PrefaceChapter 1: Metallurgical ResearchDevelopment of Materials for Solid State Hydrogen StorageSlag from Modern Copper Production Found in Bergwerk, Burgenland, AustriaChapter 2: CorrosionIdentification of Corrosion Mechanisms of Stainless Steel with Metallography Cross SectionsInfluence of Cavitation in Seawater on the Etching Attack of Manganese-Aluminum-BronzesInfluence of Surface Machining on Development of Stress Corrosion Cracking of Distribution Wheels of Main Circulation Pump in Nuclear Power PlantsChapter 3: CeramicsThe Effect of Deposition Temperature on Ba0.8Sr0.2TiO3 Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition TechniqueStudying the Effect of Annealing Temperature and Thickness on Electrical Properties of PZT Films Prepared by Sol-Gel TechniqueInvestigation of Microstructure and Physical Properties of Nickel Ferrites, Synthesized via Sol-Gel MethodEffects of La+3 and Sc+3 Ions on Structure and Microstructure of PZT Ceramics for Energy Storage ApplicationsImproving Silica Sand Specifications for Making Colorless Glasses by Using Chemical and Physical MethodsChapter 4: Functional Films and MaterialsOptical Properties of GaAs Nanoparticles in Acetone by Laser AblationGeneral Theory of Nano Trilayer Film BendingPhotophysical Properties of Octyl Amino Acid Europium and Terbium Complex / PVB Composite Films