These are the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials - THERMEC'2009; held during the period, August 25-29, 2006, in Berlin, Germany under the co-sponsorship of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), USA. This work reflects the current ensemble knowledge of world-wide researchers and engineers/technologists working on various aspects of the processing, fabrication, structure/property evaluation and applications of both ferrous and non-ferrous materials; including biomaterials and smart/intelligent materials. The papers are divided into the chapters: Keynote, 1. Aluminium Alloys & Aerospace Structural Metallic Materials, 2. Biomaterials and Materials in Biomedical Applications, 3. Surface Engineering / Coatings, 4. Composites, 5. Dynamic Behaviour of Materials, 6. Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Storage Technologies, 7. Friction Stir-Welding / Processing, 8. Intermetallics, 9. Magnesium Alloys, 10. Metallic Glasses / Bulk Metallic Amorphous Materials, 11. Nanostructured Materials, Powder Metallurgy & Metallic Foams, 12. Severe Plastic Deformation, 13. Smart / Intelligent Materials / Processes, 14. Superalloys & Heat-Resistant Steels, 15. Residual Stresses & Tomographic Methods in Materials Science, 17. Texture, 18. Thin Films, 19. Steels & Thin Slab and Strip Casting, 20. Welding and Joining, 21. Mechanical Behaviour & Fracture. This is essential reading-matter for those working in, or needing an introduction to, the fields covered. Four thick volumes present approximately 800 papers (including keynote addresses) from the August 2009 conference held in Berlin, Germany and co-sponsored by The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society (TMS), USA. A sampling of general themes: aluminum alloys & aerospace structural metallic materials, biomaterials and biomedical applications, surface engineering & coatings, composites, fuel cells, friction stir welding, nanostructured materials, severe plastic deformation, smart materials and processes, superalloys, thin films, steels & thin slab and strip casting, welding and joining, and mechanical behavior & fracture. A more specific sampling of paper topics: pulsed laser deposition of thin coatings; chitosan as a material stabilizer for acidic polysaccharides, ion leaching from implantable medical devices, ceramic target materials for sputtering applications, and high-strength natural fibers for improved polymer matrix composites. A keyword index is supplied.