The peer-reviewed papers in this volume address the latest advances in heat treating and surface engineering technologies. Special features include plenary lectures by such luminaries as Tom Bell and George Totten. Most topic areas include an invited paper by a leading researcher in the subject area. The ASTRA event encompasses the 17th Surface Modification Technologies Conference and the International Federation of Heat Treating and Surface Engineering Conference.
Plenary and Special Lectures (4 papers) * Automotive Applications: Prospects and Case Studies (6 papers) * Gas Carburizing (3 papers) * Duplex Treatments (4 papers) * Wear Resistant Coatings (4 papers) * Laser Surface Alloying (6 papers) * Characterization of Coatings and Surfaces (7 papers) * Power Plant Applications (3 papers) * Process Diagnostics and Modeling (7 papers) * Case Hardening Processes (3 papers) * Quenching (2 papers) * Process Control (1 paper) * Multilayered Hard Coatings (3 papers) * PVD/CVD Techniques (4 papers) * Laser Based Surface Engineering Techniques (6 papers) * Feed Stock for Surface Engineering (2 papers) * Aerospace Engine Applications (2 papers) * Electrical, Electronics and Opto-Electronic Applications (3 papers) * Emerging Surface Treatment Technologies (4 papers) * Surface Modification by Laser and Electron Beams (3 papers) * Metalworking (2 papers) * Surface Modification by Plasmas (3 papers) * Plasma Surface Engineering (4 papers) * Novel Coating Applications (3 papers) * Electroless Coatings (7 papers) * Functionally Graded Coatings (3 papers) * Corrosion Applications (4 papers) * Thin Film Processes (3 papers) * Wear Applications (9 papers) * Biomedical Applications (2 papers) * Process Development (7 papers) * Subject Index * Author Index
