METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A
	TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 27A, No. 12, December 1996 This Month Featuring: Transformations; Transport Phenomena; Mechanical Behavior; Environment; Welding & Joining; Surface Treatment; Solidification; Materials Processing; Composite Materials. View December 1996 Abstracts.

Transformations

The Deposition of Aluminide and Silicide Coatings on -TiAl Using the Halide-Activated Pack Cementation Method [pp. 3761-3772]
T.C. Munro and B. Gleeson

Transport Phenomena

Mechanical Behavior

Plastic Zone and Pileup Around Large Indentations [pp. 3793-3800]
D.F. Bahr and W.W. Gerberich

The Balance of Mechanical and Environmental Properties of a Multielement Niobium-Niobium Silicide-Based In Situ Composite [pp. 3801-3808]
B.P. Bewlay, M.R. Jackson, and H.A. Lipsitt

Effects of the Alumina Scale on the Room-Temperature Tensile Behavior of Preoxidized MA956 [pp. 3809-3816]
J. Chao, J.L. González-Carrasco, J. Ibáñez, M.L. Escudero, and G. González-Doncel

Shear Ligament Phenomena in Fe₃Al Intermetallics and Micromechanics of Shear Ligament Toughening [pp. 3817-3825]
H. Chiu and X. Mao

Microstructural Evolution and Superplastic Deformation Behavior of Fine Grain 5083Al [pp. 3827-3839]
P.A. Friedman and A.K. Ghosh

Conditioning Monitoring by Microstructural Evaluation of Cumulative Fatigue Damage [pp. 3841-3851]
C. Fukuoka, Y.G. Nakagawa, J.J. Lance, and R.N. Pangborn

Evidence of Fracture Surface Interference for Cracks Loaded in Shear Detected by Phase-Shifted Speckle Interferometry [pp. 3853-3860]
R.U. Goulet, T.S. Gross, and D.A. Mendelsohn

Creep Lifetime Prediction of Oxide-Dispersion-Strengthened Nickel-Base Superalloys: A Micromechanically Based Approach [pp. 3861-3870]
M. Heilmaier and B. Reppich

An Evaluation of the Creep Properties of Two Al-Si Alloys Produced by Rapid Solidification Processing [pp. 3871-3879]
Lubos Kloc, Stefano Spigarelli, Emanuela Cerri, Enrico Evangelista, and Terence G. Langdon

Correlation of Microstructure and Fracture Toughness in High-Chromium White Iron Hardfacing Alloys [pp. 3881-3891]
Sunghak Lee, Seong-Hun Choo, Eung-Ryul Baek, Sangho Ahn, and Nack J. Kim

Microstructure and Fracture of SiC-Particulate-Reinforced Cast A356 Aluminum Alloy Composites [pp. 3893-3901]
Sunghak Lee, Dongil Kwon, and Dongwoo Suh

Notch Fracture in -Titanium Aluminides [pp. 3903-3912]
Madan G. Mendiratta, Robert L. Goetz, and Dennis M. Dimiduk

Elevated Temperature Deformation Behavior of a Dispersion-Strengthened Al-Fe,V,Si Alloy [pp. 3913-3923]
Shantanu Mitra

Fracture Characteristics, Microstructure, and Tissue Reaction of Ti-5Al-2.5Fe for Orthopedic Surgery [pp. 3925-3935]
Mitsuo Niinomi, Toshiro Kobayashi, Osamu Toriyama, Noriaki Kawakami, Yoshihito Ishida, and Yukihiro Matsuyama

Flow and Fracture of Bimaterial Systems Based on Aluminum Alloys [pp. 3937-3947]
Todd M. Osman and John J. Lewandowski

Hydrogen-Induced Cleavage Fracture of Fe₃Al-Based Intermetallics [pp. 3949-3956]
L. Qiao and X. Mao

An Analysis of the Flow Stress of a Two-Phase Alloy System, Ti-6Al-4V [pp. 3957-3962]
R.E. Reed-Hill, C.V. Iswaran, and M.J. Kaufman

Elastic Moduli of Titanium-Hydrogen Alloys in the Temperature Range 20°C to 1100°C [pp. 3963-3970]
O.N. Senkov, M. Dubois, and J.J. Jonas

