chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Historical Perspective -- chapter 3 Nomenclature -- chapter 4 Equipment for Mechanical Alloying -- chapter 5 Process Variables in Milling -- chapter 6 Mechanism of Alloying -- chapter 7 Characterization of Powders -- chapter 8 Temperature Rise During Milling -- chapter 9 Solid Solubility Extensions -- chapter 10 Synthesis of Intermetallics -- chapter 11 Disordering of Intermetallics -- chapter 12 Solid-State Amorphization -- chapter 13 Nanostructured Materials -- chapter 14 Mechanochemical Processing -- chapter 15 Powder Contamination -- chapter 16 Modeling Studies and Milling Maps -- chapter 17 Applications -- chapter 18 Safety Hazards -- chapter 19 Concluding Remarks.