This book deals with the surface finishing for corrosion prevention from the viewpoint of
environmental friendliness. Surface finishing for metallic materials or by metallic materials
has excellent corrosion resistance wear resistance and good color tones which have been
useful for practical applications so far. However environmental friendliness and user
friendliness have become important factors for practical use since the turn of the century.
Surface Finishing Industries are now facing a serious crossroad to continue sustainable
developments in the future. Sadly the concept of environmental friendliness is very new
because from the beginning of this discipline (surface finishing) not many people considered
the environmental effects so seriously but sought mainly for the functions performance
characteristics and economic profits. Since the biological evaluation processes are very
advanced and still debated this book is very unique and advanced. This book aims to let
university students know and learn the concept of environmental friendliness and its relation
to surface treatment products based on the fundamental knowledge about conventional corrosion
control and surface finishing. The textbook will be used most effectively with subjects such as
surface science surface engineering mechanical materials etc. for those studying mechanical
engineering materials engineering and chemical engineering. It is also applicable to practical
engineers and researchers in the industrial world as well as the academic one. Throughout this
book readers learn and appreciate the environmentally friendly approaches that are presented
for corrosion control and surface finishing.
