Coatings and Surface Functionalization of Aerospace Components
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 487
Special Issue Editor
Interests: the selection, development, design, manufacture and characterization of aerospace components; coatings for metallic and polymeric additive manufacturing for aerospace components (e.g., fatigue improvement, corrosion protection, erosion resistance, black coatings for suppressing the stray light of optical components in space, etc.); advanced coatings for composite materials (moisture barrier, low observability coatings or camouflage properties, anti-icing surfaces); new thin films and supported nanostructures for advanced functional applications of aerospace components (e.g., embedded sensors, self-healing coatings, nanoimprint in 3D surfaces, etc.)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Both the aeronautics and space industries rely on protective treatments to ensure that the structural integrity of an aircraft or a satellite is not degraded in service as a result of operating under harsh conditions. Coatings have played a vital role in spacecraft and instruments for several decades, providing unique optical properties, thermal and electromagnetic protection, and low friction and wear resistance.
The goals of this Special Issue are to review the coating technologies traditionally used in aeronautics and space applications, to provide information about recent advances and emerging technologies, and to explore new research opportunities in this exciting and growing field.
This Special Issue will cover the last advances in “Coatings and Surface Functionalization of Aerospace Components”, especially in new applications, techniques, and materials. We encourage you to submit papers related (but not limited) to:
(1) Erosion resistance (tribological) and corrosion protective coatings for aerospace components;
(2) Coatings for new aerospace alloys for additive manufacturing;
(3) Coatings and surface functionalization for the fatigue improvement of aerospace components;
(4) Thin films coatings for unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs);
(5) Alternative environmentally friendly protective coatings for aircraft applications;
(6) Self-healing coatings of composite materials;
(7) Anti-icing surfaces for metallic and composite materials aerospace components;
(8) Low-observability coatings;
(9) New thin films and supported nanostructures for advanced functional applications of aerospace components (e.g., embedded sensors, self-healing coatings, nanoimprint in 3D surfaces, etc.);
(10) Coatings to withstand extreme temperatures for aerospace components;
(11) Low-adhesion coatings to reduce insect pollution of aircraft components;
(12) Black coatings to suppress stray light in space components.
Thank you for your time and we hope you consider participating in this Special Issue.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Irene Heras
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- corrosion protection coatings
- erosion resistance coatings
- aerospace components
- metallic additive manufacturing coatings
- composite materials coatings
- self-healing coatings
- surface functionalization of aerospace components
- black coatings to suppress stray light in space components
- low-observability coatings
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