Advances in Surface Coatings for Wear and Corrosion Protection
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion, Wear and Erosion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 2 May 2025 | Viewed by 885
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hard coatings; microstructure and defect manipulation; hardening-toughening; deformation mechanisms; anti-wear protection
Interests: surface engineering; functional thin film; plasma technology; corrosion
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wear and corrosion are two fundamental forms of material degradation that cause a vast amount of economic and energy loss worldwide. Coating is a critical surface engineering technology that provides indispensable protection against wear and corrosion and prolongs the service life of key components that work in harsh environments nowadays, such as machining tools, molds, petroleum and gas pipelines, aeroengine and gas turbine blades, etc. The occurrence of wear and corrosion generates complex phenomena. As such, the study and understanding of their processes and underlying mechanisms involve multidisciplinary efforts and knowledges in areas of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, from nanometer-scale to meter-scale. Recent developments in coating technology and material science enable highly accessible methods to manipulate the structure and composition of surface coatings, thereby providing versatile approaches for tuning load-bearing capacity, lubrication, chemical and electrochemical corrosion resistance, and oxidation resistance of protection coatings. New insights and models have also been gained as the research on material degradation has been carried out under multi-factor coupling conditions, getting closer to the actual environments in which materials serve.
The aim of this Special Issue, “Advances in Surface Coatings for Wear and Corrosion Protection”, is to offer a forum for researchers from all around the world to publish their original research articles, viewpoints, and critical reviews on the recent scientific and technological advances of the fabrication, structures, and properties of coatings that serve to resist wear and corrosion.The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Coating deposition and modification using PVD, CVD, and other technologies. Novel design on chemical composition, phase, and microstructure. Tribological behaviors and composition/structure evolution. Lubrication. Chemistry and electrochemistry under corrosive environments. Surface and interface degradation under corrosion, oxidation, and radiation. Modeling, computation, theory, and application.
Dr. Shenghao Zhou
Dr. Hao Wu
Dr. Liangliang Liu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- coating deposition
- load-bearing capacity
- wear
- lubrication
- corrosion
- oxidation
- multi-factor coupling
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