 The Center for Composite Materials and the Center for Advanced Materials Manufacture (CAMM) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UMW) are leading forces behind several innovations in the field of advanced cast metallic materials.Metal-matrix composites are metals or alloys that incorporate particles, whiskers, fibers, or hollow microballoons made of a different material, and offer unique opportunities to tailor materials to specific design needs.These materials can be tailored to be lightweight and with various other properties including