Scope and Topics

ICSMA-15 will provide a forum to present and discuss latest research on fundamental aspects of deformation, strength and fracture of all types of materials. It will cover the following topics:

1. Atomistic and microstructural aspects of plastic deformation
2. Atomistic and microstructural aspects of fracture
3. Adhesion and interfacial strength
4. Cyclic deformation and fatigue
5. High temperature deformation and creep
6. Mechanical properties related to phase transformations
7. Large and severe plastic deformation
8. Nano- and microscale phenomena in plasticity and fracture
9. Strength issues in biological systems and biomaterials
10. Mechanical behaviour of glasses and non-crystalline solids
11. Multiscale modelling and experimental validation
12. Insight through new experimental methods
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13. other new developments related to the field