Surface Engineering Measurement Standards for Inorganic Materials

A NIST Practice Guide, prepared with the support of the Ceramics Div. of NIST. Surface engineering of materials is important in applications as diverse as medical implants & gas turbines. The advantages of engineered surfaces have stimulated development of surface treatment & coating processes as well as materials &, consequently, commerce. Commerce in engineered materials depends upon the ability to specify & measure composition, microstructure, dimensions & properties as well as performance in applications of interest. This guide gives the materials community a resource for identifying standard methods which are used to measure surface properties & to characterize surface engineered materials.Dapkunas, Stanley J. is the author of 'Surface Engineering Measurement Standards for Inorganic Materials', published 2005 under ISBN 9781422302576 and ISBN 1422302571.