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Laser Surface Engineering
Processes and Applications
Introduction
Lasers can alter the surface composition and properties of materials in a highly controllable way, which makes them efficient and cost-effective tools for surface engineering. This book provides an overview of the different techniques, the laser-material interactions and the advantages and disadvantages for different applications.
Part One: Laser Heat Treatment
Provides an overview of thermal surface treatments using lasers, including the treatment of steels, light metal alloys, polycrystalline silicon and technical ceramics.
Part Two: Laser Additive Manufacturing
Addresses the development of new metallic materials, innovations in laser cladding and direct metal deposition, and the fabrication of tuneable micro- and nano-scale surface structures.
Part Three: Laser Micromachining and Surface Modification
Chapters also cover laser structuring, surface modification, and the chemical and biological applications of laser surface engineering.
Part Four: Chemical and Biological Applications
Explored in part four, including ways to improve the surface corrosion properties of metals.
