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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by the Department of Defense under Contract No. MDA972-01-D-001 and the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AM01-04P145013. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. Cover: A cast aluminum engine block modeled with an ICME tool. Image courtesy of J.E. Allison, Ford Motor Company. Cover design by Steven Coleman. International Standard Book Number 13: 978-0-309-11999-3 International Standard Book Number 10: 0-309-11999-5 Available in limited quantities from National Materials Advisory Board 500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 http://www.nationalacademies.edu/nmab Additional copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055; (800) 624-6242 or (202) 334-3313 (in the Washington metropolitan area); Internet, http://www.nap.edu. Copyright 2008 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America
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