Special issue: High performance coatings for metals and plastics

International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering 2(5) 2008

• Laser cladding of metals: a review
• Influence of substrate structure on the development of stress anisotropy in CrN coatings
• Synthesis and characterisation of Ti-C coatings with variable carbon content
• Mechanical and surface properties of Ti-sputtered thin films
• Fatigue strength of hard-chromium-plated handlebars
• Thermal-sprayed dielectric coating e.m. properties evaluation via free-space measurements at microwave frequencies
• Evaluation of detonation gun sprayed alumina titania coatings
• Instrumented flat indentation on polyester nanocomposite coatings