1. Transient moisture effects in materials

   • J. Z. Wang
   • D. A. Dillard
   • F. A. Kamke

   A Review Pages: 5113 - 5126

2. Microparacrystals: The intermediate stage between crystalline and amorphous

   • A. M. Hindeleh
   • R. Hosemann

   A Review Pages: 5127 - 5133

3. Effects of space environment on structural materials: A preliminary study and development of materials characterization protocols

   • C. Miglionico
   • C. Stein
   • L. E. Murr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5134 - 5142

4. EXAFS study of a hot-pressed α′-sialon ceramic containing erbium as the modifying cation

   • M. Cole
   • K. P. J. O'Reilly
   • S. Hampshire

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5143 - 5148

5. Influence of preform surface treatments on the strength of fluorozirconate fibres

   • P. C. Pureza
   • P. H. Klein
   • I. D. Aggarwal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5149 - 5154

6. A note on the anisotropy and fabric of highly porous materials

   • S. C. Cowin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5155 - 5157

7. Mechanical properties of a cold-rolled annealed HSLA steel

   • N. Prasad
   • S. Kumar
   • S. N. Ojha

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5158 - 5162

8. Defect pyrochlore structure A₂B₂X₆: A general approach to the coordination polyhedra around the metal ions

   • A. Jerez
   • M. L. López
   • C. Pico

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5163 - 5166

9. Synthesis of SiC fibre with low oxygen content and high tensile strength using a polyblend precursor

   • Yiming Yang
   • Xinwei Liu
   • Chungxiang Feng

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5167 - 5170

10. Micromechanisms of kinking in rigid-rod polymer fibres

    • D. C. Martin
    • E. L. Thomas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5171 - 5183

11. Preparation and characterization of precursors of Y₂O₃ stabilized ZrO₂ by metal-organic compounds

    • V. Hebert
    • C. His
    • T. L. Wen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5184 - 5188

12. Adhesive power measurements of bonds between old and new concrete

    • E. K. Tschegg
    • S. E. Stanzl

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5189 - 5194

13. Solid state transformations in Fe-Ni supercooled alloys

    • A. Munitz
    • M. Talyanker
    • G. J. Abbaschian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5195 - 5202

14. Liquid-phase sintering of high-speed steels

    • J. D. Bolton
    • A. J. Gant
    • R. J. M. Hague

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5203 - 5211

15. Environmental stress cracking of PVC: Effects of natural gas with different amounts of benzene

    • J. Breen
    • D. J. Van Dijk

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5212 - 5220

16. Thermodynamic investigations of liquid Bi-Na and Sn-Na alloys by coulometric titration using β″-alumina

    • Mitsuru Itoh
    • Zensaku Kozuka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5221 - 5228

17. Computer modelling of the origin of defects in ceramic injection moulding

    • K. N. Hunt
    • J. R. G. Evans
    • J. Woodthorpe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5229 - 5238

18. Exact theory of fibre fragmentation in a single-filament composite

    • W. A. Curtin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5239 - 5253

19. Thermoelastic martensitic transformation in Cu-Zn-Al alloy

    • Y. Deng
    • G. S. Ansell

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5254 - 5260

20. Stress relaxation in wood: Scots pine veneer

    • D. G. Kubát
    • C. Klason

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5261 - 5268

21. Fundamental reproducibility of Raman band positions and strain measurements of high-modulus carbon fibre — the effect of laser-induced heating

    • N. Everall
    • J. Lumsdon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5269 - 5274

22. As-spray-deposited structure of an Al-20Si-5Fe Osprey preform and its development during subsequent processing

    • J. Zhou
    • J. Duszczyk
    • B. M. Korevaar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5275 - 5291

23. Synthesis of polycrystalline alumina fibre with aluminium chelate precursor

    • T. Yogo
    • H. Iwahara

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5292 - 5296

24. X-ray diffraction study of ground talc Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

    • K. Sugiyama
    • P. F. James
    • Y. Waseda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5297 - 5300

25. Evaluation of mechanical properties for fundamental studies in structural superplasticity

    • K. A. Padmanabhan
    • J. Hirsch
    • K. Lücke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5301 - 5308

26. Superplasticity-dislocation creep interactions in a coarse grained Al-Cu-Zr alloy

    • K. A. Padmanabhan
    • J. Hirsch
    • K. Lücke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5309 - 5317

27. Effects of deposition rate on the encroachment in tungsten films reduced by H₂

    • Y. W. Park
    • Il Kim
    • J. S. Chun

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5318 - 5322

28. Crystal growth of Bi₂Sr₂CuO₆ from flux system KCl-KF and its superconductivity

    • Chen Changkang
    • B. M. Wanklyn
    • F. R. Wondre

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5323 - 5326

29. Effects of TiO₂ addition on the sintering of ZrO₂·TiO₂ compositions and on the retention of the tetragonal phase of zirconia at room temperature

    • V. C. Pandolfelli
    • J. A. Rodrigues
    • R. Stevens

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5327 - 5334

30. The mechanical behaviour of a cross-weave ceramic matrix composite

    • Z. G. Wang
    • C. Laird
    • C. F. Yen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5335 - 5341

31. Electron spin resonance and optical absorption spectra of Cu²⁺ ions in Na₂SO₄-ZnSO₄ glasses

    • G. L. Narendra
    • B. Sreedhar
    • S. V. J. Lakshman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5342 - 5346

32. Miscibility and synergistic effect of impact strength in polycarbonate/ABS blends

    • Jong-Han Chun
    • Ki-Suck Maeng
    • Kwang S. Suh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5347 - 5352

33. Some structural, electrical and optical properties of copper phosphate glasses containing the rare-earth europium

    • J. M. Arzeian
    • C. A. Hogarth

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5353 - 5366

34. The dielectric properties of glass-ceramic-on-metal substrates for microelectronics packaging

    • J. S. Thorp
    • M. Akhtaruzzaman
    • D. Holland

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5367 - 5373

35. Damage zone development in PVC under a multiaxial tensile stress state

    • A. Tse
    • E. Shin
    • E. Baer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5374 - 5382

36. Mechanical testing of plasma-sprayed ceramic coatings on metal substrates: Interfacial fracture toughness and tensile bond strength

    • M. J. Filiaggi
    • R. M. Pilliar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 5383 - 5395

37. Erratum

    Erratum Pages: iii - iii