The coatings in manufacturing engineering : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 8th International Conference on THE coatings in Manufacturing Engineering, Erlangen-Germany, April 14-15, 2010

 Content: Cutting edge preparation by means of abrasive brushing --
 Comparison of nitride and noble metal coatings for precision glass molding tools --
 Pre PVD-coating processes and their effect on substrate residual stress in carbide cutting tools --
 Qualification of coatings to predict wear behavior of micro blasted cutting tools --
 Diamond cutting of FeN-layers on steel substrates for optical mould making --
 Coating development for gear cutting tools --
 Nanostructured bionic PVD-coatings for forming tools --
 Chip length effect on the wear of coated cemented carbide inserts in milling --
 Impact behaviour of PtIr-based coatings with different interlayers for glass lens moulding --
 Diamond machinable sol-gel silica based hybrid coatings for high precision optical molds --
 Physico-chemical aspects of surface activation during fluxless brazing in shielding-gas furnaces --
 Characterization of heat transfer coefficients of tool materials and tool coatings for hot stamping of boron-manganese steels --Determination of mechanical and corrosion properties of boride coating on P91 steel --
 Interlaboratory comparison of friction conditions in hot stamping operations --
 New methods for characterizing coating properties at ambient and elevated temperatures --
 Grinding of arc-sprayed tungsten carbide coatings on machining centers: Process configuration and simulation --
 Non-contact geometry inspection of workpieces with optically non-cooperative surfaces --
 Determination of the effective film mechanical properties in the impact test imprint of coated specimens --
 Suspension plasma spraying of triboactive coatings for high temperature applications --
 Surface zone modification by atmospheric plasma-nitriding (APN) with the aid of the transmitted plasma-arc --
 Influence of malonic acid on the corrosion and scc behaviour of anodic coated 1050 Al-alloys --
 Self-supporting nanocrystalline diamond foils: a new concept for crystalline diamond on any technical surface --
 Simulation of dynamic lubricant effects in sheet metal forming processes --
 Tribological characterization of PVD-coatings --
 Evaluation of PVD coated tools' life in milling Ti6Al4V, based on impact tests at ambient and elevated temperatures --
 Modified DLC-coated guide pads for BTA deep hole drilling tools --
 Performance of [gamma]-Al₂O₃-based coatings and environmentally friendly lubricants in cutting operations of difficult-to-machine materials --
 Influence of substrate nitriding on adhesion, friction and wear resistance of DLC (diamond-like carbon)-coatings.