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From a conventional background in metallurgical treatments, such as case carburising, nitriding, galvanising and “shot peening”, the technologies associated with the protection of surfaces, or the modification of the structural and chemical properties of the top atomic layers of materials surfaces have blossomed into a separate sub-discipline, now commonly referred to as “Surface Engineering”.
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Hondros, E.D. (1992). The Emergence of Interfacial Engineering. In: Gissler, W., Jehn, H.A. (eds) Advanced Techniques for Surface Engineering. Eurocourses: Mechanical and Materials Science, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0631-5_1
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