Surface and Coatings Technology, 54/55 (1992) xxv—xxvii Contents Publication schedule Contents DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS Synthesis, characterization and applications of cubic boron nitride Effect of deposition parameters on the formation of cubic BN films deposited by plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition from non- toxic material M. Z. Karim, D. C. Cameron and M. S. J. Hashmi (Dublin, Ireland) Growth and characterization of C—N thin films M. Y. Chen, X. Lin, V. P. Dravid, Y. W. Chung, M. S. Wong and W. D. Sproul (Evanston, IL, USA) Synthesis and characterization of diamond and related materials Increase in nucleation density of diamond film growth by d.c. plasma chemical vapor deposition Y. Hibino and Y. Hayashi (Ibaraki, Japan) The role of hydrogen in diamond synthesis from carbon dioxide—hydrocarbon gases by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition . . C.-F. Chen and T.-M. Hong (Hsinchu, Taiwan) Synthesis of diamond thin films through a transformation of a catalytically produced diamond precursor phase B. Oral and A. Flodstrém (Stockholm, Sweden) The effect of noble gases on the formation of CVD diamond film H. C. Shih, C. P. Sung and W. L. Fan (Hsinchu, Taiwan) Crystallite geometry of hot filament chemical vapor deposited diamond W. B. Alexander, P. H. Holloway (Gainesville, FL, USA), L. Heatherly and R. E. Clausing (Oak Ridge, TN, USA) Scale-up and industrial applications of diamond and related materials Diamond film growth on cemented tungsten carbides studied by SEM, AES and XPS J. L. Chen, F. M. Pan, C. S. Chang, T. S. Lin (Chutung, Taiwan), T. H. Huang and C. T. Kuo (Hsinchu, Taiwan) Formation of diamond films from low pressure radio frequency induction discharges R. A. Rudder, G. C. Hudson, R. C. Hendry, R. E. Thomas, J. B. Posthill and R. J. Markunas (Research Triangle Park, NC, USA) Diamond coating using multiple flame torches in an atmospheric chamber M. Murakawa and §S. Takeuchi (Saitama, Japan) Diamond synthesis in supersonic direct-current arcjet plasma at subtorr pressures M. H. Loh and M. A. Cappelli (Stanford, CA, USA) Diamond and related materials (poster session) Investigation of the early stages of diamond film growth by ellipsometric monitoring Y. Hayashi and Y. Hibino (Tsukuba, Japan) Adhesion and structure of c-BN films produced by ion-beam-assisted deposition N. Yamashita, T. Wada, M. Ogawa (Yokohama, Japan), T. Kobayashi, H. Tsukamoto and T. Rokkaku (Hiroshima, Japan) TRIBOLOGICAL COATINGS/SURFACE MODIFICATIONS Reduction of friction through coatings/surface modifications Effects of surface composition, environment and morphology on friction and wear: an overview Y.-W. Chung (Evanston, IL, USA) Friction and wear of diamond and diamondlike carbon coatings K. Miyoshi (Cleveland, OH, USA), R. L. C. Wu and A. Garscadden (Dayton, OH, USA) Applications of solid lubricant films in spacecraft M. R. Hilton and P. D. Fleischauer (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Aluminum metal matrix composites tailored for antifriction applications S. V. Prasad (Dayton, OH, USA) Microstructure and tribological behaviour of plasma immersion ion implanted tool steels M. Samandi, A. Pauza, G. Hatziandoniou, H. Yasbandha (Wollongong, NSW, Australia), R. Hutchings, G. A. Collins and J. Tendys (Menai, NSW, Australia) Wear resistance of ceramic, metallic, and composite coatings Performance and wear of carbide coated by physical vapour deposition in interrupted cutting W. KO6nig and R. Fritsch (Aachen, Germany) A comparison of the tribological behaviour of several wear-resistant coatings S. E. Franklin and J. Beuger (Eindhoven, Netherlands) Study of the relative wear and abrasion resistance of Ti(C,N) and TiN coatings S. K. Ghosh and M. S. Kohler (Rochester, NY, USA) XXVi Contents New ways towards better exploitation of physical vapour deposition coatings W. K6nig and D. Kammermeier (Aachen, Germany) Substrate- and interface-related influences on the performance of arc-physical-vapour-deposition-coated cemented carbides in interrupted-cut machining O. Knotek, F. Léffler and G. Kramer (Aachen, Germany) Rolling-contact fatigue and wear resistance of hard coatings on bearing-steel substrates A. Erdemir (Argonne, IL, USA) Scuffing behavior of TiN-coated