Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 12th IUMRS International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM 2013), September 22 -28, 2013, Qingdao, China. The volume includes 117 papers covering the current knowhow in structural materials such as magnesium alloys; advanced tianium alloys; advanced aluminium alloys; advanced iron and steel materials; superalloy and advanced composites.