Surface Engineering & Coating Technologies for Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Resistance—3rd Edition
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: surface engineering and coating technologies for tribological; corrosion resistance and biomedical applications; characterisation of surface engineered systems; tribology, corrosion and tribocorrosion of surface engineered materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
After our successful first volumes of the Special Issue “Surface Engineering & Coating Technologies for Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Resistance”, we have decided to create a 3rd edition to collect and publish state-of-the-art research in this field. Corrosion is one of the most damaging and costly material degradation problems in industrial settings. It leads to economic losses equivalent to 3–4% of the GDP of an industrialised country every year. Many materials derive their corrosion resistance from passivity, i.e., the formation of a passive film at the surface. Any damage to the passive film during service can lead to accelerated corrosion, which in turn can lead to accelerated wear. Thus, tribocorrosion is also a common degradation phenomenon in industry. For decades, efforts have been made to tackle the grave challenges of corrosion and tribocorrosion. Among the many techniques developed, surface engineering and coating technologies are the most effective as material degradation due to corrosion is a surface- and subsurface-related phenomenon.
A surface engineering and coating system is a composite system comprising the surface layer, the subsurface zone and the substrate. Through the proper design and implementation of the surface coating, subsurface and substrate as a system, the corrosion and tribocorrosion resistance of engineering materials can be considerably enhanced. Significant progress has been made in this respect. This Special Issue aims to bring together the latest developments in this technologically and economically important area, compiling unique advances in coating development, corrosion and tribocorrosion characterisation and industrial applications.
I would like to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Contributions including academic research, application-oriented research and industrial field studies are welcome and may take the form of full papers, communications and reviews.
Prof. Dr. Yong Sun
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- surface engineering
- coatings
- corrosion
- corrosion protection
- tribocorrosion
- corrosive wear
- electrochemistry
- subsurface
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