Publisher's Synopsis
This volume addresses current research in methods of surface modification, including ion implantation, shot peening and nitriding, and their effect on surface microstructure and the interrelationship of this microstructure with tribological, corrosive/oxidative and mechanical performance.;Coverage includes: surface reaction of titanium in living tissue; influence of nitrogen pressure on the formation of a diffusion layer in a solute-rich, beat-titanium alloy; effect of exposure on the microstructure of coated and uncoated orthorhombic Ti-aluminides; wear protection of titanium alloys; laser shock peening vs shot peening - a damage-tolerance investigation.
