This volume is a compilation of papers that were presented at Symposium 4A‎:‎ ‎'‎Advanced Structural Materials‎'‎ of the XXII International Materials Research Congress‎,‎ organized in collaboration with MRS‎,‎ which was held from August 11 to 15‎,‎ 2013 in Cancun‎,‎ Mexico‎.‎ The symposium was devoted to fundamental and technological applications of structural materials‎,‎ and continued the tradition of providing a forum for scientists from various backgrounds with a common interest in the development and use of structural materials to come together and share their findings and expertise‎.‎ The ‎'‎Advanced Structural Materials‎'‎ symposium has been held for the last nineteen years with the objective of presenting overviews and recent investigations related to advanced structural metallic‎,‎ ceramic and composite materials‎.‎ The topics include innovative processing‎,‎ phase transformations‎,‎ mechanical properties‎,‎ oxidation resistance‎,‎ modeling and the relationship between processing‎,‎ microstructure and mechanical behavior‎.‎ Additionally‎,‎ papers on i‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