Handbook of Laser-Based Sustainable Surface Modification and Manufacturing Techniques

Discusses the main mechanism behind the surface degradation of structural components in strenuous environments
Highlights the capacity of laser cladding needed to operate on a wide range of substrate materials and shapes
Presents how laser cladding can offer new possibilities in the reconditioning of components and how in many cases, these approaches are the only possible solution and are economically efficient
Illustrates how if the type and power of the laser, laser optics, and the parameters of the process are efficiently selected, the number of applications of laser cladding can be large
Offers the standard methods of testing used for various types of biomedical devices and tools
Goes over the advantages of combining laser cladding with simultaneous induction heating