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Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).This special volume addresses the hottest topics in various aspects of the field of emerging materials and mechanical applications. It covers a wide range of themes in this area, including Industrial Materials, Mechanics Applications, Material Engineering, Applied Mechanics for Materials, Applied Materials, etc. Researchers in the field will find herein a wealth of cutting-edge information. Representing the proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Emerging Materials and Mechanics Applications held in Hangzhou, China in February, 2012, this collection of articles showcases current scholarship in a variety of fields relating to materials engineering and industrial applied mechanics. Divided into sections covering industrial materials, mechatronics, information technology for materials sciences, materials engineering, applied mechanics for materials, applied materials, and advanced materials topics, individual papers address a wide range of engineering, computer technology, industrial chemistry, and mechanical process technologies. Chapters include abstracts, keywords, illustrations, and tables, and a keyword index is provided. Contributors are academics in engineering and materials science fields from primarily Chinese institutions.