Download or read book Nanostructured Coatings written by Albano Cavaleiro and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-02-19 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delivers practical insight into a broad range of fields related to hard coatings, from their deposition and characterization up to the hardening and deformation mechanisms allowing the interpretation of results. The text examines relationships between structure/microstructure and mechanical properties from fundamental concepts, through types of coatings, to characterization techniques. The authors explore the search for coatings that can satisfy the criteria for successful implementation in real mechanical applications.