ASM handbook volume 5 : surface engineering

Surface cleaning. Finishing methods. Plating and electroplating. Dip, barrier, and chemical conversion coatings. Vacuum and controlled-atmosphere coating. Testing of coatings and thin films. Irons and steels. Nonferrous metals. Selected nonmetallic materials. Environmental issues.

This reference source provides extremely detailed information about surface cleaning, finishing and coating that is very useful in day-to-day operations. It includes over 100 separate articles that describe the process parameters, equipment, applications, advantages and limitations, and other particulars about all of the most widely used surface treating processes. The new edition contains articles on testing of coatings and thin films, environmental concerns, and surface engineering of nonmetallic structural materials. There's also expanded analysis of advanced processes such as chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, and diffusion coatings, in addition to increased information in the areas of continuous coatings, electroplating, and finishing methods.Surface cleaning. Finis