Recent Developments of Micro and Nano Tribological Coatings
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Tribology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 October 2023) | Viewed by 1882
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tribology; micro and nano tribology; biotribology; friction; mechanical properties; mechanical behaviour of materials; nanomechanics; wear testing; surface engineering; coating; lubrication; material characterization; materials; mechanical testing; microstructure; surface coating; contact mechanics; nanoindentation; failure analysis; fracture mechanics; surface characterization; surface analysis; adhesion; MEMS materials; MEMS design and tribomechanical testing; nanomaterials; mechanics; tribometry; tribocorrosion; coating technology
Interests: materials; nanomaterials; MEMS materials; coatings; thin films; material proccesing; tribology; micro and nano tribology; biotribology; friction; material characterization; mechanical testing; wear testing; tribomechanical testing; microstructure; microscopy; surface engineering; lubrication; nanoindentation; failure analysis; surface characterization; surface analysis; adhesion; MEMS design; tribocorrosion; powder metallurgy
Interests: wear testing; friction; failure and reliability analyses; mechanical and coating design; mechanical testing; surface coating tribology; mechanical behaviour of materials; nanomechanics (MEMS); surface engineering; lubrication; coating technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coatings or thin films are applications used widely for many goals. There are many materials used as thin films deposited on substrates to improve different characteristics. The area of corrosion and wear protection coatings has been developed very quickly due to the massive economic impact of surface degradation on metallic structures.
Nanocomposite coatings have significant product performance and cost-saving benefits in the global automotive, construction, polymers, solar, glass, oil and gas fields. These types of coatings allow surface functionalization that can improve product longevity, surface strength, and specific properties such as antimicrobial, self-healing, flame retardant, and gas barrier. It is intended to give more emphasis to nanocomposite coating for anti-corrosion and anti-wear applications.
This Special Issue will collect the current research from this broad world of coatings and thin films to assess current trends and predict future developments that will impact the field of materials engineering and tribology. New proposals aim at increasing the level of coatings and thin films engineering material. With this Special Issue, we hope to bring to your attention the latest research, which certainly will be beneficial for the growing community of multidisciplinary researchers.
Prof. Dr. Corina J. Bîrleanu
Dr. Violeta Merie
Dr. Horea George Crișan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- anticorrosion
- antiwear
- coatings
- thin films
- nanomaterials
- tribological properties
- tribomechanical characterization
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