Innovations in Materials Processing

Section I.- Affordability Through Technology: Bridging the Gap.- Manufacturing and Productivity.- Section II Process Modeling and Control I.- Closed-Loop Control of Sheet Metal Forming Processes.- Modeling of Organic Materials Processing.- Weld Quality Monitor and Control System.- Hot Rolling Simulation of Electromagnetically Cast and Direct-Chill Cast 5182 Aluminum Alloy by Hot Torsion Testing.- Computer Modeling of Energy Intensive Processes: Some Ford Motor Company Applications.- Section III Process Modeling and Control II.- Process Modeling of P/M Extrusion.- Development of a Computer-Aided Analysis Method for Sheet Material Forming Processes.- Recent Developments on the Application of the Finite Element Method to Metal Forming Processes.- Section IV Processing from the Liquid State.- Recent Material and Process Developments in RIM and RRIM.- Precision Injection Molding of Thermoplastics.- Oxide Single Crystal Growth.- Recent Advances in Solidification Processing.- Processing of Steel Ingots for the Production of High Quality Forgings.- Section V Processing of Particulates.- Metal Alkoxy-Derived Powders.- "SHS" Self Sintering of Materials in the Titanium-Baron-Carbon System.- Vibrational Fusing of Plastic Particles.- Synthesis of Ceramic Powders and Surface Films from Laser Heated Gases.- Dynamic Compaction of Metal and Ceramic Powders.- Section VI Advances in Machining Technology.- High Metal Removal Rate (HMRR) Machining.- High Speed Machining.- Advances in Precision Grinding.- Section VII Surface Treatments.- Ion Implantation of Metal and Non-Metal Surfaces.- Surface Modification by Plasma Polymerization.- Advances in Carburizing - Vacuum Carburizing.- Electroplating of Refractory Metals.