Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The studies presented in this book cover the topics of: composites, micro/nano-materials and equipment, alloy materials, steel, polymer materials, optical/electronic/magnetic materials, energy materials and new energy technology, environmentally-friendly materials and waste utilization, biomaterials and preparation technology, thin films, structural materials and earthquake-resistant structures, functional materials, surface-engineering/coatings, modeling, analysis and simulation, materials processing technology, laser-processing technology, mechanical behavior and fracture, tooling testing and evaluation of materials, thermal engineering theory and applications, detection and control technology.