spot Welding Using CuCrZr Electrodes

    • Elise Gauthier
    • Denis Carron
    • François Primaux

    OriginalPaper 20 February 2014 Pages: 1593 - 1599

    

15. Theoretical Analysis of Melting Point Depression of Pure Metals in Different Initial Configurations

    • G. Kaptay
    • J. Janczak-Rusch
    • L. P. H. Jeurgens

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2014 Pages: 1600 - 1607

    

16. Interfacial Design for Joining Technologies: An Historical Perspective

    • J. Janczak-Rusch
    • G. Kaptay
    • L. P. H. Jeurgens

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2014 Pages: 1608 - 1613

    

17. Interfacial Phenomena in Al/Al, Al/Cu, and Cu/Cu Joints Soldered Using an Al-Zn Alloy with Ag or Cu Additions

    • Janusz Pstruś
    • Tomasz Gancarz

    OriginalPaper Open access 20 March 2014 Pages: 1614 - 1624

    

18. In Situ Characterization of NiTi/Ti6Al4V Joints During Reaction-Assisted Diffusion Bonding Using Ni/Ti Multilayers

    • A. J. Cavaleiro
    • A. S. Ramos
    • M. T. Vieira

    OriginalPaper 11 March 2014 Pages: 1625 - 1629

    

19. Wetting and Microstructure Evolution of the Sn-Zn-Ag/Cu Interface

    • Katarzyna Berent
    • Przemysław Fima
    • Janusz Pstruś

    OriginalPaper 11 March 2014 Pages: 1630 - 1633

    

20. Erratum to: Wetting and Microstructure Evolution of the Sn-Zn-Ag/Cu Interface

    • Katarzyna Berent
    • Przemysław Fima
    • Janusz Pstruś

    Erratum 11 April 2014 Pages: 1634 - 1634

21. Mechanical Properties and the Microstructure of Al₂O₃/Al/Al₂O₃ Joints with the Surface Modification of Alumina by a Thin Layer of Ti + Nb

    • Marzanna Ksiazek
    • Adam Tchorz
    • Lukasz Boron

    OriginalPaper Open access 18 April 2014 Pages: 1635 - 1640

    

22. Mechanical Behavior of Glidcop Al-15 at High Temperature and Strain Rate

    • M. Scapin
    • L. Peroni
    • C. Fichera

    OriginalPaper 28 February 2014 Pages: 1641 - 1650

    

23. Degradation of TiN Coatings on Inconel 617 and Silicon Wafer Substrates Under Pulsed Laser Ablation

    • Seol Jeon
    • Heesoo Lee
    • Ki-Seuk Lee

    OriginalPaper 08 March 2014 Pages: 1651 - 1655

    

24. Fabrication and Characterization of Nickel Ferrite Based Inert Anodes for Aluminum Electrolysis

    • P. Zarrabian
    • M. Kalantar
    • S. S. Ghasemi

    OriginalPaper 27 February 2014 Pages: 1656 - 1664

    

25. Thermal Stability Study of Ultrafine Grained 304L Stainless Steel Produced by Martensitic Process

    • S. Sabooni
    • F. Karimzadeh
    • M. H. Enayati

    OriginalPaper 01 March 2014 Pages: 1665 - 1672

    

26. Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Platinum Coated Titanium as Electrode Material

    • K. R. Rasmi
    • S. C. Vanithakumari
    • U. Kamachi Mudali

    OriginalPaper 15 March 2014 Pages: 1673 - 1679

    

27. Actuator Response of Improved Two-Way Memory TiNi Wires Evaluated by Weight Fraction Diagrams

    • C. Urbina
    • S. De la Flor
    • F. Ferrando

    OriginalPaper 13 March 2014 Pages: 1680 - 1694

    

28. The Effect of Surface Roughness on the Corrosion Properties of Type AISI 304 Stainless Steel in Diluted NaCl and Urban Rain Solution

    • Mirjam Bajt Leban
    • Črt Mikyška
    • Janez Kovač

    OriginalPaper 21 March 2014 Pages: 1695 - 1702

    

29. High-Temperature Corrosion Behavior in Different Regions of 9 Cr-1 Mo Steel Weldment in SO₂ + O₂ Atmosphere

    • D. Ghosh
    • S. K. Mitra

    OriginalPaper 22 March 2014 Pages: 1703 - 1710

    

30. Characterization of Bimetallic Castings with an Austenitic Working Surface Layer and an Unalloyed Cast Steel Base

    • Tomasz Wróbel

    OriginalPaper Open access 25 March 2014 Pages: 1711 - 1717

    

31. Pitting Corrosion Characterization of Wrought Stellite Alloys in Green Death Solution with Immersion Test and Extreme Value Analysis Model

    • X. Z. Zhang
    • R. Liu
    • M. X. Yao

    OriginalPaper 27 March 2014 Pages: 1718 - 1725

    

