Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for treatment of objects and the resulting products. The treatments are directed to improving friction, wear and service life. Methods may include decontaminating the surface being treated. The treated surface is texturized to better receive treatment materials jetted toward and impinged against the surface to release energy to form alloys. The jets may include carrier and/or impact particles to facilitate treatment and alloying. The materials may additionally infuse, diffuse, be captured by texture or folding or otherwise be incorporated in the substrate treatment area so as to form a skin which includes the treated surface and a subsurface zone which have the improved characteristics or other desired attributes. The treatments and apparatus therefor produce such alloying and incorporation of treatment materials without increasing the size of the object being treated.