Part One: Fundamentals 1. Thermodynamics and kinetics of gas and gas–solid reactions 2. Kinetics of thermochemical surface treatments 3. Process technologies for thermochemical surface engineering Part Two: Improved materials performance 4. Fatigue resistance of carburized and nitrided steels 5. Tribological behaviour of thermochemically surface engineered steels 6. Corrosion behaviour of nitrided, nitrocarburised and carburised steels Part Three: Nitriding, nitrocarburizing and carburizing 7. Nitriding of binary and ternary iron-based alloys 8. Development of the compound layer during nitriding and nitrocarburising of iron and iron-carbon alloys 9. Austenitic nitriding and nitrocarburizing of steels 10. Classical nitriding of heat treatable steel 11. Plasma-assisted nitriding and nitrocarburizing of steel and other ferrous alloys 12. ZeroFlow gas nitriding of steels 13. Carburizing of steels Part Four: Low temperature carburizing and nitriding 14. Low temperature surface hardening of stainless steel 15. Gaseous processes for low temperature surface hardening of stainless steel 16. Plasma-assisted processes for surface hardening of stainless steel 17. Applications of low-temperature surface hardening of stainless steels Part Five: Dedicated thermochemical surface engineering methods 18. Boriding to improve the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of steels 19. The thermo-reactive deposition and diffusion process for coating steels to improve wear resistance 20. Sherardizing: corrosion protection of steels by zinc diffusion coatings 21. Aluminizing of steel to improve high temperature corrosion resistance 22. Duplex Treatment

Provides the latest information on the fundamentals of surface treatments and the performance of improved materials Covers nitriding, nitrocarburizing, and carburizing of iron and iron carbon alloys, as well as solution nitriding Examines how different thermochemical surface engineering methods can help against corrosion