32. One-Step Quenching and Partitioning Heat Treatment of Medium Carbon Low Alloy Steel

    • Fawad Tariq
    • Rasheed Ahmed Baloch

    OriginalPaper 19 February 2014 Pages: 1726 - 1739

    

33. A Local Damage Approach to Predict Crack Initiation in Type AISI 316L(N) Stainless Steel

    • S. A. Krishnan
    • G. Sasikala
    • A. K. Bhaduri

    OriginalPaper 01 March 2014 Pages: 1740 - 1749

    

34. Optimization and Prediction of Angular Distortion and Weldment Characteristics of TIG Square Butt Joints

    • H. K. Narang
    • M. M. Mahapatra
    • P. Biswas

    OriginalPaper 04 March 2014 Pages: 1750 - 1758

    

35. Analysis of Dynamic Loads on the Dies in High Speed Sheet Metal Forming Processes

    • R. Ibrahim
    • S. Golovashchenko
    • A. Gillard

    OriginalPaper 28 February 2014 Pages: 1759 - 1769

    

36. Modeling Constitutive Relationship of Cu-0.4 Mg Alloy During Hot Deformation

    • Guoliang Ji
    • Guang Yang
    • Qiang Li

    OriginalPaper 27 February 2014 Pages: 1770 - 1779

    

37. Mechanical Properties and Thermal Stability of Nanostructured Al/Al₁₂(Fe,V)₃Si Alloys Produced by Powder Metallurgy

    • H. Ashrafi
    • M. H. Enayati
    • R. Emadi

    OriginalPaper 27 February 2014 Pages: 1780 - 1789

    

38. Preparation of Sn⁴⁺-Doped Titanium Dioxide Photocatalytic Films on 304 Stainless Steel by Duplex Treatment

    • Linhai Tian
    • Laohong Qian
    • Xiaoying Li

    OriginalPaper 15 March 2014 Pages: 1790 - 1798

    

39. Cyclic Strain Resistance, Stress Response, Fatigue Life, and Fracture Behavior of High Strength Low Alloy Steel 300 M

    • K. Manigandan
    • T. S. Srivatsan
    • Vijay K. Vasudevan

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1799 - 1814

    

40. Investigation on the Effect of Reinforcement Particle Size on the Mechanical Properties of the Cold Sprayed Ni-Ni₃Al Composites

    • Tharaka Chandanayaka
    • Fardad Azarmi

    OriginalPaper 20 March 2014 Pages: 1815 - 1822

    

41. Performance Analysis of Weld Hardfacings Used in the Sugar/Alcohol Industry

    • Aldemi Coelho Lima
    • Valtair Antonio Ferraresi
    • Ruham Pablo Reis

    OriginalPaper 20 March 2014 Pages: 1823 - 1833

    

42. Elevated Temperature Mechanical Behavior of Severely Deformed Titanium

    • Seyed Vahid Sajadifar
    • Guney Guven Yapici

    OriginalPaper 27 March 2014 Pages: 1834 - 1844

    

43. Synthesis and Evaluation of TiC/Al₃Ti Coating on Iron Via Thermal Explosion of Al-Ti-C System

    • Q. Y. Zhang
    • Z. G. Zhao
    • S. Q. Wang

    OriginalPaper 18 December 2013 Pages: 1845 - 1853

    

44. Effect of Zr Addition on Microstructure and Properties of Cu–Ag–Ti Alloys

    • D. H. Xiao
    • X. X. Li
    • Y. S. Zhang

    OriginalPaper 04 March 2014 Pages: 1854 - 1860

    

45. Water Droplet Erosion Behavior of High-Power Diode Laser Treated 17Cr4Ni PH Stainless Steel

    • B. S. Mann

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2014 Pages: 1861 - 1869

    

46. Surface Erosion of Carbon Steel 1045 During Waterjet Peening

    • Azmir Azhari
    • Christian Schindler
    • Eberhard Kerscher

    OriginalPaper 13 March 2014 Pages: 1870 - 1880

    

47. Effect of Pin Length on Hook Size and Joint Properties in Friction Stir Lap Welding of 7B04 Aluminum Alloy

    • Min Wang
    • Huijie Zhang
    • Lei Yang

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2014 Pages: 1881 - 1886

    

48. The Influence of Carbon Nanotube and Roll Bonding Parameters on the Bond Strength of Al Sheets

    • Mahmoud Samadzadeh
    • Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad

    OriginalPaper 25 March 2014 Pages: 1887 - 1895

    

49. Adiabatic Shear Bands in Ti-6Al-4V Alloy with Lamellar Microstructure

    • Bingfeng Wang
    • Juan Li
    • Huiqun Liu

    OriginalPaper 25 March 2014 Pages: 1896 - 1903

    

50. Hot Tensile Deformation Characteristics and Processing Map of Extruded AZ80 Mg Alloys

    • Yan Lou
    • Heng Chen
    • Min Long

    OriginalPaper 25 March 2014 Pages: 1904 - 1914