Coatings in Industry
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion, Wear and Erosion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 4932
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Interests: mechanical engineering; friction; tribology; supply systems; alternative fuels
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Coatings play an extremely important role in the durability of machine parts. Taking into account the excellent technological progress and advanced optimization of their construction, more and more often individual parts or even entire mechanisms are coated with different materials, or the surface layer is changed. The purpose of such an action can be varied:
- corrosion protection;
- change in tribological characteristics of a friction pair or a knot;
- lower production costs due to the possibility of using a core made from cheaper material.
This trend is noticeable in all industries, including in the automotive industry or in technological machines and various types of machine tools. For this reason, numerous studies are carried out related to coatings as well as their production, application, and features.
The scope of this Special Issue will serve as a forum for papers on the following concepts:
- empirical research of coatings used in industry;
- mechanisms of protection of machine parts and vehicles against corrosion;
- ways of changing the tribological features (friction and wear) of machine parts;
- innovative methods of applying coatings or changing the characteristics of the surface layer of the material;
- theoretical research on the characteristics of coatings used in the automotive and industrial industries;
- methods and purposes of coating removal;
- reconstruction and repair of protective coatings;
- the impact of the production and operation of coatings used in machines and devices on the natural environment;
- laboratory and simulation tests of the influence of lubricants and oils on the functioning of the coating.
Dr. Andrzej Borawski
Prof. Dr. Dariusz Szpica
Dr. Grzegorz Mieczkowski
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Industry coatings
- Friction
- Corrosion
- Wear
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