1. Contents by Keyword

   • Editorial Board

   OriginalPaper Pages: iv - v

2. The enthalpy of formation of NiAl

   • Rongxiang Hu
   • Philip Nash

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1067 - 1069

3. Enhancement in thermoelectric power factor of M/T/N and M/Bi/M/Bi/M (M and N = Cu or Ni) composite devices welded with T = Bi or Bi_0.88Sb_0.12 alloy

   • Osamu Yamashita
   • Hirotaka Odahara
   • Kouji Satou

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1071 - 1077

4. Preparation and characterization of epoxy-silica hybrid materials by the sol-gel process

   • Shao-Rong Lu
   • Hai-Liang Zhang
   • Xia-Yu Wang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1079 - 1085

5. Metal-nonmetal transition and the electronic transport behavior in disordered PbO₂-Ag₂O-xCsystem synthesized by ball milling

   • D. Li
   • D. Y. Geng
   • Z. D. Zhang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1087 - 1091

6. Reactive wetting of rutile by liquid aluminium

   • S. Avraham
   • W. D. Kaplan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1093 - 1100

7. The mechanical properties of lettuce: A comparison of some agronomic and postharvest effects

   • J. M. Newman
   • H. W. Hilton
   • A. C. Smith

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1101 - 1104

8. Water-soluble binder with high flexural modulus for powder injection molding

   • Minseok Song
   • Min Soo Park
   • Sangho Ahn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1105 - 1109

9. Photoluminescence enhancement of ZrO₂/Rhodamine B nanocomposites

   • Xiulin Liu
   • Deliang Cui
   • Mei Li

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1111 - 1114

10. Influence of oxygen and post deposition annealing on the electrical properties of MnPc and MnPcCl Schottky barrier devices

    • K. R. Rajesh
    • C. S. Menon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1115 - 1120

11. Template synthesis of highly ordered hydroxyapatite nanowire arrays

    • Zhi Yang
    • Yi Huang
    • Zhong-Ai Hu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1121 - 1125

12. Hydroxylapatite-zirconia composites: Thermal stability of phases and sinterability as related to the CaO-ZrO₂phase diagram

    • Z. Evis
    • C. Ergun
    • R. H. Doremus

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1127 - 1134

13. The effect of homogenization on the recrystallization of an Al-Mn-Mg alloy sheet

    • M. Aghaie-Khafri

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1135 - 1139

14. Effects of nematic polymer liquid crystal on crystallization and structure of PET/Vectra blends

    • G. Georgiev
    • P. Cebe
    • M. Capel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1141 - 1152

15. Effects of gallia additions on sintering behavior of Ce_0.8Gd_0.2O_1.9 ceramics prepared by commercial powders

    • Joo-Sin Lee
    • Kwang-Hoon Choi
    • Il-Soo Kim

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1153 - 1158

16. Preparation of highly oriented aluminum nitride thin films on molybdenum bottom electrodes using metal interlayers

    • M. Akiyama
    • N. Ueno
    • T. Yamada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1159 - 1162

17. Synthesis of aniline—thiophene copolymer on β-PbO₂ electrode in acetonitrile

    • Serdar Abaci
    • Yasemin Aslan (Udum)
    • Attila Yildiz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1163 - 1168

18. Corrosion behavior of carbon implanted ZIRLO alloy in 1 M H₂SO₄

    • D. Q. Peng
    • X. D. Bai
    • B. S. Chen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1169 - 1175

19. Relaxor ferroelectric behavior and structural evaluation in electron-irradiated P (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer blends

    • S. S. Guo
    • W. Liu
    • Helen L. W. Chan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1177 - 1181

20. Research on the interaction of three contact fibers in the fiber suspensions

    • Jianzhong Lin
    • Xiaochuan Chai
    • James A. Olsen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1183 - 1191

21. Formation of magnesium spinel in the presence of LiCl

    • F. J. Alvarez
    • D. M. Pasquevich
    • A. E. Bohé

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1193 - 1200

22. Formation of porosity in ferritic ODS alloys on high temperature exposure

    • M. Turker

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1201 - 1208

23. Glazing of alumina by a fluoroapatite-containing glass-ceramic

    • E. Vernè
    • C. Vitale Brovarone
    • C. Moisescu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1209 - 1215

