Laser Surface Treatment of Metals

'... a mass of information ... ... a 'must' for anyone involved in this subject.' Materials & Design, Jan/Feb. 1988.

• 1. Interaction at metal surfaces.- Laser Material Interactions Of Relevance To Metal Surface Treatment.- Stimulated Absorption Of C02 Laser Light On Metals.- Characterization Of Laser-Induced Plasmas And Temperature Measurement During Laser Surface Treatment.- Laser/Materials Interactions: CW DF Laser Ablation Of Carbon.- Spectroscopic Study Of Atomic Beams Generated By Laser Ablation Of Multi-Component Targets.- Edited Questions-Chapter 1.- 2. Fundamentals of Phase Formation in Laser Annealing of Metals.- Solidification Dynamics and Microstructure of Metals in Pulsed Laser Irradiation.- Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Metallic Alloy Formation by Picosecond Pulsed Laser Irradiation.- Crystallization and Nucleation Phenomena In CW Surface Melted Alloys.- The Kinetics of Rapid Crystallization in Pure Metals.- Genesis of Melting.- Amorphous Gallium Produced by Pulsed Excimer Laser Irradiation.- Defect Structures on Metal Surfaces Induced by Pulsed Laser Irradiation: Characterization by Leed-Spot Profile Analysis And He+ Ion Channeling.- Alsb formation in UHV by Laser Annealing of Evaporated A1 and SB Films. Characterization by AES and XPS.- Laser Treatment of La-Implanted Ni Single Crystal.- Edited Questions - Chapter 2.- 3. Modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer.- Mathematical Modeling of Laser Surface Treatments.- Application of Mathematical Heat Transfer Analysis To High-Power C02 Laser Material Processing: Treatment Parameter Prediction, Absorption Coefficient Measurements.- Heat and Mass Transfer in Pulsed Laser Heating.- Numerical Results of Thermal Actions Induced by High-Frequency Short-Pulsed Laser Trains on Metals.- Numerical Description of the Interaction of Laser Beams with Living Tissue.- Summary and Discussion - Chapter 3.- 4. Properties of Laser-Processed Metallic Surfaces.- Electrochemical Behavior Of Laser-Processed Metal Surfaces.- Laser Surface Alloying and Cladding for Corrosion and Wear.- Laser Preparation of Metal Surfaces for Telecommunication Needs.- Laser Annealing and Laser Quenching: Production of Superconducting Alloys.- Laser Processing Of Al-Ge Multilayer Thin Films.- Edited Questions - Chapter 4.- 5. Recent Developments in Laser Surface Techniques for Engineering Applications.- Laser Surface Melting of Iron-Base Alloys.- Laser Surface Cladding.- Laser Gas Alloying.- Laser Heat Treatment of Iron-Base Alloys.- Residual Stresses Induced by Laser Surface Treatment.- Laser Surface Melting and Alloying of Titanium.- Laser Surface Alloying of Stainless Steel with Carbon.- Carburization of Steel Surfaces by Laser Treatment.- Rapid Solidification of Surface Layers Melted by CW Laser.- Laser Surface Treatment for Electromechanical Applications.- Edited Questions - Chapter 5.- 6 - Application to Industry.- Developments in Laser Material Processing for the Automotive Industries.- The Use of Lasers in Rolls-Royce.- Edited Questions - Chapter 6.- 7. Laser Surface Chemistry.- Laser-Induced Decomposition of Molecules Related to Photochemical Deposition.- Metal Film Deposition by Laser Breakdown Chemical Vapor Deposition.- Combined Use of Laser Irradiation and Electroplating.- Edited Questions - Chapter 7.- 8 - Laser Annealing of Silicon.- Laser Annealing of Silicon.- Measurement of Melt and Solidification Dynamics During Pulsed Laser Irradiation.- Impurity Segregation, Supersaturation and Interface Stability.- Modeling and Measurements of Solute Trapping.- Edited Questions - Chapter 8.- Closing Comments and Photo History.