Bach Friedrich-Wilhelm, Laarmann Andreas, Wenz Thomas (eds.) Modern Surface Technology

Weinheim: Wiley, 2006. — 338 p.Technological developments in aerospace and other high-technology fields give rise to constantly increasing demands on part surfaces. Generally, surfaces that, e.g., withstand tribological loads, or show special properties in thermal and electrical conductivity or optical behaviour, require utilisation of coating processes. This book presents industrially implemented coating processes in the fields of build-up welding and brazing, plasma, arc, and flame spraying, sol-gel technology as well as the thin-film technologies, chemical vapour deposition and physical vapour deposition. Particular emphasis is placed on the combination of process and materials technology in terms of producing coatings that meet all
necessary requirements.
Alongside industrially relevant coating processes, newly developed technologies on the verge of industrial implementation are presented. Examples are processes for diamond synthesis, cold gas spraying or the processing of nano-sized particles.
The aim of this book is to enable engineers and technicians working in development, design, and manufacturing to be able to estimate the potential of protective surface coatings and the associated processes in their fields of activity. The intention is that coating technologies serve as an integral part of development, design, and manufacturing.