X-Ray Diffraction and Neutron Scattering Techniques.- X-Rays for Non-Destructive Characterization of Materials Properties.- Application of a Position Sensitive Scintillation Detector to Nondestructive X-Ray Diffraction Characterization of Metallic Components.- Residual Stress Measurements in Ti-6Al-4V and ?-Brass with Sub-Surface Flaws Using X-Ray Diffraction Techniques.- Determination of Residual Stress from Two-Dimensional Diffraction Patterns.- Small Angle Neutron Scattering: An NDE Tool.- Eddy Current and Electrical Conductivity Applications.- Prediction of Laser Irradiated Surface Properties by Eddy Current Method.- Solving for Thermal History and Metallurgical Condition of a Quenched and Aged Aluminum Alloy Through Conductivity and Hardness Properties.- Eddy Current Measurement of Residual Stresses in a Heavy Section Steel Weldment.- Magnetic, Ultrasonic, and Analytical Techniques for Stress and Cold Work Indication.- Solving Internal Stress Measurement Problems by a New Magnetoelastic Method.- Nondestructive Determination of Residual and Applied Stress by Micro-Magnetic and Ultrasonic Methods.- The Need for Analytical/Experimental Orchestrated Approaches to Solve Residual Stress Problems in Real Structures.- Internal Friction of Fe-Based Binary Alloys at High Frequency.- General Ultrasonic Considerations and Applications.- The Inverse Problem in Materials Characterization Through Ultrasonic Attenuation and Velocity Measurements.- Inference of Fatigue Crack Closure Stresses from Ultrasonic Transmission Measurements.- Inference of Compressive Stresses at Joined Interfaces Using Ultrasonic Reflectivity.- Frequency Dependent Properties of Materials Containing a Distribution of Pores and/or Inclusions.- Measurement of Thin Case Depth in Hardened Steel by Untrasonic Pulse-Echo Angulation Techniques.- Ultrasonic Micro Structural Characterization of Crystalline Metals.- Acoustic Emission for In-Process Monitoring and Microstructure Control?.- Use of Ultrasonic Techniques to Assess the Mechanical Properties of Steels.- Determination of Microstructural Parameters by Magnetic and Ultrasonic Quantitative NDE.- Microstructural Characterization of Titanium by Acoustic Microscopy.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Titanium 6211 Weldments.- Measurement of Near-Surface Ultrasonic Absorption by Thermo-Emissivity.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Amorphous Metals, Polymers, and Composites.- Ultrasonic Materials Characterization of Melt Spun Metallic Ribbons.- Application of Ultrasonic Technique to Cure Characterization of Epoxies.- Ultrasonic Measurements of Elastic Moduli of Thermally Cycled Metal Matrix Composite Precursor Wires.- Acousto-Elastic Effect of Stress in Aluminum and Steel.- Effects of Rolled Plate Thickness on Anisotropy, with Application to Acoustic Stress Measurement.- Ultrasonic Shear Wave Measurements of Known Residual Stress in Aluminum.- Rayleigh Wave Measurement of Surface Stresses in Stainless Steel Piping.- Acousto-Elastic Effects in Two Structural Steels.- Relationship Between Stress and Temperature Dependence of Ultrasonic Shear Velocity.- Author Index.