Surface Modification Technologies XV presents the reviewed and edited proceedings of the SMT conference, held November 2001 in Indianapolis. The proceedings describe state-of-the-art surface engineering work in thermal spray, wear-resistant coatings, surface characterization, scanning probe techniques, surface treatment for corrosion and joining, and cadmium and chromium replacement. Contents Include: Thermally Sprayed Materials; Wear Resistant Coatings; Characterization of Industrial Surfaces with Scanning Probe-Based Techniques; Surface Treatments for Corrosion and Joining; Processing of Coatings; Characterization of Coatings; Replacement of Cadmium/Chromium.