24. Crack growth in a new nickel-based superalloy at elevated temperature

    • S. Dalby
    • J. Tong

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1217 - 1228

25. Crack growth in a new nickel-based superalloy at elevated temperature

    • L. -G. Zhao
    • J. Tong

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1229 - 1235

26. Crack growth in a new nickel-based superalloy at elevated temperature

    • J. Tong
    • S. Dalby
    • J. Byrne

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1237 - 1243

27. Announcement

    • Editorial Board

    Announcement Pages: 1245 - 1245

28. Elastic constants determination for Fe³⁺ substituted YIG through infra-red spectroscopy and heterogeneous metal mixture rule

    • K. B. Modi
    • M. C. Chhantbar
    • H. H. Joshi

    Letters Pages: 1247 - 1249

29. Photocatalytic activity TiO₂ granular films prepared by layer-by-layer self-assembly method

    • Weichang Hao
    • Feng Pan
    • Tianmin Wang

    Letters Pages: 1251 - 1253

30. Effect of Mg addition on the self-propagating high temperature synthesis reaction in Al-Ti-C system

    • H. Y. Wang
    • F. Zhao
    • B. X. MA

    Letters Pages: 1255 - 1257

31. Comparisons of thermal properties between inorganic filler and acid-treated multiwall nanotube/polymer composites

    • Geon-Woong Lee
    • Jae Ik Lee
    • Junkyung Kim

    Letters Pages: 1259 - 1263

32. Influence of cobalt oxide addition on electrical properties of ZnO-Pr₆O₁₁-based varistor ceramics

    • Choon-Woo Nahm

    Letters Pages: 1265 - 1267

33. Fracture initiation revealed by variations in the fatigue fracture morphologies of PA 66 and PET fibers

    • J. M. Herrera Ramirez
    • A. R. Bunsell

    Letters Pages: 1269 - 1272

34. Effect of dielectric constant of solvent on the conductivity behavior of polymer gel electrolytes

    • R. Kumar
    • B. Singh
    • S. S. Sekhon

    Letters Pages: 1273 - 1275

35. Structural and vibrational properties of Ba _x Sr_1−xTiO₃ nanoparticles

    • C. T. Lee
    • M. S. Zhang
    • W. Zhu

    Letters Pages: 1277 - 1279

36. Effect of microfissures on mechanical properties of 308L austenitic stainless steel weld metals

    • Y. Cui
    • Carl D. Lundin

    Letters Pages: 1281 - 1283

37. Study of mesophase pitch-based graphite foam used as anodic materials in lithium ion rechargeable batteries

    • Jie Yang
    • Zeng-Min Shen
    • Zhi-Biao Hao

    Letters Pages: 1285 - 1287

38. Size driven phase transition of barium titanate nanoparticles prepared by plasma chemical vapor deposition

    • Keigo Suzuki
    • Kazunori Kijima

    Letters Pages: 1289 - 1292

39. Novel solid-cored carbon nanofiber grown on steels substrates in ethanol flames

    • Chunxu Pan
    • Yueli Liu
    • Feng Cao

    Letters Pages: 1293 - 1295

40. Study on mechanical property of epoxy composite filled with nano-sized calcium carbonate particles

    • Lei. Li
    • Haikui Zou
    • Jianfeng Chen

    Letters Pages: 1297 - 1299

41. Pore-size control in the sol–gel synthesis of mesoporous silicon carbide

    • Xiang-Yun Guo
    • Guo-Qiang Jin

    Letters Pages: 1301 - 1303

42. Synthesis of cubic fluorite CeO₂ nanowires

    • Ru Yang
    • Liang Guo

    Letters Pages: 1305 - 1307

43. Effects of organic acids on sol–gel transition of silicic acid—Arheological study

    • Milan Kanti Naskar

    Letters Pages: 1309 - 1311

44. Effect of annealing temperature on tensile behavior of 5052 Al alloy deformed at cryogenic temperature

    • Young Bum Lee
    • Dong Hyuk Shin
    • Won Jong Nam

    Letters Pages: 1313 - 1315

45. Structure and electrical properties of SrCoO_3–δ doped by CeO₂

    • Q. T. Wei
    • R. S. Guo
    • H. L. Li

    Letters Pages: 1317 - 1319

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

    • Editorial Board

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1321 - 1321