This supplemental volume presents additional proceedings of the 7th international conference on processing and manufacturing of advanced materials - THERMEC鈥?011 - which was held during the 1-5 august 2011 in quebec city, canada. The conference brought together researchers and engineers/technologists working on aspects of the processing, fabrication, evaluation and applications of ferrous and non ferrous materials including biomaterials, and smart/intelligent materials, and the contents reflect the latest progress made in these fields.
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