Powder Composite Surfaces, Functional Coatings and Films
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 1066
Special Issue Editors
Interests: magnetically controlled composite materials and functional coatings; application of magnetic fields for material structurisation and structure control; particle arrays and chains in electromagnetic fields; surface modifications in bio-applications; plasma surface modification and coatings; composite abmaterials
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Interests: composite materials; nanomaterials; wear-resistant coatings, nanostructuring
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent theoretical and experimental developments in multifunctional coatings as single- or multilayers covering metallic substrates or biomaterials are among the most highly-exploited research systems in the fields of corrosion science and composite materials engineering, spurred primarily by the need for durability in the demanding environmental conditions of current applications, ranging from the aerospace, medical, automotive and chemical industries to oil and gas technologies. Driven by current knowledge of corrosion prevention mechanisms, the need to maintain structural material integrity and reliability assets under harsh environments, and a renewed impetus of the durability of new nanostructured coating systems, a huge demand for experimental, theoretical and modelling activities has been seen.
Physicochemical and operational properties of materials and coatings depend on their chemical composition and structure. Powder metallurgy makes it possible to obtain new materials and coatings from metal elements that differ greatly in their melting temperature and do not fuse with each other, as well as to combine metals with non-metallic components in one material. Due to this, the use of powder materials ensures the production of products and coatings with a given structure and unique functional properties. The use of powder materials is promising for the production of functional coatings from high-entropy alloys, biocompatible materials, nanostructures, diamond-impregnated materials and other composites.
Coatings and films from powder materials can be obtained by using thermal spraying, laser cladding, composite soldering, sintering and other methods. The sputtering targets from powder materials are used in the PVD process.
Powder metallurgy is becoming more widespread in modern production. In this regard, it is of great interest to modify the surface of sintered materials using diffusion coatings aimed at increasing their operational properties.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive view of current advances and development prospects in the field of powder composite surfaces, coatings and films.
This Special Issue will serve as a forum for papers in the following topics:
- New methods of forming the structure and properties of the surface of powder materials;
- Functional composite coatings, including nanostructured and biocompatible coatings;
- Plasma surface modification and coatings of bio-materials;
- Memory materials and nanostructuring;
- Modification of the surface of sintered materials, including diffusion coatings.
Dr. Ivan Shorstkii
Dr. Artem Litvinov
Dr. Nikita Shostak
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- powder coatings
- functional coatings
- nanostructured coatings
- biocompatible coatings
- high-entropy alloy coatings
- plasma surface modification
- plasma coatings
- biomaterial surface modification
- absorption composite materials
- laser disposition of coatings
- diffusion coatings
- composite soldering
