Surface Engineering for Manufacturing Applications Symposium Held November 28-December 1, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Surface interactions and modifications have become increasingly critical for a broad range of manufacturing technologies. Applications can be found not only in the traditional manufacturing sectors, but also in manufacturing processes for microelectronics, optics, and other emerging industries such as micro-/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS). Many applications demand engineered surfaces at different length scales that will function under extreme conditions. The goal of this volume is to advance understanding of surface interactions and surface-engineered materials in diverse manufacturing applications. In the field of tribological coatings, the increasing sophistication of coating processes to provide control over materials and composition gradients is being exploited to tailor properties such as adhesion, stresses, thermal barrier and wear resistance. Understanding the influence of nanostructure in coatings, either in the form of superlattices or nanocomposites, has become pivotal in the development of hard and wear-resistant materials. Modeling and simulation continue to make more sophisticated contributions to the understanding and predication of surface properties and surface interactions. Recent advances in this field have particularly focused on the microstructure and organization of organic thin films. In tribology, the combination of modeling, with experimental probe techniques, is increasing our understanding of erosion and wear mechanisms.Bull, S. J. is the author of 'Surface Engineering for Manufacturing Applications Symposium Held November 28-December 1, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.', published 0006 under ISBN 9781558998445 and ISBN 1558998446.