Advanced Metallic Materials: Corrosion Protection and Surface Engineering
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion, Wear and Erosion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Corrosion remains a critical global challenge, costing economies trillions annually and impacting the safety, longevity, and performance of metallic components across virtually every major industry. The relentless pursuit of enhanced corrosion resistance, coupled with the development of advanced surface engineering techniques, is paramount to mitigating these losses and enabling next-generation applications. Significant advancements in material design (e.g., novel alloys, high-entropy alloys, metal matrix composites), sophisticated coating deposition processes (e.g., HVOF, cold spray, ALD, PVD variants, laser cladding), and innovative surface-modification methods (e.g., laser texturing, plasma electrolytic oxidation, advanced anodizing, nanocoatings) are continuously pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Furthermore, the integration of multifunctional surfaces—offering combined corrosion resistance with properties like wear resistance, biocompatibility, antifouling, or specific optical/electrical characteristics—is opening exciting new avenues. These innovations are vital for demanding applications spanning aerospace structures and engines, energy generation and storage systems (nuclear, renewables, batteries), marine infrastructure, oil and gas exploration, chemical processing, biomedical implants and devices, automotive lightweighting, and sustainable construction.
This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advances and fundamental insights in the development, characterization, and application of advanced metallic materials specifically engineered for superior corrosion resistance through surface engineering approaches. We seek to highlight cutting-edge research driving the field forward.
This Special Issue intends to showcase state-of-the-art investigations focusing on the following areas: the design and synthesis of corrosion-resistant metallic materials; novel surface engineering strategies for corrosion mitigation; the fundamental mechanisms governing corrosion and protection; the characterization of degradation processes and protective layers; and the performance of these advanced materials and coatings in real-world or simulated service environments.
We kindly invite colleagues to submit original research articles and comprehensive reviews that address these critical areas. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design and development of novel corrosion-resistant alloys;
- Advanced surface modification techniques;
- Innovative coating technologies for corrosion protection;
- Corrosion mechanisms in advanced metallic systems;
- Multifunctional surfaces combining corrosion resistance with wear resistance, biocompatibility, or other properties;
- Recent advances in corrosion characterization methods;
- Modeling and simulation of corrosion processes and coating performance;
- Corrosion protection in extreme environments;
- Corrosion performance in key industrial sectors;
- Environmental sustainability and lifecycle assessment of corrosion protection strategies.
Dr. Xiaoru Zhuo
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- novel corrosion-resistant alloys
- advanced surface modification techniques
- corrosion mechanisms
- corrosion protection
- surface engineering
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