Advanced Surface Treatment Technologies of Alloys/Steels: Mechanical and Tribological Performances
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editors
Interests: laser treatment; laser bending; laser forming; wear; tribology
2. Institute of Laser Advanced Manufacturing, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
Interests: laser cladding; laser cleaning; laser nitriding
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced surface engineering technologies can extend component life, reduce operating costs, and improve the energy efficiency of equipment. This is a key technology in the development of sustainable, durable, and highly specialized industrial products. Industry's strong interest in surface engineering stems from improving resistance to wear, corrosion, and oxidation, modifying surface mechanical properties, biocompatibility, reducing friction, and imparting specific optical, electrical, or chemical properties to surfaces. This interest spans a wide range of industries, including the automotive, aerospace, energy, tooling, medical, and electronics industries.
Surface engineering, as an interdisciplinary field of science, deals with coating production technologies and surface layer modification through the use of advanced technologies such as laser and plasma treatment, ion implantation, PVD/CVD methods, thermochemical treatment, and others; the computer modeling of surface treatment processes; and research on the properties of obtained coatings and top layers.
This Special Issue of Coatings covers the following research areas:
- Coating production using various methods, such as laser and plasma processing, ion implantation, PVD/CVD methods, thermochemical treatment, etc.
- Theoretical modeling and experimental studies of coating production using various methods.
- Research on the tribological and mechanical properties of the obtained coatings, structural studies, etc.
- Concepts for the production and properties of coatings and top layers.
- Industrial applications of the obtained coatings and top layers.
- Computer modeling and simulation to predict coating properties, performance, durability, and reliability under operating conditions.
Dr. Piotr Kurp
Dr. Yichen Meng
Dr. Zdzisław Nowak
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced coatings and top layers
- wear resistance of coatings and top layers
- computer modelling of coatings and top layers
- microstucture of coatings and top layers
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