Excimer laser surface treatment offers many potential industrial applications. Applications of interest range from micromachining to surface modification. By understanding the interaction between the excimer laser and the substrate, future industrial processes or applications can be proposed. Here, the interaction between the laser and various metal substrates is reported. In particular, the interaction with titanium and chilled cast iron substrates is discussed. Areas of particular significance relate to surface modification of these metals:

  1. Optimization of surface smoothing

  2. Effect of various assist gases on smoothing

  3. The formation of surface structures and compounds such as oxides or nitrides.

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