The Effect of Surface Heat Treatment on Mechanical and Friction-Wear Properties of Materials
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 181
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials science; surface engineering; coating deposition and characterization; superhard coatings; multilayers
Interests: materials science; surface engineering and materials characterization; coatings
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to inform you about the possibility of submitting articles for a Special Issue of the Coating journal, of which I am a guest editor.
The anticipated subject matter of the articles submitted as part of the Special Issue includes works on the use of heat treatment to change the mechanical or friction-wear properties of machined materials through changes in their microstructure as a result of this treatment. I especially invite everyone involved in surface treatment of materials with the use of high-energy heat sources, including laser, plasma, or electron beam techniques. I address this Special Issue to scientists dealing with both non-melting techniques (hardening, annealing, quenching, tempering, precipitation strengthening) and melting techniques (melting, re-melting, cladding) or ablation. The subject area also includes research on the modification of top layers as well as on the coating deposition by using any techniques to increase the hardness, strength, resistance to mechanical, thermal, and chemical wear of metallic, ceramic, or polymer substrates.
Potential Topics for the Special Issue:
- Surface Heat treatment: The role of annealing, quenching, tempering, and precipitation hardening on coating microstructure, adhesion, and performance;
- Mechanical Properties Enhancement by surface heat treatment: Improving hardness, fracture toughness, and fatigue strength through thermal processes;
- Corrosion, Oxidation, and Chemical Resistance: High-temperature oxidation behavior and the formation of protective oxide scales;
- Friction, Wear, and Tribological Performance: High-temperature tribology of heat-treated coatings.
Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Twardowska
Prof. Dr. Kąc Sławomir
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface heat treatment
- hardening
- cladding
- tempering
- remelting
- microstructure
- friction-wear properties
- mechanical properties
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