Download or read book Materials Degradation and Its Control by Surface Engineering written by Andrew W Batchelor and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a general holistic view of materials degradation without undue emphasis on aqueous corrosion with the neglect of other important topics such as liquid metal corrosion. Discussion of materials degradation is balanced by detailed description and evaluation of surface engineering as a means of managing materials degradation. Thus, the trainee engineer is presented with a comprehensive view of the problem rather than just a part of the problem. The control or management of materials degradation is not only discussed in scientific terms, but the economics or financial aspects of materials degradation and surface engineering is also discussed in detail with the help of analytical models. Contents:Mechanisms of Materials Degradation:Mechanical Causes of Materials DegradationChemical Causes of Materials DegradationMaterials Degradation Induced by Heat and Other Forms of EnergyDuplex Causes of Materials DegradationSurface Engineering:Discrete Coatings Integral Coatings and Modified Surface LayersCharacterization of Surface CoatingsApplication of Control Techniques:Control of Materials DegradationFinancial and Industrial Aspects of Materials Degradation and Its Control Readership: Engineers and scientists in materials engineering, surface science, materials science (general), materials chemistry and surface and interface chemistry. Keywords:Corrosion;Wear;Integral Coatings;Discrete Coatings;Mechanical Damage;Cost Economies of Degradation;CharacterizationKey Features:Includes new sets of questions with answersEmphasizes the importance of selection of materials and its consequenceIntroduces new topics such as in-vivo degradation of biomedical implantsHighlights an analytical model of the costs and benefits of applying surface engineering to control materials degradationReviews:“This textbook is strong in its presentation of difficult concepts and in its unification of phenomenological description, coating technology, and characterization methods.”Surface Innovations