Surface Engineering with High Energy Beams: (Volumes 46-47 Key Engineering Materials)

The proceedings of the 2nd Intl. Conference on Surface Engineering with High Energy Beams document well the use and applications of high energy laser, electron and ion beams, and demonstrate the great versatility of these techniques in generating new engineered surfaces for important engineering materials.

Table of Contents:
Intoduction State of the Art of Surface Engineering with High Energy Beams Modification of Metal Surfaces by Excimer Laser Treatment - State of the Art Electron Beam Surface Modification - Results and Perspectives Energy Beams in Second Generation Surface Engineering of Aluminium and Titanium Alloys Effect of Carbon Content on the Quenching Behaviour of Low-Alloy Steels during Rapid Heat Treatments under Electron Beam: Prospect in View of Localized Carburizing Laser Hardening Mechanism of M2 High Speed Steel Laser Hardening of Copper-Based Alloys Improvement of Mechanical Fatigue Strength by Optimization of Laser Surface Treatment Temperature Controlled Laser Transformation Hardening Mathematical Modelling of Heat Transfer during Laser Surface Hardening Treatments of a Complex Shape Piece Modelling of Phase Transformations during Fast Heating and Cooling in Steels The Thernodynamical Study about the Transformation Point of Steel during Laser Transformation Hardening Prediction of Laser Steel Hardening Effects Relation between Shape and 'Spiking' of a Laser Beam Profile and the Induced Superficial Temperature Relations between Thermal Calculation and Metallurgical Transformations during the Laser Surface Hardening Treatment in Plain Carbon Steel and S.G. Cast Iron Local Alloying of Tool Steels On the Fatigue Behaviour of High Energy Beam Treated Butt Welded Joints of HSLA Steels Energy Beam Surface Treatment of Tool Steels and their Wear Laser Surface Treatments of Tool Steels Laser Surface Processing of Nodular Cast Iron Laser Modification of Al2O3-TiO2 Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coating The Anomalous Characteristic of Dynamical Solidification of Surface on CrWMn Steel affected by High Power Laser Grain Refining of EN58B Steel Surface by Nd YAG Laser A Study on Laser Treatment of Chrome-Plated Steel Role of Thermal Diffusion in the Redistribution of N during CW-CO2 Laser Irradiating of N-Implanted Fe Vitrification of Metallic Surface by Laser Treatment Laser Surface Alloying on a Mild Steel Surface Engineering of Aluminium Base Alloys with High Power Laser Beams: Improvement of Mechanical Properties Improvement of the Thermal Fatigue Lifetime of Plasma Sprayed Coatings by Laser Treatment Alloying of Steels and Alloys with Laser Heating Effect of Laser Surface Remelting and Alloying on the Wear Behaviour of Al-Si Alloys Laser Treatment of Grey Cast Iron Maximum Thickness of the Laser Cladding Study of the Parameters of Laser Coating and Residual Stress Fields Created by these Coatings Laser Assisted Formation of a Wear Resistant SiC-Metal Composite on the Surface of a Structural Aluminium Alloy Laser Cladding of Ceramic and Metallic Coatings on Steel Ceramic Coatings for High Temperature Corrosion Resistance by Laser Processing Wear Studies of Variable Composition Stellite-SiC Laser Clad Deposits Electron Beam Surface Ceramic-Alloying Structure Formation in the Laser Borating of the Steel The Study on Relationship between Composition of Laser Alloying and Convection in the Molten Pool Heat and Mass Transfer Model during Melting of Metal Induced by CW CO2 Laser Irradiation LCVD of Carbon Material Laser-CVD of Amorphous Silica and Silicon Coatings on Metal Substrates The Current Status of Ion Implantation Process in Industrial Applications Ion Implantation - An Industrial Technique for Wide Applications in the Field of Economic Surface Modification Multi-Methods Characterization of Nitrogen Implanted Titanium Structure-Mechanical Property Relationships in Ion Implanted Ceramics Growth of Carbonaceous Layers on Thin Target Surfaces Induced by High Energy Ion Beams Future Tendencies of Surface Engineering with High Energy Density Beams