Surface Engineering: Processes and Applications

Introduction. Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings. Crafting the Surface with Glow Discharge Plasmas. Surface Engineering of Polymers for Biomedical Applications. Coil-Coating Products in the Building Industry. Metallurgical and Optical Thin Films Produced by Filtered Arc Evaporation. Ion-Assisted Deposition: Film Properties and Processes. Refractory Metal and Alloy Coatings by Magnetron Sputtering. Coatings Produced by Sharc PVD Arc Source. Plasma-Assisted PVD. Plasma Nitriding. Laser Hardfacing. Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation at Elevated Temperatures. Coatings and Surface Treatments in Manufacturing. Characterization and QA of Surfaces and Surface Coatings. Surface Engineering for Control of Corrosion and Wear. Surface Degradation of Oxides, Ceramics, Glasses and Polymers. Assessment of Plasma-Sprayed Coating: ND Techniques. Fatigue of Surface-Hardened Gears.

This volume covers both innovative and basic methods of surface engineering for improved surface properties. Contents include: Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings, Crafting the Surface with Glow Discharge Plasmas, Biomedical Applications, Coil-Coating Products in the Building Industry, Filtered Arc Evaporation, Ion-Assisted Deposition, Magnetron Sputtering, Coatings Produced by Sharc PVD Arc Source, Plasma-Assisted PVD, Plasma Nitriding, Laser Hardfacing, Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation at Elevated Temperatures, Coatings and Surface Treatments in Manufacturing, Characterization and QA of Surfaces and Surface Coatings, Control of Corrosion and Wear, Surface Degradation of Oxides, Ceramics, Glasses and Polymers, Assessment of Plasma-Sprayed Coating, and Fatigue of Surface-Hardened Gears.