Advances In Surface Engineering: Volume 2(Special Publications)

This series of three books reviews and documents the recent advances in research and application of this relatively new and emerging technology, the problems remaining to be solved and the directions of future research and development in surface engineering. Volume I, "Fundamentals of Coatings" considers principles of coatings/substrate design in high temperature and aqueous corrosion and wear environments, and scans the coatings spectrum from organic, through metallic to inorganic. Volume II covers "Process Technology" a subject that is central to surface engineering, and which holds particular promise for improvement in existing types of coatings performance, as well as in the design development and evaluation of totally new coating/substrate systems. Finally, Volume III "Engineering Applications", is dedicated to topics concerning the performance of coatings and surface treatments embracing six main areas - biomedical, aerospace, automotive, cutting tools and manufacture, power generation and marine applications. Together, these 3 volumes represent the latest information on the state of the art of surface engineering today, from an international authorship, and will prove essential reading for all those in academia and industry who need to keep abreast of the current status and likely future developments in this increasingly important field.

Table of Contents:
Section 2.1 PVD and CVD: Recent developments in magnetron sputtering systems, R.D. Arnell, P.J. Kelly; Investigation of Ti2N films deposited using an unbalanced magnetron sputtering coating system, S. yang et al; Evaluation of defects in TiN thin films by various electrochemical techniques, S. Nitta, Y. Kimura; Annealing of defects in PVD TiN - a positron annihilation spectroscopy study, S.J. Bull et al. Section 2.2 Thermal, plasma, weld and detonation: Spouted bed reactor for coating processes - a mathematical model, G. Mazza et al; Surface engineering by boron and boron-containing compounds, G. Kariofillis et al; Study on carburizing/ boriding compound chemical heat treatment and its applications, P.Z. Wang et al; an integrated study of the structure and durability of vacuum furnace fused coating, T. Hodgkiess, A. Neville; Effects of rare Earth elements on the plasma nitriding of 38CrMoAL steel, J.P. Shandong et al; APNEP - a new form of non-equilibrium plasma, operating at atmospheric pressure, N.P. Wright; Scanning reference electrode study of the corrosion of plasma sprayed stainless steel coatings, D.T. Gawn et al; Thin chrominium coatings processed by HVOF-spraying, E. Lugscheider et al; Dilution control in weld surfacing applications, J.N. DuPont, A.R. Marder; Wire explosion coating, M.G. Hocking. Section 2.3 Laser and EB: (Nickel base alloy + cast tungsten carbide particles) composite coating by laser cladding and the wear behaviour, Wang Peng-Zhu et al; Electron Beam surface hardening of 42CrMo4 steel, T. Jokinen, I. Meuronen. Section 2.4 Peening, solar and other: Controlled shot peening scope of applications and assessment of benefits, G.J. Hammerley; applications of high solar energy density beams in surface engineering, A.J. Vazquez et al; Processing and properties of thermoplastic coatings on metals, D.T. Gawn, Y. Bao; Ultrasonic flow polishing, A.R. Jones, J.B. Bull. Section 2.5 Electrochemical and electroless: The influence of formic acid and methanol on the deposition of hard chrominium from trivalent chrominium electrolytes, S.K. Ibrahim et al; Electrodeposition of multilayers Zn-Ni coatings from a single electrolyte, M.R. Kalantary et al; High nickel content zinc-nickel electrodeposits from sulphate baths, C.E. Lehmberg et al; The electrodeposition of Ni-P-SiC deposits, D.B. Lewis et al; Electroplated iron layers containing nitrogen, V.A. Stoyanov et al; The effects of bath ageing on the internal stress within electroless nickel deposits and other factors influenced by the ageing process, C.Kerr et al. Contributors index; subject index.

Review :
"... a topical addition to the surface engineering literature."