Measurement of Friction Under Sheet Forming Conditions [pp. 3971-3981]
W. Wang, R.H. Wagoner, and X.-J. Wang

The Quench Sensitivity of Cast Al-7 Wt Pct Si-0.4 Wt Pct Mg Alloy [pp. 3983-3991]
D.L. Zhang and L. Zheng

Environment

Effect of Nitrogen on the Oxidation Behavior of Ti₃Al-Based Intermetallic Alloys [pp. 4003-4010]
T.K. Roy, R. Balasubramaniam, and A. Ghosh

Welding & Joining

Infrared Transient-Liquid-Phase Joining of SCS-6/21S Titanium Matrix Composite

Microstructural Features of Friction Welded MA 956 Superalloy Material [pp. 4019-4029]
C.Y. Kang, T.H. North, and D.D. Perovic

Nonuniform Distribution of Carbonitride Particles and Its Effect on Prior Austenite Grain Size in the Simulated Coarse-Grained Heat-Affected Zone of Thermomechanical Control-Processed Steels [pp. 4031-4038]
D.W. Tian, L.P. Karjalainen, Bainian Qian, and Xiaofeng Chen

Surface Treatment

Solidification

Macrotransport-Solidification Kinetics Modeling of Equiaxed Dendritic Growth: Part I. Model Development and Discussion [pp. 4061-4074]
L. Nastac and D.M. Stefanescu

Macrotransport-Solidification Kinetics Modeling of Equiaxed Dendritic Growth: Part II. Computation Problems and Validation on INCONEL 718 Superalloy Castings [pp. 4075-4083]
L. Nastac and D.M. Stefanescu

Modeling of Primary and Secondary Dendrites in a Cu-6 Wt Pct Sn Alloy [pp. 4085-4093]
N. Tiedje, P.N. Hansen, and A.S. Pedersen

Communication: Lamellar Growth of Eutectic Equiaxed Grains [pp. 4205-4210]
Adrian V. Catalina and Doru M. Stefanescu

Materials Processing

Modeling Particle Fracture During the Extrusion of Aluminum/Alumina Composites [pp. 4113-4120]
C.H.J. Davies, W.-C. Chen, D.J. Lloyd, E.B. Hawbolt, I.V. Samarasekera, and J.K. Brimacombe

The Squeeze Casting of Hypoeutectic Binary Al-Cu [pp. 4121-4132]
M. Gallerneault, G. Durrant, and B. Cantor

Modeling Recrystallization Kinetics, Grain Sizes, and Textures During Multipass Hot Rolling [pp. 4133-4144]
Hans Erik Vatne, Knut Marthinsen, Roar Ørsund, and Erik Nes

Communication: Synthesis of Full-Density Nanocrystalline Tungsten Carbide by Reduction of Tungstic Oxide at Room Temperature [pp. 4210-4213]
M. Sherif El-Eskandarany, M. Omori, M. Ishikuro, T.J. Konno, K. Takada, K. Sumiyama, T. Hirai, and K. Suzuki

Communication: Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Ni₃Cu by Sol-Gel Route [pp. 4213-4216]
S.K. Pradhan, A. Datta, M. Pal, and D. Chakravorty

Composite Materials

Martensitic Transformations in NiMnAl Phase Alloys [pp. 4153-4162]
R. Kainuma, H. Nakano, and K. Ishida

Infiltration of Fibrous Preform by Molten Aluminum in a Centrifugal Force Field [pp. 4163-4169]
Yoshinori Nishida, Itaru Shirayanagi, and Yoshibumi Sakai

Influence of Reinforcement Volume Fraction and Size on the Microstructure and Abrasion Wear Resistance of Hot Isostatic Pressed White Iron Matrix Composites [pp. 4171-4181]
E. Pagounis, M. Talvitie, and V.K. Lindroos

Influence of Matrix Structure on the Abrasion Wear Resistance and Toughness of a Hot Isostatic Pressed White Iron Matrix Composite [pp. 4183-4191]
E. Pagounis, M. Talvitie, and V.K. Lindroos

4193 Creep Deformation and Damage in a Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Ti-6Al-4V Composite [pp. 4193-4204]
S.W. Schwenker and D. Eylon

Erratum [p. 4217]

Contents: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, December 1996 [pp. 4219-4220]

Combined Index to Volumes 27A and 27B follows page 4220