65th Annual Congress of ABM (Brazilian Metallurgical, Materials and Mining Association)
Composite materials are being used in a variety of areas, such as in transportation, electronic packaging, structures, and in nature. Understanding the synthesis, deformation, and/or thermal behavior of composites has always been a complex problem.
.:. 65th Annual Congress of ABM (Brazilian Metallurgical, Materials and Mining Association) and the 18th IFHTSE Congress
Held in conjunction with 65th Annual Congress of ABM (Brazilian Metallurgical, Materials and Mining Association) and the 18th IFHTSE Congress, this inaugural congress will feature seven proposed symposia covering important contemporary issues in materials science and engineering. This congress builds on the TMS Alliance of the Americas initiative to work together with Society partners in South America and Canada.
Details will be added to the2010 TMS-ABM conference website as they become available, please visit http://www.tms.org/meetings/specialty/ABM-TMS/home.aspx.
Composite MaterialsOrganizers:
N. Chawla (Arizona State University, United States), R.D. Toledo Filho (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), K.K. Chawla (University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States), J.R. D’Almeida (Pontifica Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Pedro Portella (Federal Institute for Testing and Materials BAM, Germany).
Composite materials are being used in a variety of areas, such as in transportation, electronic packaging, structures, and in nature. Understanding the synthesis, deformation, and/or thermal behavior of composites has always been a complex problem. One must take into consideration the behavior of the reinforcement (particle, fiber, or whisker), matrix, and, of course, the interface or interphase formed between these components. The unique properties observed in natural fibers and composites, designed by mother nature, are intriguing and can be used to synthesize better fibers and composites. Composites with components at small length scale, i.e., nanocomposites, are also quite interesting and have unique properties. Finally, with the advent of new computational methodologies and techniques, not to mention the shear increase in efficiency and speed of computer processors, multiscale modeling has become an important part of understanding the behavior of composite materials.