• Mechanisms of Materials Degradation: Mechanical Causes of Materials Degradation; Chemical Causes of Materials Degradation; Materials Degradation Induced by Heat and Other Forms of Energy; Duplex Causes of Materials Degradation; Surface Engineering: Discrete Coatings; Integral Coatings and Modified Surface Layers; Characterization of Surface Coatings; Application of Control Techniques: Control of Materials Degradation; Financial and Industrial Aspects of Materials Degradation and Its Control.

"Guidelines for applications of surface engineering techniques to individual degradation mechanisms are covered. This does a concise job of suggesting basic selection criteria to be followed for specific degradation mechanisms ... The authors present a good overview of the interaction of surface engineering treatments for control of material wastage from various causes." Corrosion

• Mechanisms of Materials Degradation: Mechanical Causes of Materials Degradation; Chemical Causes of Materials Degradation; Materials Degradation Induced by Heat and Other Forms of Energy; Duplex Causes of Materials Degradation; Surface Engineering: Discrete Coatings; Integral Coatings and Modified Surface Layers; Characterization of Surface Coatings; Application of Control Techniques: Control of Materials Degradation; Financial and Industrial Aspects of Materials Degradation and Its Control.

"Guidelines for applications of surface engineering techniques to individual degradation mechanisms are covered. This does a concise job of suggesting basic selection criteria to be followed for specific degradation mechanisms ... The authors present a good overview of the interaction of surface engineering treatments for control of material wastage from various causes." Corrosion

• Mechanisms of Materials Degradation: Mechanical Causes of Materials Degradation; Chemical Causes of Materials Degradation; Materials Degradation Induced by Heat and Other Forms of Energy; Duplex Causes of Materials Degradation; Surface Engineering: Discrete Coatings; Integral Coatings and Modified Surface Layers; Characterization of Surface Coatings; Application of Control Techniques: Control of Materials Degradation; Financial and Industrial Aspects of Materials Degradation and Its Control.

"Guidelines for applications of surface engineering techniques to individual degradation mechanisms are covered. This does a concise job of suggesting basic selection criteria to be followed for specific degradation mechanisms ... The authors present a good overview of the interaction of surface engineering treatments for control of material wastage from various causes." Corrosion