1. Editorial

   • William Bonfield

   EditorialNotes Pages: 4246 - 4246

2. The weldability of lithium-containing aluminium alloys

   • J. R. Pickens

   Reviews Pages: 4247 - 4258

3. Preparation of glass by sintering

   • E. M. Rabinovich

   Reviews Pages: 4259 - 4297

4. Crystallization kinetics of Mo-N

   • E. H. Henninger
   • D. S. Easton

   Papers Pages: 4298 - 4308

5. Preparation of porous glass-ceramics of the TiO₂-SiO₂ system

   • Toshinori Kokubu
   • Masayuki Yamane

   Papers Pages: 4309 - 4316

6. Reference planes for binary diffusion with variable molar volume

   • A. G. Guy

   Papers Pages: 4317 - 4328

7. Mobility analysis in plastically deformed CdTe single crystals

   • M. Nagabhooshanam
   • V. Hari Babu

   Papers Pages: 4329 - 4334

8. The structure of stircast Al-6Cu

   • J. M. M. Molenaar
   • F. W. H. C. Salemans
   • L. Katgerman

   Papers Pages: 4335 - 4344

9. Strength characterization of yttria-doped sintered silicon nitride

   • R. K. Govila

   Papers Pages: 4345 - 4353

10. Fracture indentation beneath flat and spherical punches

    • R. Mouginot
    • D. Maugis

    Papers Pages: 4354 - 4376

11. The mechanical behaviour of PVC short-fibre composites

    • J. Yuan
    • A. Hiltner
    • D. Rahrig

    Papers Pages: 4377 - 4386

12. Production and purification of silicon by calcium reduction of rice-husk white ash

    • P. Mishra
    • A. Chakraverty
    • H. D. Banerjee

    Papers Pages: 4387 - 4391

13. Formation of austenite from a ferrite-pearlite microstructure during intercritical annealing

    • Woo Chang Jeong
    • Chong Hee Kim

    Papers Pages: 4392 - 4398

14. Partition of deformation and anelastic energies in multiple impacts in copper

    • Irwin G. Greenfield
    • Elsa B. Iturbe

    Papers Pages: 4399 - 4406

15. Structural and spectroscopic characteristics of synthetic hydrohaematite

    • Emilia Wolska
    • Wojciech Szajda

    Papers Pages: 4407 - 4412

16. Real time small-angle X-ray scattering from polystyrene crazes during fatigue

    • Peter J. Mills
    • Edward J. Kramer
    • Hugh R. Brown

    Papers Pages: 4413 - 4420

17. Direct measurements of non-linear stress-strain curves and elastic properties of metal matrix composite sandwich beams with any core material

    • Jacques E. Schoutens

    Papers Pages: 4421 - 4430

18. Barrier effects in dispersive media

    • Robert M. Hill
    • Colin Pickup

    Papers Pages: 4431 - 4444

19. Reaction of zirconium fluoride glass with water: kinetics of dissolution

    • Robert H. Doremus
    • Denis Murphy
    • Chandra Burman

    Papers Pages: 4445 - 4453

20. Preparation of transparent non-crystalline stoichiometric magnesium aluminate gel-monolith by the sol-gel process

    • J. C. Debsikdar

    Papers Pages: 4454 - 4458

21. Residual stresses of thin, short rectangular plates

    • Arsavir T. Andonian
    • Steven Danyluk

    Papers Pages: 4459 - 4464

22. Gel-drawn fibres of poly(vinyl alcohol)

    • Peggy Cebe
    • David Grubb

    Papers Pages: 4465 - 4478

23. Sol-gel-derived PbTiO₃

    • J. B. Blum
    • S. R. Gurkovich

    Papers Pages: 4479 - 4483

24. Ultrasonic tests for phase separation in the vitreous systems Co-P-O and H-P-O

    • B. Bridge
    • A. A. Higazy

    Papers Pages: 4484 - 4496

25. The mutual alloying behaviour of some B-group elements

    • H. E. N. Stone

    Papers Pages: 4497 - 4500

26. Positron lifetime study of the devitrification process in a cordierite glass

    • M. A. Pedrosa
    • R. Pareja

    Papers Pages: 4501 - 4506

27. High-temperature electrical breakdown in single crystal and polycrystalline MgO

    • Hiroshi Murata
    • Seung Chul Choi
    • Hiroaki Yanagida

    Papers Pages: 4507 - 4513

28. Experimental determination of the surface roughness parameter in metal films

    • C. R. Tellier

    Papers Pages: 4514 - 4520

29. A transmission electron microscopy study of bronze-processed Nb₃Sn and (Nb, Ta)₃Sn multifilamentary superconducting wire

    • N. J. Pugh
    • J. E. Evetts
    • E. R. Wallach

    Papers Pages: 4521 - 4526

30. An evaluation of acoustic emission from fibre-reinforced composites

    • I. Narisawa
    • T. Oba

    Papers Pages: 4527 - 4531

31. Effect of isothermal exposure on fatigue crack growth in boron-titanium composites

    • J. M. Quenisset
    • P. Soumelidis
    • N. S. Stoloff

    Papers Pages: 4532 - 4552

32. The initiation of slow crack growth in linear polyethylene under single edge notch tension and plane strain

    • Norman Brown
    • S. K. Bhattacharya

    Papers Pages: 4553 - 4560

33. The nitriding behaviour of iron-chromium-carbon alloys

    • P. C. Van Wiggen
    • H. C. F. Rozendaal
    • E. J. Mittemeijer

    Papers Pages: 4561 - 4582

34. High modulus/high strength poly-(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole) fibres

    • S. R. Allen
    • R. J. Farris
    • E. L. Thomas

    Papers Pages: 4583 - 4592

35. Electrical conductivity of yttria-stabilized zirconia single crystals

    • Sotomitsu Ikeda
    • Osamu Sakurai
    • Masanori Kato

    Papers Pages: 4593 - 4600

36. Hydrous zirconium dioxide: interfacial properties, the formation of monodisperse spherical particles, and its crystallization at high temperatures

    • M. A. Blesa
    • A. J. G. Maroto
    • G. Rigotti

    Papers Pages: 4601 - 4609

37. Competing fatigue mechanisms in BPA-polycarbonate

    • D. S. Matsumoto
    • S. K. Gifford

    Papers Pages: 4610 - 4616

38. Composite route to “zero” expansion ceramics

    • D. K. Agrawal
    • R. Roy

    Papers Pages: 4617 - 4623

39. An investigation of ion implantation-induced near-surface stresses and their effects in sapphire and glass

    • P. J. Burnett
    • T. F. Page

    Papers Pages: 4624 - 4646

40. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of barium-labelled carbon fibre surfaces

    • P. Denison
    • F. R. Jones
    • J. F. Watts

    Papers Pages: 4647 - 4656

41. Sliding friction and wear of structural ceramics

    • J. Breznak
    • E. Breval
    • N. H. Macmillan

    Papers Pages: 4657 - 4680