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Acta Materialia provides a forum for publishing full-length, original papers and commissioned overviews that advance the in-depth understanding of the relationship between the processing, the structure and the properties of inorganic materials. Papers that have a high impact potential and/or substantially advance the field are sought. The structure encompasses atomic and molecular arrangements, chemical and electronic structures, and microstructure. Emphasis is on either the mechanical or functional behavior of inorganic solids at all length scales down to nanostructures.

The following aspects of the science and engineering of inorganic materials are of particular interest:
(i) Cutting-edge experiments and theory as they relate to the understanding of the properties,
(ii) Elucidation of the mechanisms involved in the synthesis and processing of materials specifically as they relate to the understanding of the properties,and
(iii) Characterization of the structure and chemistry of materials specifically as it relates to the understanding of the properties.

Acta Materialia welcomes papers that employ theory and/or simulation (or numerical methods) that substantially advance our understanding of the structure and properties of inorganic materials. Such papers should demonstrate relevance to the materials community by, for example, making a comparison with experimental results (in the literature or in the present study), making testable microstructural or property predictions or elucidating an important phenomenon. Papers that focus primarily on model parameter studies, development of methodology or those employing existing software packages to obtain standard or incremental results are discouraged.

Short communications and comments to papers published in Acta Materialia may be submitted to Scripta Materialia.

Coordinating Editor
Professor C. A. Schuh
Professor C. A. Schuh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States Email Professor C. A. Schuh Editorial Associate: Becky Houston | Editorial Assistant: Leslie Shepherd | Technical Assistant: Dr. T.T. Aindow | Associate Editors: Dr. Baptiste Gault, Dr. Marc Legros
Editors
Professor I. J. Beyerlein
Professor I. J. Beyerlein
University of California at Santa Barbara Department of Mechanical Engineering, Santa Barbara, 2326 Engineering II, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070, United States Email Professor I. J. Beyerlein Editorial Assistant: Julie Brown
Professor T. Furuhara
Professor T. Furuhara
Tohoku University Institute for Materials Research, 2-1-1 Katahira, 980-8577, Aoba, Sendai, Japan Email Professor T. Furuhara Editorial Assistant: Mika Terada
Professor C. Hutchinson
Professor C. Hutchinson
Monash University Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800, Victoria, Australia Email Professor C. Hutchinson Associate Editor: Professor Ma Qian
Professor S. Jin, Emeritus
Professor S. Jin, Emeritus
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, CA 92093-0663, United States Email Professor S. Jin, Emeritus Editorial Assistant: Michael Reiss
Professor R. Kirchheim
Professor R. Kirchheim
University of Gottingen, 37073, Gottingen, Germany Email Professor R. KirchheimEditorial Assistant: Dorothea Kirchheim
Professor L. Lu
Professor L. Lu
Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences, 110016, Shenyang, ChinaEmail Professor L. Lu Editorial Assistant: Shuai Jin
Professor C. Nan
Professor C. Nan
Tsinghua University Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 30 Shuangqing Rd, Haidian Qu, 100084, Beijing, China Email Professor C. Nan Editorial Assistant: Yao Wang
Professor N. P. Padture
Professor N. P. Padture
Brown University School of Engineering, Box D 182 Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 02912-9037, United States Email Professor N. P. Padture Editorial Assistant: Sherilyn A. Padture
Professor U. Ramamurty
Professor U. Ramamurty
Nanyang Technological University School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 50 Nanyang Avenue, North Spine, #N3.2-02-05, Singapore 639798, Singapore Email Professor U. Ramamurty Editorial Assistant: Hema Gurumurthy
Professor J. Rickman
Professor J. Rickman
Lehigh University, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, 27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA. 18015, United States Email Professor J. Rickman Editorial Assistant: Deanne Hoenscheid
Professor D. Rodney
Professor D. Rodney
Université de Lyon, Institut Lumière Matière, 69622, Villeurbanne, France Email Professor D. Rodney Associate Editors: Dr. Emmanuel Clouet, Professor Chad Sinclair
Professor G. S. Rohrer
Professor G. S. Rohrer
Carnegie Mellon University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, United States Email Professor G. S. Rohrer Editorial Assistant: Deanne Hoenscheid
The Board of Governors of Acta Materialia
Dr. J. Ågren
Swedish Society for Metallurgy and Materials Representative Governor
Dr. H. Ai
Chinese Society for Biomaterials, Governor
Professor K. S. Anseth
Governor
Dr. E. Cole, Jr.
ASM Governor
Dr. A. J. Coury
Board Governor
Professor G. Dehm
Cooperating Society Governor
Professor A. Deschamps
French Metallurgical Society Representative Governor
Dr. G.T. Gray III
Chair, Treasurer and Board Governor
Professor C. Hansson
Executive Secretary and Cooperating Society Governor
Professor T. Ohji
Professor T. Ohji
ASM Governor
Dr. G. B. Olson
ASM Governor
Dr. J. A. Schneider
TMS Board Governor
Professor C. A. Schuh
Professor C. A. Schuh
Coordinating Editor and Governor
Dr. M. Singh
ASM Governor
Professor G. W. Warren
TMS Governor