Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd international conference on materials science and manufacturing (ICMSM2013), march 29-31, 2013, zhangjia jie, china. The 154 papers are grouped as follows: chapter 1: novel and advanced materials, materials science and technologies; chapter 2: advanced manufacturing and control technologies; chapter 3: bio and sustainable manufacturing technologies; chapter 4: advanced design technology;chapter 5: civil and building manufacturing technologies; chapter 6: related themes.
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