steel rollers under rolling and sliding conditions T. P. Chang, M. E. Graham, W. D. Sproul and H. S. Cheng (Evanston, IL, USA) Tribological behavior of oil-lubricated TiN-coated steel O. O. Ajayi, A. Erdemir, G. R. Fenske, F. A. Nichols (Argonne, IL, USA), W. D. Sproul, M. Graham and P. J. Rudnik (Evanston, IL, USA) Properties of TiN coatings deposited onto hot work steel substrates plasma nitrided at low pressure T. Gredi¢, M. Zlatanovic, N. Popovié and Z. Bogdanov (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) Effects of nitrogen ion implantation on the mechanical properties of laser-deposited thin films of TiC and TiN on stainless steel A. V. Kulkarni, N. Mate, S. M. Kanetkar, S. B. Ogale (Pune, India) and B. G. Wagh (Nasik, India) Surface modification and wear characteristics of yttria-doped zirconia D. Chatterjee, D. Majumdar and S. Ghosh (Rochester, NY, USA) Some tribological observations of sliding tungsten carbide coated steel against aluminum A. J. Stavros (Indianapolis, IN, USA) and J. V. Reid (Richmond, VA, USA) Coating resistance to erosion, corrosion, and severe environments Erosion and erosion—corrosion behavior of chromized-siliconized steel B. Q. Wang, G. Q. Geng (Xian, China) and A. V. Levy (Berkeley, CA, USA) Physical vapour deposition coatings for dental prostheses O. Knotek, F. Léffler (Aachen, Germany) and K. Weitkamp (Bad Sachsa, Germany) The morphology and mechanical properties of Al,03, ZrO, and SiC laser-assisted physically vapour deposited films H. Sung, G. Erkens, J. Funken, A. Voss, O. Lemmer and E. W. Kreutz (Aachen, Germany) Multilayer Ti—Cu sputter films for the Gravity Probe B gyroscope housings P. Zhou, S. Buchman, K. Davis, C. Gray and J. P. Turneaure (Stanford, CA, USA) Analysis, modeling, and micromechanical testing of tribological coatings Properties of sputter-deposited hydrogenated carbon films as a tribological overcoat used in rigid magnetic disks H. J. Lee (Milpitas, CA, USA), J. K. Lee (San Jose, CA, USA), R. Zubeck (Milpitas, CA, USA), M. Smallen (San Jose, CA, USA) and D. Hollars (Milpitas, CA, USA) Nanoindentation and microindentation studies of hard carbon on 304 stainless steel T. Wright and T. F. Page (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) Tribological properties of diamond, diamond-like, and c-BN coatings Tribological properties of hard carbon films: extremely low friction mechanism of amorphous hydrogenated carbon films and amorphous hydrogenated SiC films in vacuum S. Miyake (Saitama, Japan) Tribological properties of hard carbon films produced by the pulsed vacuum arc discharge method H. Ronkainen, J. Likonen (Espoo, Finland) and J. Koskinen (Helsinki, Finland) Physical and tribological properties of rapid thermal annealed diamond-like carbon films R. L. C. Wu (Dayton, OH, USA), K. Miyoshi (Cleveland, OH, USA), R. Vuppuladhadium and H. E. Jackson (Cincinnati, OH, USA) Tribological coatings/surface modifications (poster session) Protective coatings of amorphic diamond on fragile and sensitive substrates T. J. Lee, H. Park, J. H. You, F. Davanloo and C. B. Collins (Richardson, TX, USA) OPTICAL FILMS AND HIGH THROUGHPUT PROCESSING Novel deposition process Industrial sputter coating of large stainless steel sheets D. Hofmann (Hanau, Germany) and S. Shiotani (Tokyo, Japan) MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT APPLICATIONS Surface modification methods Maskless laser etching of kerfs in ceramic materials for applications in magnetic recording heads slider fabrication J. Khan (Shrewsbury, MA, USA) Applications The in-line arc ion-plating system for high throughput processing of automobile parts H. Tamagaki, K. Tsuji (Kobe, Japan), T. Komuro, F. Kiyota and T. Fujita (Niigata, Japan) Contents Adherent metallization of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic composites using a combined vacuum/electrochemical deposition process ... . J. Fessmann, D. Mann, G. Kampschulte, F. Leyendecker, T. Bolch, K. Mertz (Stuttgart, Germany), D. Jonke, F. J. Gammel, M. Meyer and R. Suchentrunk (Munich, Germany) Manufacturing processes and equipment applications (poster session) Development of mass-production-type plasma chemical vapour deposition equipment and its application to various dies K. Kawata (Saitama, Japan) Author Index Subject Index