Second International Symposium on Structural Intermetallics

Abstract : These proceedings represent the written record of the Second International Symposium on Structural Intermetallics which was held at the Seven Spring Mountain Resort, Champion, Pennsylvania, from September 21, through September 25, 1997. The intent of the symposium was to provide a detailed and in-depth perspective of the approaches, results and progress toward the structural application of intermetallic compounds and their composites. Longer presentations which focused on real progress and trends rather than recent results, and extended discussion periods formed the centerpiece of this symposium. Emphasis was placed on a balance of presentations covering basic research, alloy development and applications. There was an excellent international representation in the presentations as well as in the attendees. To meet the objective of making this symposium a premier event to be held every four years, very stringent requirements were applied in the selection of the papers. Only two thirds of the papers were accepted for the presentation at the symposium. Our intent was to publish a first class proceedings, therefore, each manuscript was critically reviewed by at least two reviewers. Guidance given to the reviewers was to follow procedures used by well-established journals so as to ensure: (1) the subject matter was adequately covered, (2) the manuscript contained significant findings or original unpublished research, and (3) the work presented was of technological significance. We believe that we have succeeded in meeting our objective based on the quality of the papers that appear in these proceedings.