Oxidation, Wear, Corrosion Behaviors and Activated Bonding Properties of Coatings Deposited on Metals—2nd Edition
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion, Wear and Erosion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editor
Interests: materials characterization; corrosion protection; coatings; materials chemistry; thin layer; phosphate coatings; biomaterials; materials engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The corrosion resistance of metals is a key issue across many industrial fields, including the aerospace, automotive, and biomedical industries. Corrosion leads to significant economic losses and can compromise the safety and reliability of equipment. Therefore, the development of efficient protective solutions for metal surfaces has become a global priority.
Coatings are among the most effective and versatile technologies for preventing corrosion, wear, and oxidation of metals. To ensure durable protection, these layers must combine high wear resistance, excellent adhesion to the substrate, and stable chemical properties in aggressive environments. In recent years, interest in the development of multifunctional coatings – capable of simultaneously providing resistance to corrosion, oxidation, and abrasion – has increased considerably, along with technological advances in physical, chemical, and electrochemical deposition methods.
This Special Issue aims to collect the latest research and experimental papers on effective new coatings that inhibit corrosion. Moreover, it aims to include papers on advanced concepts in the development and characterization of various types of coatings, including organic, bio-based, metallic, and sol–gel coatings, as well as pretreatments. The objectives of this Special Issue include the obtainment and characterization of new advanced coatings used to improve the corrosion resistance of metals in different corrosive media.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Anodizing;
- Cold-spray coatings;
- Electrodeposition;
- Electroless deposition;
- Plasma spraying;
- PVD or CVD;
- Thermal spray coatings;
- Corrosion behaviour in simulated or real environments;
- Chemical conversion coatings;
- Activated bonding properties;
- Sol–gel coatings, organic coatings, or hybrid coatings.
This Special Issue aims to make a significant contribution to understanding degradation processes at the layer–substrate interface and to the development of smart, sustainable coatings with improved performance for state-of-the-art industrial applications.
Dr. Diana-Petronela Burduhos-Nergis
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- wear and corrosion resistance
- protective corrosion coatings
- activated bonding properties
- coatings characterization
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