Laser Surface Engineering: Processes and Applications

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 looks at laser heat treatment, part two covers laser additive manufacturing such as laser-enhanced electroplating, and part three discusses laser micromachining, structuring and surface modification. Chemical and biological applications of laser surface engineering are explored in part four, including ways to improve the surface corrosion properties of metals. Provides an overview of thermal surface treatments using lasers, including the treatment of steels, light metal alloys, polycrystalline silicon and technical ceramicsAddresses the development of new metallic materials, innovations in laser cladding and direct metal deposition, and the fabrication of tuneable micro- and nano-scale surface structuresChapters also cover laser structuring, surface modification, and the chemical and biological applications of laser surface engineering INDICE: Part I - Thermal surface treatments using lasers 1 Structures, properties and development trends in laser surface treated hotworked steels, light metal alloys and polycrystalline silicon 2 Laser nitriding and carburization of materials 3 Mechanical properties improvement of metallic rolls by means of laser surface alloying 4 Laser surface treatment of AISI 304 steel with the presence of B4C particles at the surface 5 Characterization and modification of technical ceramics through laser surface engineering Part II - Laser additive manufacturing in surface treatment and engineering 6 Compositional modification of Ni-based alloys for laser-deposition technologies 7 New metallic materials development through laser additive manufacturing 8 Innovations in laser cladding and direct metal deposition 9 Laser-enhanced electroplating for generating micro- and nanoparticles with continuous-wave and pulsed Nd-YAG laser interactions 10 Laser hybrid fabrication of tuneable micro- and nano-scale surface structures and their functionalization 11 Laser controlled intermetallics synthesis during surface cladding 12 Deposition and surface modification of thin solid structures by high intensity pulsed laser irradiation Part III - Laser structuring and surface modification 13 Tailoring material properties induced by laser surface processing 14 Femtosecond laser micromachining of optical fibres 15 Spatio-temporal manipulation of ultrashort pulses for three-dimensional (3D) laser processing in glass materials 16 Tribology optimization by laser surface texturing: From bulk materials to surface coatings 17 Fabrication of periodic sub-micrometer and micrometer arrays using laser interference based methods 18 Ultra-short pulsed laser surface texturing 19 Laser-guided discharge surface texturing 20 Laser surface treatment to improve the surface corrosion properties of nickel-aluminium bronze 21 Laser Surface Engineering of Titanium and its Alloys for Improved Wear, Corrosion and High Temperature Oxidation Resistance 22 Laser-initiated ablation of materials Part IV - Chemical and biological applications of laser surface engineering 23 Luminescence spectroscopy as versatile probes for chemical diagnostics on the solid-liquid interface 24 Ablation effects of femtosecond laser functionalization on surfaces 25 Laser surface engineering in dentistry 26 Laser-assisted fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds from titanium alloys 27 Laser melting of NiTi and its effects on in vitro mesenchymal stem cell responses

• ISBN: 978-1-78242-074-3
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 712
• Fecha Publicación: 24/10/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés