Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the international conference on advances in materials and manufacturing engineering (ICAMME-2014), december 19-20, 2014, chennai, india. The 193 papers are grouped as follows: chapter 1: hybrid and composite materials; chapter 2: natural fibre composites; chapter 3: metal matrix composites; chapter 4: nano-scale materials and technologies; chapter 5: material characteristics; chapter 6: application of phase change materials; chapter 7: materials application and utilization; chapter 8: advances in coating and surface; chapter 9: advances in cutting and machining processes; chapter 10: advances in welding process; chapter 11: advances in drilling process; chapter 12: optimization of processing technologies; chapter 13: numerical investigations and algorithms; chapter 14: design, modeling and simulation; chapter 15: applied mechanics and mechanical engineering; chapter 16: manufacturing technology; chapter 17: manufacturing management.
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